Saturday, October 2, 2010
Creating A Plan
I continued to survey the Nugent collection this week, progressing more quickly through the remaining accessions. I believe I have ascertained the series and associated sub-series spanning the entirety of the collection. The larger challenge lies in creating a comprehensive, or as comprehensive as possible, processing and management plan for the collection. There are multiple considerations, including: managing various time restrictions within and across series, removing files made by a secondary creator to another collection, and determining which materials are not long-term preservation material. One issue concerns vast amounts of financial information (bills, receipts, etc.) is intermixed with correspondence; should the time be taken to go through each folder item-by-item to remove these documents or should the collection stay as-is? These considerations are not uncommon and I will meet them again time and time again throughout my future career. However, this is my first go-round. I look forward to completing my first proposed plan in the next week and submit it for review. I'm certain I will have overlooked something or made a rookie mistake but it's part of the learning process.
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