Welcome to the Katrina Pescador Director of Library & Archives.

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Welcome to the

Katrina Pescador

Director of Library & Archives

Books (18,000 titles) Periodicals (600 titles) Films and videos (8,000) Manuals (8,000) Still images (over 2.5 million) Drawings (10,000) Special Collections (189 personal &

corporate papers) Maps (1,000) Flight Logs (500) Oral Histories (400)

Three full-time staff members Two full-time grant funded staff members Approximately 30 volunteers

Increase and improve user accessibility Preservation Connect various databases Standardize and improve consistency Improve efficiency and productivity

Online catalog, AeroCat: http://s92006.eos-intl.net/S92006/OPAC/Index.aspx

Public online cataloging sites Public photo and video sites (Flickr and

YouTube sites) Museum website www.sandiegoairandspace.org Balboa Park Commons www.balboaparkcommons.org

NUCMC – Library of CongressOACMuseum websiteAeroCat

Flickr – over 155,000 images www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives

YouTube – over 800 films www.youtube.com/user/sdasmarchives Facebook Library blog Twitter Pinterest

Simplification of the process (volunteers) Standardizing and being consistent Plan in advance (coordination)