Bethune-Cookman College News April 2019 Dr. Clarissa West-White attends the POWRR Institute Dr. Clarissa West-White, a Reference Librarian/Instructor in the Carl S. Swisher Library, attended the Preserving Digital Objects With Restricted Resources (POWRR) Institute in Naperville, Illinois on April 18-19, 2019. The POWRR Institute is funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and its purpose is to enhance the skills of librarians and archivists at small and mid-sized institutions. Sessions focused on the curation and preservation of digital collections including storage and retrieval of data, workflow plans, web archiving, case studies, and technical skills. West-White says that a recent contest confirmed the importance of digitizing as much of the University's collective past, present and future as possible. "Living in a state riddled by hurricanes makes the safeguarding of - not only the prized artifacts of the school's founder a priority- but other printed materials and recordings as well," said West-White. Participants were provided hands-on technical training, engagement with institutional case studies, one-on-one consultation with expert practitioners drawn from the digital preservation field, and the opportunity to form communities of practice that will continue. 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 sphoenix@hbculibraries.org Honor the ancestors, honor the children. 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/