CDCI

History is not only the past but the way it can be interpreted. CDCI Research understands the difference between history and memory, and the due diligence required to assess and analyze the complex and often contrasting view of the past that can exist among multiple individuals, communities or stakeholders.

Whether it is a family’s genealogy, the residential schools experience, the construction legacy of a bridge, or the analysis of emerging social phenomena, the facts and findings uncovered during historical research provide crucial context to our questions which seek to discover the links between “then” and “now.”

Combining New Technologies with Proven Methodologies

Historical records are no longer just the “hard-copy” documents located at archives and other repositories. Today, the definition of a historical record has expanded to include everything from a fragile 19th century onion-skin ledger to the hidden electronic information stored in an outgoing email's metadata. Although the records management technologies available to efficiently discover and extract pertinent information from this myriad of available print and digital sources has greatly improved, a foundation in research planning and analysis remains critical to bringing relevancy to these collections and ensuring the success of a research project.

As our clients have come to recognize, even with the ever-increasing size of modern digital document collections, CDCI Research has the proven experience to identify both the scope and key elements of a research question and integrate the appropriate technologies to ensure focused and reliable research, production efficiency, and high-value deliverables.