On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 21:20:13 -0600, Laurie Langland <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

>I've been asked to calculate some estimates to finish processing one of
>our collections ...I'm to use my salary
>and benefits to calculate the labor. But we're unsure of the amount of
>time to use. One formula we've been told is 4 hours per linear foot.
>Does that seem reasonable for processing additional boxes of papers and
>other material, as well as updating the current finding aid?


I've always found the annual reports from the Billy Graham Center to be
especially helpful. try this link as it has a variety of statistics related
to processing

http://www.wheaton.edu/bgc/archives/ar/2004/17.html

Peterk

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