This week I continued working on creating a finding aid for the race and segregation collection. The project is coming along, little by little. Although, I am hitting some snags along the way.
It seems like the collection wasn’t uploaded in its entirety after all. I’m finding several files that were never put up for public access, or files that have pages missing. Once I finish the library guide, I’ll turn my focus to uploading anything that was never put up.
Another issue I’ll have to deal with though is the labeling of the files. I’ve run into several files where they’ve been uploaded to the site, but under the wrong identifier, which has caused quite a headache when trying to find a page. This is another problem I’ll troubleshoot as I go through the process.
Even though this is a tiring project, at least I’m doing something helpful by correcting any mistakes that were made. It’ll be satisfying to finally have it completed, and correctly. If anything, this project has shown me just how important it is to have coherence and organization whenever passing projects on.
