Fast track cat (FTC)

Suitable for urgent or smaller batches of cataloguing work

What it typically includes

• Time sensitive requests e.g. required for an exhibition or for digitisation

• Material closely linked to organisational strategy

• Small quantities of material i.e. requires low resource to process

What it does not include

• Larger scale cataloguing or records enhancement that may take months to complete

• Ad-hoc catalogue amendments that can be dealt with as part of enquiries

• Provenance requests

Submitting an FTC proposal

• Complete a form answering questions about the resource required, potential audience, current accessibility issues and why it is important to catalogue the material now

• Forms are considered on a monthly basis at the Collections Information team meeting