[Ohiodig] Public Libraries: Apply now to help save your community’s history from the web

[Carleton, Janet]

I know that there have been participants<https://communitywebs.archive-it.org/participants.html> in Ohio--Columbus, Cleveland, and Toledo Lucas County. Those folks might be able to answer questions, if your public library is considering applying.

From: digipres-request at lists.ala.org <digipres-request at lists.ala.org> On Behalf Of Lori Donovan
Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2020 2:29 PM
To: Lori Donovan <lori at archive.org>
Subject: [Digipres] Public Libraries: Apply now to help save your community’s history from the web

Hello colleagues,

The Internet Archive<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2F&data=04%7C01%7Ccarleton%40ohio.edu%7C17a839e3f59344629c0908d8a131467a%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C637436580297246229%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=1Wg6VAsMnv9%2Baat3mxcUv%2FtwMuyISkd2GlVAk1Ki8Q8%3D&reserved=0>, with generous support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmellon.org%2F&data=04%7C01%7Ccarleton%40ohio.edu%7C17a839e3f59344629c0908d8a131467a%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C637436580297246229%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=Bk9%2FvZ6csGxVma7UqLcRmSOIMSVsaazkevtJ%2BGEg99M%3D&reserved=0>,  invites public libraries in the United States and cultural heritage organizations in U.S. territories to apply to join its Community History Web Archiving program<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.archive.org%2F2020%2F12%2F15%2Fseeking-public-library-participants-for-community-history-web-archiving-program%2F&data=04%7C01%7Ccarleton%40ohio.edu%7C17a839e3f59344629c0908d8a131467a%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C637436580297256218%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=GO0i9lvVDJO88QFs1iRSmx1ofjL1fj%2FdC4VAnuPeR9A%3D&reserved=0>.

Apply<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2Fcommunity-webs&data=04%7C01%7Ccarleton%40ohio.edu%7C17a839e3f59344629c0908d8a131467a%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C637436580297256218%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=IW%2B2CdlU7UzkIkJnlP1%2FvFa7A9wzssSVimdWSAIxfCA%3D&reserved=0> by January 31st, 2021 to join a diverse network of 150+ public libraries and librarians who are...

...Documenting local history by saving web-published sites, stories and community engagement on the web.
...Growing their professional skills and increasing institutional technical capacity by engaging in a supportive network of peer organizations pursuing this work.
...Building a public understanding of web archiving as a practice and its importance to preserving 21st century community history and underrepresented voices.

Current Community Webs cohort members have created nearly 300 publicly available local history web archive collections, including:

  *   28 Community Webs members have created collections related to the COVID-19 pandemic, including Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture’s “Novel Coronavirus COVID-19<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Farchive-it.org%2Fcollections%2F13918&data=04%7C01%7Ccarleton%40ohio.edu%7C17a839e3f59344629c0908d8a131467a%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C637436580297266220%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=cAUxBuFT4sXwaqHO1UlrlrsMh7dV5wiWBjp9zZYuvaU%3D&reserved=0>” collection which focuses on “the African diasporan experiences of COVID-19 including racial disparities in health outcomes and access, the impact on Black-owned businesses, and cultural production.”

  *   Kansas City Public Library has created an “Arts & Culture<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Farchive-it.org%2Fcollections%2F9945&data=04%7C01%7Ccarleton%40ohio.edu%7C17a839e3f59344629c0908d8a131467a%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C637436580297266220%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=tYxPVsddHY%2ByCceurGo0tSNK8C6M72kZKZCt4G4Hnoo%3D&reserved=0>” collection documenting “Kansas City's thriving Arts community.”

  *   Sonoma County Public Library’s “North Bay Fires, 2017<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Farchive-it.org%2Fcollections%2F9742&data=04%7C01%7Ccarleton%40ohio.edu%7C17a839e3f59344629c0908d8a131467a%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C637436580297276216%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=LqdAkU28Eos5bHFhBDdc%2BpUYNL5mzZxTE5pcAuQi%2BuA%3D&reserved=0>” collection documenting when “devastating firestorms swept through Sonoma, Napa, and Mendocino Counties” and part of their “Sonoma Responds: Community Memory Archive<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsonomalibrary.org%2Fsonoma-responds-community-archive&data=04%7C01%7Ccarleton%40ohio.edu%7C17a839e3f59344629c0908d8a131467a%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C637436580297276216%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=CSnsif%2BBQvpNyIZdIDkElpcRPkdWsX6jes61AfGEdes%3D&reserved=0>.”

Benefits of participation in Community Webs include:

  *   A three-year subscription to the Archive-It web archiving service.

  *   Funding to support local outreach, public programming, and community collaborations as well as travel to a full-day Community Webs National Symposium (projected for 2021 and in 2022) and other professional development opportunities.

  *   Specific training and educational resources provided by professional staff.

  *   Membership in an active and diverse community of public librarians across the country.

  *   Options to increase access (and discoverability) to collections via hubs, such as DPLA.

Apply<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2Fcommunity-webs&data=04%7C01%7Ccarleton%40ohio.edu%7C17a839e3f59344629c0908d8a131467a%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C637436580297286209%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=vdie8oifw8yljvj0bgLVWMb2obiRYG51so8GQXnbRy0%3D&reserved=0> any time before 11:59PM Eastern on January 31st, 2021

Please feel free to contact commwebsinfo at archive.org<mailto:commwebsinfo at archive.org> with any questions you might have as you are considering participating in the program.

Best,
Lori

Lori Donovan (she/her)
Community Programs Manager, Web Archiving & Data Services
Internet Archive
lori at archive.org<mailto:lori at archive.org>






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