Preparing for 2023 With New Grant Opportunities
The year has flown by and many are already looking ahead to 2023 project planning. We’ve kept our eyes open for upcoming grant opportunities and have compiled a few of interest. If during the grant proposal process you need advice on writing a project profile, workflow, or pricing statement, our account representative team is happy […]
A Passing FADGI – Keeping Up With the Star-Studded Guidelines
“FADGI is a collaborative effort started in 2007 by federal agencies to articulate common sustainable practices and guidelines for digitized and born digital historical, archival and cultural content.” – Federal Agencies Digital Guidelines Initiative FADGI, standing for Federal Agencies Digital Guidelines Initiative, is more than just a standard for taking photos. It’s a way of […]
Sit Down With Gerald Varner in Microfilm
Jerry Varner is a microfilm technician in our Microfilm department in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. In between sessions at camera and coffee breaks, we communicated over e-mail to talk about his thoughts on Microfilming and experiences at Backstage and, formerly, OCLC. J: I’ve been at Backstage for 21 years; I started on March 26th, 2001. A: That […]
Special Collections Inventory
Making Service Partners Worth Your While
“What is the value of working with a vendor?” We have been asked this before, and it’s a great question to take a step back and understand how service partners like Backstage fit into technical service processing at a college, university, public, or corporate library. To answer the question, I think it’s important to first […]
Sit Down With Lisa Hardy in Metadata
Lisa Hardy is a cataloger, trainer, and team lead in our Metadata department in Provo, Utah, and I was able to grab a few moments of her time to talk to her about her experiences at Backstage – which goes back to before Backstage was even called Backstage. L: I started in 1993. Back then, […]
Backstage Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
Some may know that our story began in 1986 as Retro Link Associates (RLA), which soon became a division of Dynix Corp, specializing in retrospective conversion and, later, generalized metadata services. With the push towards digital ILS and bibliographic records, libraries needed a quick and reliable solution for uploading their card catalog. A very effective […]
LC-Coop Processing
Backstage Awarded GSA MAS Contract For High Quality Digitization & Collection Management Services
Backstage Library Works has long worked with public, academic, and special libraries as well as museums, archives, and corporate bodies all over the world to provide high quality technical services. With years of experience working with government agencies as well, Backstage is very pleased to announce the award of their General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple […]
Sit Down With Craig Gross in Archival Services
I spoke with Craig, our leading Archival Services manager, who has been a huge part of bringing archival services to Bacsktage’s repertoire. He’s been with Backstage for a year and a half having started in 2020. A: Where did you work before coming to Backstage? C: I actually started as a baker for Texas Roadhouse […]
