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This page shares anonymous comments from two FDLP depository coordinators on the impact of having a succession plan during their early days at their libraries.
This depository coordinator is from a small academic library and had access to succession documentation when they started.
Their predecessor left a USB drive with electronic files which included:
They also left a private LibGuide which included:
How the information helped them:
The depository coordinator is from a large academic library and they lacked any information from their predecessor, who had left suddenly.
Their comments on what would have helped:
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