Houghton Library Technical Services
Mission Statement: The mission of the Houghton Library Technical Services Department is to provide access to the library's rare and unique materials, and act to preserve the collections in our care for ongoing use and discovery. Our foundational work supports the teaching and research activities of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University, and the global community of researchers.
Mission, Vision, and Values
Acquisitions (part of MACC)
- Intake and Accessioning Library Materials
- /wiki/spaces/HoughtonTechnicalServices/pages/41157024 (Restricted pages)
- Ordering Barcodes
- Ordering Supplies
- HD Circulation in Pusey Technical Services
- Alma Collection Codes
- Alma Statistics: 920 Field
- Alma Interim Policies and Guidelines
- Alma Item Records
- Withdrawing and Deleting Holdings and Suppressing Records in Alma
- Restrictions Policy
Authorities
- SNAC Policy
- SNAC Records Workflow
- SNAC Tracking
- NACO
- Name Submissions: to request a NACO authority or SNAC record for an archival creator, subject, or related entity, fill out this form.
- Project Digitization
- Over the Counter Digitization
- CURIOSity at Houghton
- MS Section Work with NET Holdings/Digital Objects
Manuscript Section
- Archival Collection Processing Manual
- Meeting Agendas and Minutes
- Accessioning
- Accessioning Planning for Houghton Library
- Collection-level Manuscript Cataloging Manual
- Single-item Manuscript Cataloging Manual
- Born-Digital Materials
- Harvard Theatre Collection ephemera procedures
- MS call number/EADID classification
- Legacy documentation
- Projects
- Reading Group
- End Processing Manual for Manuscript and Archival collections
- Catchall finding aids
- Archival description feedback form
- Inclusive and Reparative Description
- Provenance Description Guidelines
- Books/Publications in Archival Collections
Photographs and Photograph Albums
Metadata, Acquisitions, and Collections Control (MACC)
- Cataloging Manual For Printed and Graphic Materials
- Books End-Processing Manual
- Reference Tools for Rare Book Cataloging
- Catalog Corrections Online Forms
- Houghton Publication Archive
Procedures and Guidelines for TS Students
Metadata & Technology
- Macros (Restricted pages)
- Houghton Macros
Reports and Recommendations
- Bookplates and markings
- Ephemera Task Force report
- Graphic Materials
Minutes and Annual Goals
Departmental Documents and links
- Norms for an open office
- Links to Technical Services Forms
- Documenting workflows project
- Professional Development Presentations and Webinars
- Houghton Library Wiki