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HBCU Library Alliance

The HBCU Library Alliance is a consortium of libraries at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Founded in 2002 by deans and directors of libraries at HBCUs, the consortium comprises over 100 member organizations.[1][2] The alliance specifically represents the organizations included in the White House HBCU Initiative.[3][4] In 2019 the HBCU Library Alliance entered into a national partnership with the Council on Library and Information Resources.[5]

Leadership and faculty development training

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The HBCU Library Alliance has provided leadership and faculty development training to member institutions through various grants and sub-granting opportunities. The alliance hosts a leadership institute for deans and directors of HBCU libraries where they learn mentoring, coaching, and strategic planning skills.[6] The Expanding Library Support for Faculty Research in HBCUs Project was an initiative "focused on expanding and improving services in support of faculty research."[7][8] In 2013, the HBCU Library Alliance partnered with the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries to establish a Librarian Exchange Program to strengthen skills of emerging leaders and foster new connections.[9]

Beginning in 2018, the HBCU Library Alliance partnered with the Digital Library Federation to create the Authenticity Project, which provides mentoring and professional development for early and mid-career library staff from HBCU libraries.[10]

Preservation initiatives

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The HBCU Library Alliance has joined with partner organizations for multiple preservation programs.

The Historically Black Colleges and Universities Photographic Preservation Project began in 2007 as a four-phase initiative to improve the preservation of significant photographic collections held within historically black colleges and universities in the United States. These collections document the visual and institutional history and legacy of HBCUs and form a core of primary research materials for the study of African American history. Ten HBCU institutions participated, including Fayetteville State University, Fisk University, Bowie State University, Hampton University, Kentucky State University, Lincoln University of Missouri, Prairie View A&M University, Tennessee State University, Tuskegee University, Virginia State University, and Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center including the Spelman College Archives.[11] The project was funded by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Partners in the administration of the project included Lyrasis, the Art Conservation Department at the University of Delaware, the HBCU Library Alliance, the Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts, and the Image Permanence Institute.[12]

From 2018 to 2020, the HBCU Library Preservation Internship provided undergraduate students from HBCUs with the opportunity to get hands-on experience with cultural heritage conservation and library preservation.[13][14]

References

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  1. ^ Unaeze, Felix Eme (2012). "Managing Historically Black Colleges and University Libraries during Economic Recession: Challenges and Expectations for Library Deans and Directors". In Jackson (Sekou Molefi Baako), Andrew P.; Jefferson Jr., Julius C.; Nosakhere, Akilah S. (eds.). The 21st-Century Black Librarian in America: Issues and Challenges. Scarecrow Press. pp. 97–104. ISBN 978-0-8108-8246-1. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  2. ^ Orphan, Stephanie (April 2003). "Historically Black Colleges formalize alliance". News from the Field | College & Research Libraries News. Vol. 64, no. 4. Association of College and Research Libraries. p. 237. doi:10.5860/crln.64.4.235. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  3. ^ Parham, Loretta O'Brien; Franklin, Janice R. (1 February 2004). "Preserving A Historic Legacy: The HBCU Library Alliance". Against the Grain. 16 (1). doi:10.7771/2380-176X.5408. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  4. ^ "White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities | U.S. Department of Education". sites.ed.gov/whhbcu. U.S. Department of Education. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  5. ^ Smith, Kathlin (30 July 2019). "CLIR and HBCU Library Alliance Form National Partnership • CLIR". CLIR. Council on Library and Information Resources. Archived from the original on 29 April 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  6. ^ "HBCU News". The Southeastern Librarian. 55 (4). 1 January 2008. ISSN 0038-3686. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  7. ^ Decker, Emy Nelson; Odom, Rosaline Y. (2016). "Publish or Perish: Librarians Collaborating to Support Junior Faculty to Publish with the Academic Environment". In Brian, Doherty (ed.). Space and Organizational Considerations in Academic Library Partnerships and Collaborations. IGI Global. pp. 298–316. ISBN 978-1-5225-0327-9. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  8. ^ "HBCU Library Alliance receives new grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation". librarytechnology.org. Library Technology Guides. 1 November 2013. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  9. ^ Free, David (June 2013). "HBCU Library Alliance announces ASERL Librarian Exchange participants". News from the Field | College & Research Libraries News. Vol. 74, no. 6. Association of College and Research Libraries. p. 280. doi:10.5860/crln.74.6.8956. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Authenticity Project". DLF. Digital Library Federation. Archived from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  11. ^ Free, David (January 2015). "LYRASIS selects participants for HBCU Library Alliance Photographic Preservation Project". News from the Field | College & Research Libraries News. Vol. 76, no. 1. Association of College and Research Libraries. p. 9. doi:10.5860/crln.76.1.9239. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Awards $1.2 Million to HBCU". Interface. 29 (4). Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies. Winter 2007. ISSN 0270-6717. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011.
  13. ^ "HBCU Library Preservation Program - A Collaborative Initiative Between WUDPAC and the HBCU Library Alliance". www.artcons.udel.edu. Art Conservation at UD. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Hampton University Students to Participate in the HBCU Library Alliance Summer Conservation/Preservation Program : Hampton University News". news.hamptonu.edu. 16 July 2020. Archived from the original on 23 February 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
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