Megan floyd desnoyers when is a collection processed

Archives -- Administration. Description xv, p. Bibliography Includes bibliographical references p. Contents European tradition. Angel -- Records appraisal. Ehrenberg -- Description.

Purdy -- Reference. Worthy ; When is a collection processed? Processing by digitization could still work for the remaining portions of the photographs collection if it was at least weeded for duplicates. Most likely additional processing will also be done in order to weed images that do not fit with the mission and scope of the University Archives.

Additionally, having users conduct pre-research using the digital collections provides for more meaningful reference transactions if additional use of University Archives is needed. While there are challenges to digitizing minimally processed materials, the benefits of making these materials available can outweigh the negatives. Mark A. Background Questions: 1. I am a: Staff Student Outside Researcher 2. Please indicate your gender: Male Female Prefer not to answer 3.

Please indicate your level of familiarity with the Internet: Not familiar Somewhat familiar Very familiar 4. Have you looked at digital collections or digital images on the Internet before? No Yes Don't know 5.

Have you visited Loyola's Digital Collections before? No Yes Don't know. The Loyola New Orleans Archives have a collection of university photographs online. See if you can find it using Google. Please rank the ease of finding the answer to this question from 1 to 5, 1 being easiest and 5 being most difficult. Now see if you can find the university photographs from the Monroe Library homepage library. How many photographs are in the collection?

Find a photo of someone from the Loyola basketball team. What year is this photo from? Now look for a photo from the s. Who or what is pictured in this photo? Use both your own observations and any description available. How would you rate your overall experience using the Loyola University Photographs Collection? Excellent 1 2 3 4 5 Poor Comments:.

How useful does this collection seem to you? By using the parts of each technique in a way that they would complement each other, PACSCL was able to process these collections at an average of around two hours per linear foot.

To conclude, as with all new ideas that arise within the Archival and Library profession, there is a period of tension and resistance to change. This period often results in the flow of new ideas, and experimentation. And along with new collaborations and marked positive results, a new paradigm may take shape which changes the face of an industry, hopefully for the best.

This 25 Cox, Robert S. In this case, it is clear that MPLP has found a place within archival theory, and with good judgment, many repositories may see a day when backlogs are a thing of the past. Bibliography Cox, Robert S. Crowe, Stephanie H. Desnoyers, Megan. Gorzalski, Matt. Greene, mark A; Meissner, Dennis. Greene, Mark; Meissner, Dennis. Maier, Shannon Bowen. McCrea, Donna. Mengel, Holly. Novara, Elizabeth A.

Roe, Kathleen. Archival Fundamentals Series. Chicago: Society of American Archivists, Van Ness, Carl. Documentation and Metrics The project also utilizes an Access database that all project participants use to log daily activities related to the collection. Novak Gustainis,. Similar presentations. Upload Log in. My presentations Profile Feedback Log out. Log in. Auth with social network: Registration Forgot your password?