Cross-Department Workflows
Links out to cross-department workflows documentation on Schlesinger Library Sharepoint site.
Manuscript Processing Manual and Procedures
Includes information on processing workflow, surveying, appraisal, sorting and arranging, description, numbering, preservation, copyright, restricted material, material formats, addenda, EAD and XMetal, digitization, end processing, bibliographic records, communicating with donors, authority work, etc.
Published and Printed Materials Department Procedures
Includes information on acquisitions, end processing, cataloging resources, conservation, pamphlet collections, Scan Key Content project, local cataloging procedures, serials, name authority records, withdrawals, etc.
Schlesinger Exhibitions Manual
Provides guidance on most aspects of library exhibitions, including committee roles, gallery spaces, item usage procedures, text formatting, accessibility practices, photography and image use, events and promotion, etc.
Accessioning
Includes information on basic principles and guidance, accessioning workflows, accessioning work with new collections, addenda to existing collections, accessioning photograph collections, etc.
Audiovisual
Includes the photograph cataloging manual and unpublished audiovisual cataloging manual.
Inclusive and Reparative Language Guide
Presents the library's guidelines for best practices for description; topics addressed include aging and ageism, disabilities, gender and sexual identities, political and cultural terminology, race and ethnicity, and challenging content.
Reading Room Documentation
Includes information on practices for staff working in the reading room, guidelines for navigating collections, notes on copy requests, and Aeon documentation.