Who to Contact

Who to contact:

• IT work:
  • Consult with Library IT [1]
    • Project lead is encouraged to submit a Service Now [1] request to LIT early in the project drafting process describing the IT resource needs. The request can be a general description of the anticipated IT component for the project. 
    • If the IT component is significant enough, the project may need to go through the information technology guidance process.
• conservation treatment project:
  • Consult with Conservation & Exhibition Services [2]
    • Request and schedule an assessment of the physical condition of the proposed materials; factor in time to conduct assessment if multiple locations are involved.
    • Discuss and quantify conservation needs
• cataloging project:
  • Consult with the Resource Discovery Services Catalog Management Unit for general collections cataloging projects or Beinecke Technical Services for special collections cataloging projects
    • Share list of proposed materials
    • Evaluate level of existing description
    • Estimate level of effort needed to bring description up to acceptable standard, if necessary
    • Identify any specialized resources required that are currently not available
• digitization project:
  • Consult with Digital Reformatting & Microfilm Services [3]
    • Request and schedule an assessment of the physical condition of the proposed materials; factor in time to conduct assessment if multiple locations are involved.
    • Discuss and quantify conservation needs, if any.
    • Request a determination on manual, robotic, or specialized scanning.
    • Request a determination on whether the work will be outsourced or handled in-house
  • consult Best Practices for Selection Criteria; see LibGuide for Digital Initiatives for Best Practices documentation [4]
  • identify the copyright status of the collection, e.g. public domain, in copyright, or restricted.  Consult the Cornell Copyright Center [5] and their listing.
  • conduct an environmental scan to determine if the selected material has been previously digitized and consider:
    • Does the quality and / or completeness of the existing digitized material suggest that new digitization is justified?
    • Is the existing digitized material considered open access?
• Consult with your supervisor for suggestions regarding other resources that may be needed such as:  Human Resources or Library Business Office.