From: Loretta Parham Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2021 11:40 PM To: Sandra Phoenix <sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> Cc: hbcu-libadmin@lists.hbculibraries.org Subject: Re: Getty Images and Stand Together Announce Inaugural Grant to Preserve HBCU's Historical Archives Valid points Janice, thanks for the feedback. Hopefully your questions can be discussed whenever the membership has an opportunity to weigh in on strategic issues for the organization. Take care Loretta Parham AUC Woodruff Library On Jun 18, 2021, at 7:03 AM, Sandra Phoenix <sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org>> wrote:  From: Janice Franklin [mailto:jfranklin@alasu.edu] Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2021 7:19 PM To: Sandra Phoenix <sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org>> Cc: hbcu-libadmin@lists.hbculibraries.org<mailto:hbcu-libadmin@lists.hbculibraries.org> Subject: Re: Getty Images and Stand Together Announce Inaugural Grant to Preserve HBCU's Historical Archives Thank you for this information on the Getty Images grant, however, are there opportunities for the HBCU Library Alliance and its digital library to be at the forefront of such an initiative? Our early work to build a digital HBCU library involved learning to digitize our own collections/images and to host them as an Alliance, thereby having complete control over the assets, how they would be used and the royalties or cost recovery for our own library or institution. Of course, this grant may be a good opportunity, especially since Getty has a tremendous reach to showcase our institutions and preserve our story, however, I do hope that our institutions will make sure that they understand the long term advantages or the legal and fiscal ownership concerns in advance. For example, how do we share our collections with each other if we have to access them or be cleared from an external for-profit organization? Also, we really have to make sure that we clearly own the rights to the images through the proper documentation in our archives. I would like to know more about what next steps, if any, are being planned for the Alliance's digital library and how we can assist our members in digitizing their holdings when it is to our advantage. Perhaps Getty would help us sustain our own digital library and empower us. Also, each institution has its own story that is unique and should be preserved for its uniqueness, although we are all HBCUs. How are the funds generated from individual institutions distributed to other HBCUs? Also, I did not see a member from an HBCU or HBCU library on the panel of judges in the grant announcement. That member would have been a good addition to the panel of judges, if we were given a chance for input before the grant was announced. Thanks for sharing this announcement with the membership. These comments and questions are offered only for consideration. On Thu, Jun 17, 2021 at 8:15 AM Sandra Phoenix <sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org>> wrote: Greetings Colleagues, I trust you’re well and in good spirits. Loretta Parham, AUC Woodruff Library (GA), forwards the message below. Take care, Sandra Good morning. Hope you have seen this announcement. I can imagine that a cohort of schools making a thematic joint application might be well received. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/getty-images-and-stand-together-announce-inaugural-grant-to-preserve-hbcus-historical-archives-301311396.html Loretta Parham, CEO & Director Atlanta University Center Woodruff Library www.auctr.edu<http://www.auctr.edu> We will always provide service that exceeds the customer’s expectation…Because We Care! Sandra M. Phoenix HBCU Library Alliance Executive Director Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library 111 James P. 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