Backstage Library Works

Large-scale collection management projects are those which massively alter the organization or arrangement of materials, and they tend to be complicated to manage on top of staff’s usual responsibilities. Vendors like Backstage can assist by sending teams on-site to complete the work without disrupting day-to-day operations. How do these projects impact the library, and why are they important to consider?

Not all projects can travel. Did you know we can come to you?

We offer an on-site workflow for nearly every service department at Backstage and in this blog, we’ll explore a couple of examples, like our surrogate capture workflow for a special metadata project at the Oak Spring Garden Foundation and the multiple digitization projects performed on-site with The New York Historical. Read all about it with the link in the comments!

Thursday through Saturday, catch us at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference (MARAC) in Richmond, Virginia! What's on your mind? Digitizing your collection, microfilming? Getting an extra hand on archival processing? Stop by and talk about it.

Our team had the opportunity to visit the Washington County Free Library in Maryland this week to give a talk about our microfilming process! Decades of the local Globe newspaper were disbound and carefully scanned to microfilm as a means of preserving the serials, which were one-of-a-kind but at risk due to their brittle deterioration. Thanks for having us, Hagerstown!

This project was made possible in part with funding from the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority. Thank you Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area!

Our offices are closed today in observance of Good Friday. Please have a wonderful weekend, and we'll see you all again on Monday!