Manuscript Collections on the Web, SPEC Kit 307 (October 2008)

Walton, Donnelly Lancaster

42 · Survey Results: Survey Questions and Responses
Collections Assistant 5 75% 25% Public services
Library Assistants 6 50–75% 25%
or more
Support for archivists public service and
curatorial support conservation and
preservation housings
Assistant Curators archival assistants 9 20% 5% Supervise students, reference
Manuscripts Processing Specialists
Library Associates Collections Support
Technician University Archives Specialist
Public Services Specialist Processing
Assistants Digitization Assistants
9 60% 20%
Assistant archivist assistant curator 11 70% 20% Reference, instruction
Senior archives technician 15 90% 5% Miscellaneous
Student Assistants N=59
There are not student assistants in the unit/department/library or they do not have responsibility for manuscript
collections. N=7
Number of individuals who arrange and describe manuscript collections N=59
Minimum Maximum Mean Median Std Dev
1 20 5.48 4 4.36
Percentage of time spent on arranging and describing manuscript collections N=58
Minimum Maximum Mean Median Std Dev
10% 100% 64% 70% 29.82
Percentage of time spent on adding manuscript collection information to the Web N=56
Minimum Maximum Mean Median Std Dev
0% 100% 9% 0% 17.58

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42 · Survey Results: Survey Questions and Responses
Collections Assistant 5 75% 25% Public services
Library Assistants 6 50–75% 25%
or more
Support for archivists public service and
curatorial support conservation and
preservation housings
Assistant Curators archival assistants 9 20% 5% Supervise students, reference
Manuscripts Processing Specialists
Library Associates Collections Support
Technician University Archives Specialist
Public Services Specialist Processing
Assistants Digitization Assistants
9 60% 20%
Assistant archivist assistant curator 11 70% 20% Reference, instruction
Senior archives technician 15 90% 5% Miscellaneous
Student Assistants N=59
There are not student assistants in the unit/department/library or they do not have responsibility for manuscript
collections. N=7
Number of individuals who arrange and describe manuscript collections N=59
Minimum Maximum Mean Median Std Dev
1 20 5.48 4 4.36
Percentage of time spent on arranging and describing manuscript collections N=58
Minimum Maximum Mean Median Std Dev
10% 100% 64% 70% 29.82
Percentage of time spent on adding manuscript collection information to the Web N=56
Minimum Maximum Mean Median Std Dev
0% 100% 9% 0% 17.58

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Position Title(s) Other Duties
Student Assistant 1 10% 0% Collection maintenance, reading
room monitoring
Graduate Assistant and
Interns
1 13% 0% Reference, collection management,
inventory, preservation
Student Assistants (Archives
or Special Collections)
1 30% 0% Simple reference, stack
maintenance, book processing
Student Assistant (Archives) 1 50% 0% Labeling containers, preservation,
initial processing
Undergraduate Intern 1 50% 0% Preservation
Student Assistant 1 100% 0%
Student Assistant 1 100%
Research Assistants 2 25% 0% Photocopying, reference.
Casual Assistants 2 40% 0%
Student Assistant 2 50% 0% Administrative assistance to
Manuscripts Division
Student Archival Assistants 2 75% 0% Preservation tasks
Student Assistants 2 100% 0%
Library Assistant 2 100% 0% 0%
Student Assistants 2 100% 25% Pulling and shelving collections
reference photocopy
Graduate Assistant Intern 2 90%,
90%
Other random duties as assigned
Student Assistants 3 10% Cleaning and removing staples/
paperclips
Student Workers and Voucher
Employees
3 50% 0% Reformatting, ...
Student Assistant 3 66% 7% Photocopying, exhibits, research
Professional Worker I 3 90% 10% Materials retrieval, shelving
Student Assistant 3 95% 5% Reference services
Library Aide 3 100% 0%
Number
of
Individuals
Arranging
and
Describing
Adding
MSS
information
to
Web

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Library Archivist/Original Cataloger 2 65% 35% Barcoding
Library Technician 2 75% 10% Various
Special Collections Assistants 2 75%
25%
75%
5%
User services
Description Specialist, Acquisitions
Specialist
2 90% Not
tracked
Donor acknowledgement, authority
verification, training and supervision,
finding aid problem review and solving,
meetings
Collections Rehousing Technicians 2 95% 0% Shelf maintenance
Manuscript Processors 2 95%,
95%
0%,
0%
Office Manager Associate Curator
Imaging Manager Program Assistant
Clerk
3 30% 0.15% Open record work, managing
the office, record management,
cataloging, metadata work,
presentations, reference, print/image
service, exhibition preparation, gifts,
reproduction rights
Manuscripts Processor 3 50% 5% Reference, Exhibits, Donor Relations,
Office Management, Committees,
Supervise Students
Literary Mss Specialist Visual Materials
Specialist Visual Arts Collection Specialist
3 50%
50%
30%
0% Reference, conservation, exhibit
research
Senior Library Technician II Library
Technician I
3 70% 0% Reference, student supervision
supply officer special projects exhibit
research, preparations and mounting
library committee work financial officer
for department tracking hours and
wages for student assistants
Staff assistants to archivists 3 70% 4% Reference, collection management
Manuscripts processor 3 90% Reference/public services
Library Specialist Senior Library Specialist 4 40% 10% Reference service, responding
to reference inquiries, exhibit
development, collections maintenance,
preservation
Archival Assistant 4 60% 10%
Librarian Assistant 5 25% 5% Reference, shelving, processing print
materials
Library Assistants Fellows 5 35% 15% Public contact, Clerical Routines, Reader
Assistance, Student supervision.

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