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Objective: Develop a cross-section, Department-wide understanding of workflows and documentation
Priority #1: Assess new workflows and iterate as necessary
UPDATE: Gathering updates for accessioning form; wiki page for all TS forms (including corrections form); processing archivists doing end-processing; drop off of books to cataloging area changed; digital collections wiki (MPS, vendors, OTC backlog project)
Priority #2: Engage in cross-section documentation analysis and review
UPDATE: Manuscript processing manual is now on Wiki (was a google document); reviewing digital collections wiki, end-processing project (Michael and Vicki), DRS linking/templates workflows; templates drop-in session
FOR SPRING: Rare Book Section analyzing genre term subdivision issues and will share with TS Department; document character limits in Alma
Objective: Continue professional engagement through reading and group learning
Priority #3: Continue to partner in developing our expertise in conscious and inclusive cataloging and description
UPDATE: RADTF workshop; bibliographic harmful language statement; more archivists doing reparative work; DEI NACO creations as a priority over non-DEI NACO work
Priority #4: Develop Department-wide reading opportunities; also create space for self-selected, opt-in conversations
UPDATE: OCLC report at TS Department meeting; Library Juice Academy LRM RDA toolkit course; SAA webinar article; Teams channel drop-ins, SNAC drop-ins
FOR SPRING: department-wide in-person coffee; series of cross-departmental conversations; initial conversation about Enslaved.org; SNAC-a-thon based on the names that came out of the Legacy of Slavery at Harvard; authority records for formerly enslaved, enslavers, documentation from Duke; think about ways to incorporate Harvard Library groups into TS Department, videos from the report on the Legacy of Slavery at Harvard; drop-ins on HAD and finding aids, other topics
Objective: Improve Department-wide communication through clear expectations and professional understandings
Priority #5: Managers Group will work to establish shared standards and communication styles to ensure meetings are useful for all staff and that everyone can be prepared
UPDATE: Everyone is using Google docs for agendas
Priority #6: Department will work to establish comfort and understanding of different modes of communication and avenues for connection in the hybrid workplace
UPDATE: Attempting hybrid meetings; established multiple Teams channels
Priority #7: Department will work to effectively hire, welcome, onboard, and train newly hired staff
UPDATE: Creative arts archivist (success but let’s hear from Max); multiple LHTs; special collections cataloger; soon special projects cataloger and service manager for archives and special collections systems
FOR SPRING: Review TS Norms for open space (should do this periodically); develop short form for assessing onboarding to the Department