Smith-Cruz describes DORIS divisions, collections, and services
Smith-Cruz outlines DORIS's three divisions—municipal archives, municipal library, and municipal records—citing 11.3 million digitized items, 10.5 million historical vital records, 74,000 government publications, and 185,000 cubic feet of records, with 77% requiring preservation work.
I want to first briefly introduce Doris and its function.
In accordance with the charter, Doris is organized into three main divisions, the municipal archives, a municipal library,
and municipal records.
Doris provides the public with access to more than 11.3 million digitized items, including historical photographs, maps, and documents.
The Historical Vital Records platform provides free online access to 10.5 million high-quality copies of historical birth, death, and marriage records.
The Municipal Library hosts the government publications portal, a growing online collection of more than 74,000 reports and publications issued by city agencies.
We respond to more than 28,000 reference requests and provide access to approximately
185,000 cubic feet and more than 400 terabytes of historical city records.
Along with a collection of more than 400,000 books, government reports, studies, and other publications.
Approximately 77% of the archival holdings require preservation work, and we have a conservation unit that oversees the rehousing, conservation treatments, and other specialized methods.