A Contract Archivist For A Brief Project In A Health Sciences Library: Case Study And Management Implications. Issue 6 (18th August 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Olmstadt, William
• Is Part Of: Journal of library administration. Volume 58:Issue 6(2018)
• Page Start: 617
• Page End: 628
• Publication Date: 2018-08-18
• Subjects: health sciences library -- medical library -- contractor -- archives -- special collections -- self-employed; Library administration -- Periodicals; 025.1
• DOI: 10.1080/01930826.2018.1491188
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0193-0826

Abstract

Abstract: In advance of loss of archival space, a health sciences library developed a plan to weed and organize its archives. Working with the health sciences center foundation and campus academic affairs officials, the library hired a local archivist on a contract basis, for the last quarter of 2017, to execute this plan. This case study describes the organizational context, details and administrative implications of the project. This description is a unique contribution to the literature about the use of contract labor in health sciences library collections.