This is a live Q&A discussion with the speakers of this pre-recorded, on-demand session.
RSVP Here This Q&A session is a free event! RSVP required for Zoom security. View On-Demand Session Here.Session DescriptionTraditional approaches to backlog management can cause change fatigue, low morale, and overreliance on temporary labor. We explore strategies for reconceptualizing and addressing backlogs in acquisitions, appraisal, deaccessioning, and communicating with stakeholders. We seek to reframe backlogs as an organic product of our work, rather than a result of our failure to work fast enough. The session will encourage discussion about reimagining backlogs and the labor archivists can do to redefine, prevent, and manage them.
Bredbenner: Every Backlog Has a Silver Lining: Reframing Backlogs for Our Staff, Institutions, and ProfessionBourbeau-Allard: A Familiar Foe under a New Lens: Perspectives on Backlogs in the Professional LiteratureCross: So You've Decided to Work on the BacklogHouston: Kill Your Darlings: Records Disposition and Deaccessioning as Pre-Processing Backlog ControlJohnson: A Backlog by Any Other Name