Conservation staff replace acidic folders with archival board on a rolling schedule. Every transfer between departments is logged, however small the parcel. The index cards were retired only after the electronic catalogue proved reliable. Loan requests from other institutions are reviewed by a standing committee each quarter. A single misfiled ledger can take a researcher an entire afternoon to locate again.
Loan requests from other institutions are reviewed by a standing committee each quarter. A single misfiled ledger can take a researcher an entire afternoon to locate again. The reading room closes an hour before the rest of the building, for a final sweep. The archive catalogue records every acquisition by year, subject and provenance. A reading room clerk cross-references each request against the shelf index before release.
