Greetings! Since I now have entered the world of archives blogging, I suppose I should post regularly about our activities. For the first time since I've been at Warren Wilson College, I have two mostly full-time processors and one mostly full-time extra student who has been setting up our brand new, shiny website. This is really novel for me. When Max, Katie and Julie are in here with me, as we are on Wednesday afternoons and Friday mornings, it gets pretty crowded. Over the next week or so, I want to highlight what they're doing because lots of good things are happening. This week I've been concentrating on getting text written for the website. It's been nearly 4 years, so it's about time. I hope to put up basic html documents of the finding aids, some photo libraries, and an exhibit about the White Barn. But I'm working on getting the basic information and downloadable documents that I use most often. Keep checking the website for updates.
But first, a photo: This is the archives main work area. Katie works at the far end, and I'm closest in. I can spread out and write on the laptop and send things back to the main computer. If you squint, you can see Max's chair in the dark. He's the senior member of the squad so he gets his own office. :D It looks like it's a mess, but the stuff on the table is actually quite organized. Sometimes you have to have a little chaos before imposing order.
The archives has very nice compact shelving which maximizes our limited space. I've never been a huge fan of compact shelving, but it really is appropriate.
