We Are All Teachers: A Collaborative Approach to Digital Collection Development |
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| Authors: | Melanie Shell-Weiss Annie Benefiel Kimberly McKee |
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| Institution: | 1. Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michiganshellm@gvsu.edu;3. Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACTIn libraries and archives, efforts to document underrepresented communities and diversify collections can be fraught with political tension. We explore an interdepartmental collaboration to create and preserve a digital collection documenting the Urban Native Relocation Program of the mid- to late-twentieth century in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Involving the Grand Valley State University Libraries, the Kutsche Office of Local History, and the university's Native American Advisory Board, the project serves as a model not just for collaborative collection development but also for community engagement and outreach. We find that process is as important as product in developing collaborative digital collections. |
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| Keywords: | Academic libraries collaboration collection development digital collections Native Americans oral histories |
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