Data from: Beyond Efficiency: An Impact Assessment of the UC Guidelines for Efficient Processing

The Guidelines for Efficient Archival Processing in the University of California Libraries established shared principles and recommendations for increased processing efficiency in archives and special collections in the UC system. Since its publication in 2012, the Guidelines has become an influential resource for archival workflows nationwide. In this study, the authors evaluated the Guidelines' impact over time on backlogs, collection management policy, and day-to-day archival practices across the UC libraries by assessing collections, processing practices, and staffing levels. This dataset consists of a survey instrument sent to all 10 major special collections and archives repositories in University of California libraries, the answers collected from the survey, and transcripts from four focus group conversations with UC archivists facilitated by the research team.

加州大学图书馆高效档案处理指南（Guidelines for Efficient Archival Processing in the University of California Libraries）确立了加州大学系统内档案馆与特藏馆藏提升档案处理效率的通用原则与优化建议。该指南自2012年发布以来，已成为全美范围内极具影响力的档案工作流程参考资源。本研究中，作者通过评估馆藏情况、档案处理实践与人员配置水平，分析了该指南随时间推移对加州大学各图书馆的档案积压、馆藏管理政策及日常档案工作实践产生的影响。本数据集包含向加州大学图书馆旗下全部10家主要特藏与档案馆藏机构发放的调查问卷工具、回收的问卷答复内容，以及研究团队主持的4场面向加州大学档案工作者的焦点小组座谈文字转录稿。