August 2010 Archives

Week 4 Project total (hours scanning + quality checking) 169 hours 27006 scans

Last week was a little bumpy with students not coming in as scheduled. However, two students were able to pick up more hours which helped. The next two weeks we're
down to 2 student workers.

One student is on vacation all this week and next week.
Another student has left us. She graduated and has moved on with her work. She may be back on a weekly basis for quality checks.
Another student is also looking at other work options. She hasn't decided if she will work
at the libraries this fall.
I interviewed another new student. She'll start after Labor Day.

On top of all this, I'm at a conference for three days this week. I hope this does not slow the students down. As long as the scanner is functioning, the students can handle working independently.

I'm hoping once school starts and students get settled into their fall schedule, work flow will be more reliable than this end of summer transition.

The goal for today is to get a fall schedule out to students.

Last week we reached a new milestone -- 20,000 scans!
We're about a week ahead of schedule. That's a good thing.

Quick Glance at last week's total hours and scans.
Project total (hours scanning + quality checking) 113 hours 21442 scans

The project seems to be moving along well.
I interviewed another student last week. She'll start working on the project
the first week in September. Another student should come in for an interview later this week once she gets her new schedule. I should contact her today just to touch base.

Sarah B said she could work 1 shift per week during the school year as a Tac employee. I could use her for quality assurance so I'll need to get her student status switched over after next week.

Project total (hours scanning + quality checking)
79.25 hours 14950 scans

Today we have successfully scanned 10,000+ scans.
Now, just 190,000 scans to go.
Yes! Keep it up. Let's stay ahead of the count.

So far the Green Revolution project seems to be moving along with out a hitch. All the students know what they're doing thanks to the previous project.

I've got two new students I'm hoping to hire for the 2010-11 school year. I'm waiting on class schedules before I know if they will fit well with the upcoming work schedule. (It is a juggling act dealing with so many students who are also working with other departments.)

We chose to start the Green Revolution project by scanning Borlaug Papers first. Our hope is to scan this collection early on since they are often requested for research during the academic year. This way, we won't get as many interruptions while we scan the collection. Then they will be easily available for students and other researchers during the school year.

Here's the latest scanning count
Total hours scanned + quality check 47.25
Total scans 7691