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Process This!, Jessica E. Johnson
Process This!, Jessica E. Johnson
VCU Libraries Faculty and Staff Presentations
After the Cabell Library renovation, Special Collections and Archives held an open house, which included a processing game, Process This! The presentation discusses the game, including what went well, and what needs improvement.
Bohms Away! Lessons From A Collection Survey, Jessica E. Johnson, Margaret T. Kidd
Bohms Away! Lessons From A Collection Survey, Jessica E. Johnson, Margaret T. Kidd
VCU Libraries Faculty and Staff Presentations
VCU James Branch Cabell Library underwent a major renovation and expansion from 2014 to 2016, necessitating a move of all special collections and archives materials. After the move we surveyed our collections to help us regain intellectual and physical control. In addition, the survey allowed us to assess whether collections were in need of additional processing or reprocessing to make them more accessible physically and intellectually, identify special formats, and address conservation issues.
To conduct the survey, we created a form and used this in conjunction with the assessment tool in Archivists’ Toolkit. The form included checklists to note information …