•The Prints and Photographs Division Effectively Tracks Its Materials, But Needs to Assess the Risks Associated With Its Growing Quantity of Materials Not Fully Processed

To further its monitoring of collections-related issues, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) conducted a performance audit of the Prints and Photographs (P&P) Division’s administrative and accounting controls over its collection. Our objectives were to examine (1) the criteria guiding the P&P Division’s acquisition process, (2) the P&P Division’s mechanisms for tracking and accounting for the items acquired, and (3) how the performance of the P&P Division’s acquisition efforts are assessed. The OIG has reported on collections-related issues previously.