diff --git a/docs/README.md b/docs/README.md index 71efea70..13a50078 100644 --- a/docs/README.md +++ b/docs/README.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ # Overview -This Page gives an overview of our work with manuscript cataloguing using TEI, manuscript inventory, and related workflows. It is, at time of writing, primarily intended as: +This page gives an overview of our work with manuscript cataloguing using TEI, manuscript inventory, and related workflows. It is, at time of writing, primarily intended as: * A 'everything in one place' page to store the range of documentation and engagement work developed so far. * A drafting space for the evolving TEI and inventory documentation. diff --git a/docs/SUMMARY.md b/docs/SUMMARY.md index fa5464ed..15ca9f33 100644 --- a/docs/SUMMARY.md +++ b/docs/SUMMARY.md @@ -3,22 +3,23 @@ * [Overview](README.md) * [Wellcome Collection TEI Manual and Documentation](docs.md) * [Manuscript Inventory](manuscript-inventory/README.md) - * [Workflows](manuscript-inventory/workflows.md) * [Phase 1](manuscript-inventory/phase-1.md) * [Phase 2](manuscript-inventory/phase-2/README.md) - * [Procedure in Detail](manuscript-inventory/phase-2/procedure-in-detail.md) + * [Identifiers](manuscript-inventory/phase-2/identifiers.md) + * [Condition](manuscript-inventory/phase-2/condition.md) * [Cataloguing status](manuscript-inventory/phase-2/cataloguing-status.md) * [Visual material or manuscript?](manuscript-inventory/phase-2/visual-material-or-manuscript.md) + * [Metadata Work Required](manuscript-inventory/phase-2/metadata-work-required.md) + * [Part numbering](manuscript-inventory/phase-2/part-numbering.md) + * [Language](manuscript-inventory/phase-2/language.md) + * [Sensitivity](manuscript-inventory/phase-2/sensitivity.md) * [Inventory by TEI or by shelf?](manuscript-inventory/phase-2/inventory-by-tei-or-by-shelf.md) * [By TEI](manuscript-inventory/phase-2/by-tei.md) * [By the shelf](manuscript-inventory/phase-2/by-the-shelf.md) - * [Page 1](manuscript-inventory/page-1.md) +* [Next phase](next-phase.md) * [Additional inventory](additional-inventory/README.md) - * [Metadata Work Required](additional-inventory/metadata-work-required.md) - * [Imports](additional-inventory/imports.md) - * [Part numbering](additional-inventory/part-numbering.md) - * [Language](additional-inventory/language.md) * [Sensitivity](sensitivity.md) + * [Imports](additional-inventory/imports.md) * [FrontEnd](frontend/README.md) * [TEI cataloguing mapping](frontend/draft.md) * [TEI Manual](tei-manual.md) diff --git a/docs/manuscript-inventory/README.md b/docs/manuscript-inventory/README.md index ad414e11..d14f038e 100644 --- a/docs/manuscript-inventory/README.md +++ b/docs/manuscript-inventory/README.md @@ -6,3 +6,5 @@ Manuscript inventory is an iterative process that begins by acknowledging the fo * Catalogue sources for the manuscript collections are not uniform. Some collections only have PDF or print catalogues and no Sierra or Calm presence, some only have dummy entries in Sierra, and some are scattered across different cataloguing efforts, published or internally circulated. The following documentation for Phases 1 and 2 of manuscript inventory situates our work within these challenges. + +\[AP to add paragraph on inventory work done through Art Fund, with credit to YK.] diff --git a/docs/manuscript-inventory/page-1.md b/docs/manuscript-inventory/page-1.md deleted file mode 100644 index 6f8b4979..00000000 --- a/docs/manuscript-inventory/page-1.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,2 +0,0 @@ -# Page 1 - diff --git a/docs/manuscript-inventory/phase-1.md b/docs/manuscript-inventory/phase-1.md index 5327dad8..39e15287 100644 --- a/docs/manuscript-inventory/phase-1.md +++ b/docs/manuscript-inventory/phase-1.md @@ -18,3 +18,5 @@ Especially noteworthy points about these fields: * Are they too large for the drawer? * Are they in a state that needs Conservation attention? * **Drawer Contents on Catalogue** is not always possible to answer in situ. + +\[YK to take a look at Quickbase to see if anything needs adding - just add bullet points here for AP to finish] diff --git a/docs/manuscript-inventory/phase-2/README.md b/docs/manuscript-inventory/phase-2/README.md index 17cb8b10..58051c8c 100644 --- a/docs/manuscript-inventory/phase-2/README.md +++ b/docs/manuscript-inventory/phase-2/README.md @@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ Regardless of the workflow, Phase 2 records the following fields for every manus ![Fields recorded for Phase 2 of Manuscript Inventory.](<../../.gitbook/assets/Screenshot 2022-06-28 at 15.53.54.png>) +\[AP to update above image] + These fields cover, but are not limited to, the minimum viable record of the Spectrum standard: ยท Unique object number @@ -27,5 +29,9 @@ These fields cover, but are not limited to, the minimum viable record of the Spe In addition, we record, where known, where the manuscript might be catalogued, its condition, and further elements. +\[AP to add further paragraph about difference between by TEI and by shelf, with comparative table, and delete the three pages Inventory by TEI or by shelf?, By TEI, and By the shelf.] + +\[AP to add paragraph on the structure of the following sub-pages] +\[YK to consider which if any sub-pages to add] diff --git a/docs/manuscript-inventory/phase-2/cataloguing-status.md b/docs/manuscript-inventory/phase-2/cataloguing-status.md index dacda172..cb5f288c 100644 --- a/docs/manuscript-inventory/phase-2/cataloguing-status.md +++ b/docs/manuscript-inventory/phase-2/cataloguing-status.md @@ -43,5 +43,5 @@ If there is any indication that the manuscript is catalogued, the next step is t If any enhancements or inaccuriaces appear to be present in the TEI file, please record this in the 'Metadata work required' box on Quickbase. -\[ADD NOTE ABOUT THE NEXT BOX (WHERE IS THIS CATALOGUED)] +\[AP - ADD NOTE ABOUT THE NEXT BOX (WHERE IS THIS CATALOGUED)] diff --git a/docs/manuscript-inventory/phase-2/condition.md b/docs/manuscript-inventory/phase-2/condition.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e1f4c373 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/manuscript-inventory/phase-2/condition.md @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +# Condition + +**Condition** + +* **A**- No work required. Pristine, or already conserved or rebound items. Items that at time of assessment require no conservation +* **B**- Good. Stable, suitable for all library uses i.e. exhibition, copying, consultation. Only very minor damage such as localised surface dirt, and very minor tears for example. No part of the item is in a vulnerable state. +* **C**- Fair. Stable although damaged. Suitable for consultation. For example damage may include tears and some loss but the item is not inherently unstable. +* **D**- Poor. Unstable items. At risk of further damage under normal consultation. For example extensive structural problems including - embrittlement, mechanical damage, mould damage, risk of loss and further deterioration. +* **E**- Bad. Highly unstable items. Not suitable for consultation. For example major mould infestation, blocking, extensive fragmentation, high fragility. + + Highly valuable items where producing them to readers would put them at risk of unacceptable damage. + +Anyone doing manuscripts inventory should first have a handling training session with conservation. diff --git a/docs/manuscript-inventory/phase-2/procedure-in-detail.md b/docs/manuscript-inventory/phase-2/identifiers.md similarity index 55% rename from docs/manuscript-inventory/phase-2/procedure-in-detail.md rename to docs/manuscript-inventory/phase-2/identifiers.md index ae849849..33417f92 100644 --- a/docs/manuscript-inventory/phase-2/procedure-in-detail.md +++ b/docs/manuscript-inventory/phase-2/identifiers.md @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# Procedure in Detail +# Identifiers **Unique object number** @@ -17,15 +17,3 @@ Any accession numbers found on manuscripts during the inventory will be recorded **Other number** Any other numbers will also be recorded during phase 2 of the inventory. These numbers are a good starting point for investigating provenance of items in our collections. We should record these numbers for catalogued and uncatalogued material and if there are multiple numbers, these should be recorded and separated by the use of a semi colon. - -**Condition** - -* **A**- No work required. Pristine, or already conserved or rebound items. Items that at time of assessment require no conservation -* **B**- Good. Stable, suitable for all library uses i.e. exhibition, copying, consultation. Only very minor damage such as localised surface dirt, and very minor tears for example. No part of the item is in a vulnerable state. -* **C**- Fair. Stable although damaged. Suitable for consultation. For example damage may include tears and some loss but the item is not inherently unstable. -* **D**- Poor. Unstable items. At risk of further damage under normal consultation. For example extensive structural problems including - embrittlement, mechanical damage, mould damage, risk of loss and further deterioration. -* **E**- Bad. Highly unstable items. Not suitable for consultation. For example major mould infestation, blocking, extensive fragmentation, high fragility. - - Highly valuable items where producing them to readers would put them at risk of unacceptable damage. - -Anyone doing manuscripts inventory should first have a handling training session with conservation. diff --git a/docs/additional-inventory/language.md b/docs/manuscript-inventory/phase-2/language.md similarity index 100% rename from docs/additional-inventory/language.md rename to docs/manuscript-inventory/phase-2/language.md diff --git a/docs/additional-inventory/metadata-work-required.md b/docs/manuscript-inventory/phase-2/metadata-work-required.md similarity index 100% rename from docs/additional-inventory/metadata-work-required.md rename to docs/manuscript-inventory/phase-2/metadata-work-required.md diff --git a/docs/additional-inventory/part-numbering.md b/docs/manuscript-inventory/phase-2/part-numbering.md similarity index 100% rename from docs/additional-inventory/part-numbering.md rename to docs/manuscript-inventory/phase-2/part-numbering.md diff --git a/docs/manuscript-inventory/phase-2/sensitivity.md b/docs/manuscript-inventory/phase-2/sensitivity.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c763cb48 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/manuscript-inventory/phase-2/sensitivity.md @@ -0,0 +1,5 @@ +# Sensitivity + +\[AP to add text] + +For further information, see [Sensitivity](../../sensitivity.md). diff --git a/docs/manuscript-inventory/phase-2/visual-material-or-manuscript.md b/docs/manuscript-inventory/phase-2/visual-material-or-manuscript.md index b2e8910e..4644f20d 100644 --- a/docs/manuscript-inventory/phase-2/visual-material-or-manuscript.md +++ b/docs/manuscript-inventory/phase-2/visual-material-or-manuscript.md @@ -15,3 +15,7 @@ For manuscript inventory, we proceed on the basis of the following guidelines: We want to avoid a level of fresh description that sits closer to cataloguing than inventory. In cases where the acquisition history of an item is unclear, and the item for instance presents as scattered, illustrated folia from what may or may not have been conceived as a gathered manuscript, the choice of category can imply a level of information or knowledge about the item that we do not actually have. +\[YK/AP to add clarification that we keep things catalogued as MSS as MSS, even if questionable. Run page past Emily, Alex, Louise.] + + + diff --git a/docs/manuscript-inventory/workflows.md b/docs/manuscript-inventory/workflows.md deleted file mode 100644 index 7f043c67..00000000 --- a/docs/manuscript-inventory/workflows.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,2 +0,0 @@ -# Workflows - diff --git a/docs/next-phase.md b/docs/next-phase.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..71ee95c9 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/next-phase.md @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +# Next phase + +\[AP to add tentative text.] diff --git a/docs/sensitivity.md b/docs/sensitivity.md index 611c2429..60de2c36 100644 --- a/docs/sensitivity.md +++ b/docs/sensitivity.md @@ -15,3 +15,5 @@ Primary sensitivities cover any element of sensitivity that appears directly wit ## Secondary sensitivities These cover sensitivities concerning the provenance, acquisition, or custodial history of items, and should be noted where possible. + +\[AP to add more info.]