2021/09/03 Minutes

Owned by Susan Pyzynski
Last updated: Sept 03, 2021

Present:  Adrien, Dorothy, Lewis, Linda , Susan (minutes)


Susan

  • Asked for stats and highlights for the August email to staff, with a deadline of September 10 for the information.  While we are no longer remote, we want to continue communicating our department's many accomplishments.
  • Our September 13 TS department meeting will be focused on onsite norms now that we are back onsite.

Dorothy

  • Mary is very busy and we have a lot of Patron requests coming in, we normally have a lull in September but hasnt'.
  • Digitization projects for the curators' will resume in mid-September
  • Michael will continue to do a few hours of patron scanning through September to help out as we get students.

Adrien

  • We are moving out of the test phase and into implementation of the new intake/accessioning form
  • We are moving forward with a combined correction form for PS staff and patrons in the Reading Room to move away from paper correction forms
  • We are gathering more information with talks with the curators to define our FY22 priorities

Lewis

  • All back onsite
  • Student ads are up: 2 in scanning, 1 in manuscripts, 1 in end-processing
  • Transfers are that came in 2019 and early 2020 are in process
  • Lots of social media happening
  • Working on a google form for supply ordering

Linda

  • SPARC Dibar is looking at a combined harmful and reparative description statement for both archival and books (ASpace and Hollis)
  • Working on last years and this years accessions.