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HBCU Library Alliance and CLIR Mellon Foundation Award - Creating Access to HBCU Library Alliance Archives: Needs, Capacity and Technical Planning

Sandra Phoenix

Fri, Nov 20, 2020 11:09 PM

Greetings Colleagues,

Continue to practice an abundance of caution as you prepare for holiday activities. I have exciting news to share!

The HBCU Library Alliance and CLIR have received a $75,000 planning grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for the project Creating Access to HBCU Library Alliance Archives: Needs, Capacity, and Technical Planning. This project will identify common barriers and shared visions for creating access to historic collections held by libraries at HBCUs. A major goal of this project is to establish the foundation to improve access to the significant, unique archival collections at HBCUs. Project activities begin this month.
Follow this link https://www.clir.org/2020/11/hbcu-library-alliance-and-clir-receive-grant/ to the press release and this link https://youtu.be/zqnInqTjC5w to my brief YouTube video announcing the award.

Major project activities are:

  a series of online focus groups with library directors and deans at HBCU Library Alliance institutions about the significance of institutional archives and related needs and aspirations; and

  a series of in-depth interviews about special collections and archival holdings, technical capacity, and researcher needs with a select group of library staff (archivists, systems librarians, and IT specialists) and faculty at five HBCU Library Alliance institutions.

Project outcomes are:

  a public report of the findings of the focus group conversations that outlines shared and diverging values, priorities, and needs among the HBCU Library Alliance members' leadership, and

  an internal report that includes a set of technical requirements and user profiles that could inform the design of shared technical infrastructure that would suit the needs and priorities of member institutions.

Project Team

This project team includes a focus group facilitator and consulting interviewer. Follow this link https://www.clir.org/work-at-clir/ for project team descriptions and share as appropriate.

The HBCU Library Alliance is pleased to be in partnership with CLIR to improve access to HBCU collections!

Respectfully,

Sandra

Sandra M. Phoenix
HBCU Library Alliance Executive Director
Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
111 James P. Brawley Drive SW
Atlanta GA 30314
404-978-2118 (office)
404-702-5854 (cell)
http://www.hbculibraries.org http://www.hbculibraries.org/
sphoenix@hbculibraries.org mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org
Honor the ancestors, honor the children and those yet to come.

Building Capacity for Humanities Special Collections at HBCUs - Become an ally and partner with us to protect, preserve and share a more authentic record of American history. Follow this link http://hbculibraries.org/humanities-2019.html for more information. Follow this link http://hbculibraries.org/ and click on the Donate Now button to invest in this project. Your support is appreciated.

Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/ and Twitter at https://twitter.com/HBCULibAlliance

Check out "PULSE!" The HBCU Library Alliance's News Source! - https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/

Greetings Colleagues, Continue to practice an abundance of caution as you prepare for holiday activities. I have exciting news to share! The HBCU Library Alliance and CLIR have received a $75,000 planning grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for the project Creating Access to HBCU Library Alliance Archives: Needs, Capacity, and Technical Planning. This project will identify common barriers and shared visions for creating access to historic collections held by libraries at HBCUs. A major goal of this project is to establish the foundation to improve access to the significant, unique archival collections at HBCUs. Project activities begin this month. Follow this link https://www.clir.org/2020/11/hbcu-library-alliance-and-clir-receive-grant/ to the press release and this link https://youtu.be/zqnInqTjC5w to my brief YouTube video announcing the award. Major project activities are: 1. a series of online focus groups with library directors and deans at HBCU Library Alliance institutions about the significance of institutional archives and related needs and aspirations; and 2. a series of in-depth interviews about special collections and archival holdings, technical capacity, and researcher needs with a select group of library staff (archivists, systems librarians, and IT specialists) and faculty at five HBCU Library Alliance institutions. Project outcomes are: 1. a public report of the findings of the focus group conversations that outlines shared and diverging values, priorities, and needs among the HBCU Library Alliance members' leadership, and 2. an internal report that includes a set of technical requirements and user profiles that could inform the design of shared technical infrastructure that would suit the needs and priorities of member institutions. Project Team This project team includes a focus group facilitator and consulting interviewer. Follow this link https://www.clir.org/work-at-clir/ for project team descriptions and share as appropriate. The HBCU Library Alliance is pleased to be in partnership with CLIR to improve access to HBCU collections! Respectfully, Sandra Sandra M. Phoenix HBCU Library Alliance Executive Director Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library 111 James P. Brawley Drive SW Atlanta GA 30314 404-978-2118 (office) 404-702-5854 (cell) http://www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> Honor the ancestors, honor the children and those yet to come. Building Capacity for Humanities Special Collections at HBCUs - Become an ally and partner with us to protect, preserve and share a more authentic record of American history. Follow this link http://hbculibraries.org/humanities-2019.html for more information. Follow this link http://hbculibraries.org/ and click on the Donate Now button to invest in this project. Your support is appreciated. Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/ and Twitter at https://twitter.com/HBCULibAlliance Check out "PULSE!" The HBCU Library Alliance's News Source! - https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/

Sandra Phoenix

Tue, Dec 8, 2020 9:46 PM

Colleagues,

I trust you're well and in good spirits. Two contract positions are needed to support this project. See Project Team info below and share broadly.

Respectfully,

Sandra

From: Sandra Phoenix
Sent: Friday, November 20, 2020 6:10 PM
To: hbcu-libadmin@lists.hbculibraries.org
Cc: Hbcu-lib@lists.hbculibraries.org
Subject: HBCU Library Alliance and CLIR Mellon Foundation Award - Creating Access to HBCU Library Alliance Archives: Needs, Capacity and Technical Planning

Greetings Colleagues,

Continue to practice an abundance of caution as you prepare for holiday activities. I have exciting news to share!

Follow this link https://www.clir.org/2020/11/hbcu-library-alliance-and-clir-receive-grant/ to the press release and this link https://youtu.be/zqnInqTjC5w to my brief YouTube video announcing the award.

Major project activities are:

  a series of online focus groups with library directors and deans at HBCU Library Alliance institutions about the significance of institutional archives and related needs and aspirations; and

  a series of in-depth interviews about special collections and archival holdings, technical capacity, and researcher needs with a select group of library staff (archivists, systems librarians, and IT specialists) and faculty at five HBCU Library Alliance institutions.

Project outcomes are:

  a public report of the findings of the focus group conversations that outlines shared and diverging values, priorities, and needs among the HBCU Library Alliance members' leadership, and

  an internal report that includes a set of technical requirements and user profiles that could inform the design of shared technical infrastructure that would suit the needs and priorities of member institutions.

Project Team
This project team includes a focus group facilitator and consulting interviewer. Follow this link https://www.clir.org/work-at-clir/ for project team descriptions and share as appropriate.

The HBCU Library Alliance is pleased to be in partnership with CLIR to improve access to HBCU collections!

Respectfully,

Sandra

Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/ and Twitter at https://twitter.com/HBCULibAlliance

Check out "PULSE!" The HBCU Library Alliance's News Source! - https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/

Colleagues, I trust you're well and in good spirits. Two contract positions are needed to support this project. See Project Team info below and share broadly. Respectfully, Sandra From: Sandra Phoenix Sent: Friday, November 20, 2020 6:10 PM To: hbcu-libadmin@lists.hbculibraries.org Cc: Hbcu-lib@lists.hbculibraries.org Subject: HBCU Library Alliance and CLIR Mellon Foundation Award - Creating Access to HBCU Library Alliance Archives: Needs, Capacity and Technical Planning Greetings Colleagues, Continue to practice an abundance of caution as you prepare for holiday activities. I have exciting news to share! The HBCU Library Alliance and CLIR have received a $75,000 planning grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for the project Creating Access to HBCU Library Alliance Archives: Needs, Capacity, and Technical Planning. This project will identify common barriers and shared visions for creating access to historic collections held by libraries at HBCUs. A major goal of this project is to establish the foundation to improve access to the significant, unique archival collections at HBCUs. Project activities begin this month. Follow this link https://www.clir.org/2020/11/hbcu-library-alliance-and-clir-receive-grant/ to the press release and this link https://youtu.be/zqnInqTjC5w to my brief YouTube video announcing the award. Major project activities are: 1. a series of online focus groups with library directors and deans at HBCU Library Alliance institutions about the significance of institutional archives and related needs and aspirations; and 2. a series of in-depth interviews about special collections and archival holdings, technical capacity, and researcher needs with a select group of library staff (archivists, systems librarians, and IT specialists) and faculty at five HBCU Library Alliance institutions. Project outcomes are: 1. a public report of the findings of the focus group conversations that outlines shared and diverging values, priorities, and needs among the HBCU Library Alliance members' leadership, and 2. an internal report that includes a set of technical requirements and user profiles that could inform the design of shared technical infrastructure that would suit the needs and priorities of member institutions. Project Team This project team includes a focus group facilitator and consulting interviewer. Follow this link https://www.clir.org/work-at-clir/ for project team descriptions and share as appropriate. The HBCU Library Alliance is pleased to be in partnership with CLIR to improve access to HBCU collections! Respectfully, Sandra Sandra M. Phoenix HBCU Library Alliance Executive Director Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library 111 James P. Brawley Drive SW Atlanta GA 30314 404-978-2118 (office) 404-702-5854 (cell) http://www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> Honor the ancestors, honor the children and those yet to come. Building Capacity for Humanities Special Collections at HBCUs - Become an ally and partner with us to protect, preserve and share a more authentic record of American history. Follow this link http://hbculibraries.org/humanities-2019.html for more information. Follow this link http://hbculibraries.org/ and click on the Donate Now button to invest in this project. Your support is appreciated. Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/ and Twitter at https://twitter.com/HBCULibAlliance Check out "PULSE!" The HBCU Library Alliance's News Source! - https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/