I agree – Frank is definitely the perfect person for the job at Voices! I have had the opportunity to observe him and also to work on some of the files. There is so much behind-the-scenes work that needs to be done prior to actually entering the metadata – it is a constant amazement to me the level of detail that goes into this work.
Interestingly, I was asking Frank about the set up of the system yesterday when I was at Voices. Since he is the third-generation archivist, much of the system set up was done prior to his tenure and might possibly be set up differently if Frank had been the project manager. In our reading in Chapter 7, it was mentioned that often times, a project is set up and then the staff goes away (most likely with the institutional knowledge in his/her head). How to handle this? I know that Frank has written mini-instructional guides which will help those following in his footsteps.
