16 · Survey Results: Survey Questions And Responses
This survey is designed to investigate current policies and practices for processing manuscript and archival collections (but not
rare books and serials), including setting processing priorities creating and implementing policies and procedures and processing
metrics.
Processing Workflow
1. Please indicate whether special collections, archives, a combined special collections/archives
department, or another department/unit at your institution processes (as defined above) each
type of material listed below. Check N/A if your institution does not process that type of material.
Check all that apply. N=76
N Special Collections
N=34
Archives
N=22
Combined Dept
N=39
Another Dept/Unit
N=29
N/A
N=2
Rare books 75 25 1 35 23 1
Rare serials 74 23 2 34 24 1
Manuscripts 75 32 15 37 5 —
Archival materials 76 20 22 37 3 1
If you selected “Another Dept/Unit” above, please name that department or unit. N=30
Rare Books
N=22
Rare Serials
N=23
Manuscripts
N=5
Archival Records
N=3
A very small amount of
rare books processing is
done by the “regular”
library unit called “database
management.”
Bibliographic Control and
Acquisitions
Bibliographic Control and
Acquisitions
Bibliographic Control and
Acquisitions
Bibliographic Control and
Acquisitions
Bibliographic Services, Rare
Books Cataloging
Bibliographic Services, Rare
Books Cataloging
Book Cataloging Book Cataloging
Cataloging &Metadata
Services Department
Cataloging &Metadata
Services Department
Cataloging Department
(4 responses)
Cataloging Department
(4 responses)
Information Processing
Center
Information Processing
Center
Library Technical Services Library Technical Services Library Technical Services Library Technical Services
Metadata &Advanced
Cataloging Team