Trust My Process: Creative Solutions for Hybrid and In-Office Archival Processing

Abstract

The Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) at George Mason University Libraries currently staffs only three processing archivists - so how are we tackling a backlog of thousands of linear feet of collections? Please join SCRC archivists Meghan Glasbrenner, Amanda Menjivar, and Bob Vay in this Caucus Conversation to discuss just that. Through lessons learned working at home during the COVID lockdown, as well as allowing processors to tailor workflows to their strengths and preferences, SCRC has managed to significantly increase its processing output through creative and adaptive strategies. We hope you’ll be able to apply some of our strategies to your organization and find useful takeaways in this Caucus Conversation.