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"More Access, Less Backlog": How the Kansas Historical Society Got its Groove Back

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Abstract

In 2008, the Kansas Historical Society (KHS) began a National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) grant-funded project to survey its archival and manuscript holdings using More Product, Less Process (MPLP) as its processing method. In the midst of layoffs of permanent staff, the three project archivists accomplished everything the grant required and more, including the reappraisal of government records. This article describes the process the archivists used and a survey of the professional and permanent staff in the KHS State Library and Archives Division to discover how effective they have found the new processing procedures so far. While some reservations remain, staff generally have found MPLP to be of great benefit in finding the materials they need.

How to Cite:

Wiget, M. & Gorzalski, M., (2011) “"More Access, Less Backlog": How the Kansas Historical Society Got its Groove Back”, Archival Issues 33(1), 7–24. doi: https://doi.org/10.31274/archivalissues.10973