Message from Board Chair Tiwanna Nevels - CLIR and the HBCU Library Alliance
Greetings Members,
See information below regarding the HBCU Library Alliance/CLIR partnership and CLIR's Hidden Collections Africa (HCA) project.
The HBCU Library Alliance and CLIR entered into a national partnership in July 2019. Follow this link CLIR and HBCU Library Alliance Form National Partnership * CLIRhttps://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Favanan.url-protection.com%2Fv1%2Furl%3Fo%3Dhttps%253A%2F%2Fwww.clir.org%2F2019%2F07%2Fclir-and-hbcu-library-alliance-form-national-partnership%2F%26g%3DZTNiMzRjZjdiN2QxZDMzZg%3D%3D%26h%3DOTBkNWU5N2I0Mzk4MGM4MGI0YWUyZTcwMmU1OTRhZGIyYmM4YzllZTk2ZjczMDFlYTI2Y2VkZGFkNjY3YWJhNw%3D%3D%26p%3DYXAzOnN0YXVnOmE6bzpmMTllMTljZDgzZjIwMjViMGY3NmRmMzIxNzIzMzA1MDp2MTpoOlQ%3D&data=05%7C01%7Ctsnevels%40st-aug.edu%7C8335abd9713044acae7208dac807ce4c%7Ccaad73c5375b475da794b35ff927d343%7C0%7C0%7C638042233147653076%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=BpsbG4GBrcdlwVjhAOmUI1j9QteeTp%2BXOa90zSwhG24%3D&reserved=0 for more information.
Conversations began at the CLIR Board level in June 2021 around the HCA project to digitize collections in African countries. CLIR feels strongly about this because it's a question of social justice, equitable access and preservation of knowledge. Also, CLIR's partnership and project activities with the HBCU Library Alliance, including the Creating Access to HBCU Archives projecthttps://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Favanan.url-protection.com%2Fv1%2Furl%3Fo%3Dhttp%253A%2F%2Fhbculibraries.org%2Fdocs%2F040722-FocusGroup.pdf%26g%3DMTFjY2M0M2M1MGYwODhhMw%3D%3D%26h%3DZDNiMTZhYjBlMjZhOThkYzUxODk3MmNlZmU1NmE3YTJjYzVlODliNWUxMzJlNzE1OGNjNzI3ZDE0NTc3MWI0Nw%3D%3D%26p%3DYXAzOnN0YXVnOmE6bzpmMTllMTljZDgzZjIwMjViMGY3NmRmMzIxNzIzMzA1MDp2MTpoOlQ%3D&data=05%7C01%7Ctsnevels%40st-aug.edu%7C8335abd9713044acae7208dac807ce4c%7Ccaad73c5375b475da794b35ff927d343%7C0%7C0%7C638042233147653076%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=hhdMAEitxt4BJ5esPLLQw%2BhHg2LmFOvY2FpOrmGijOA%3D&reserved=0 and the Material Memory Podcast Serieshttps://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Favanan.url-protection.com%2Fv1%2Furl%3Fo%3Dhttps%253A%2F%2Fmaterial-memory.clir.org%2Fseason-3%2F%26g%3DNjQ2M2M2ZDdlZmEyMmJmZQ%3D%3D%26h%3DODMyMmYxYzEwNjBiNTQzOWMxNDk2NDI3OTU3MTFkYWUzNjRjNjJhZjlhNjM4ZTViYjhhOTllYjI3MjVhZTQwZg%3D%3D%26p%3DYXAzOnN0YXVnOmE6bzpmMTllMTljZDgzZjIwMjViMGY3NmRmMzIxNzIzMzA1MDp2MTpoOlQ%3D&data=05%7C01%7Ctsnevels%40st-aug.edu%7C8335abd9713044acae7208dac807ce4c%7Ccaad73c5375b475da794b35ff927d343%7C0%7C0%7C638042233147809315%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=UXkPYrEHoY9cS042Pfo4zUdPsjYsA7Hw2vdry2SiS58%3D&reserved=0 influenced discussions about digitization activities on the continent of Africa. As you recall, Ms. Phoenix serves as a member of the CLIR Board of Directors. Board Treasurer Tina Rollins and I have attended CLIR meetings on this project.
CLIR is proposing a new grant program to digitally preserve collections, promote history and scholarship while decolonizing knowledge spaces for Africa. This would be achieved by digitizing materials at organizations in Africa that are inaccessible or at risk of being lost forever. The initiative would draw inspiration from CLIR's large-scale grant programs, including Digitizing Hidden Special Collections and Archives.
The HCA would be led by African-based professionals and would directly support institutions and staff across the African continent to meet urgent preservation needs, close gaps in the historical record, and make records more accessible to users.
The proposed multi-year project would require extensive financial resources and a new level of fundraising for CLIR. The CLIR project team will coordinate pulling together the ideas, timelines, workflows, budgets, deliverables, and goals of a multi-year project. CLIR's Board Chair Buhle Mbambo Thata, CLIR President Chuck Henry and I are listed as PI's.
There has been discussion about project activities connecting HBCU library staff with library staff from African countries as well as international library exchanges.
Let me know if you have questions.
Tiwanna Nevels, MLS, PhD
Director of Library Services
The Prezell R. Robinson Library | Room 202
1315 Oakwood Avenue
Raleigh N.C. 27610
Office: 919-516-4150 Fax: 919-516-4757
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Sandra M. Phoenix, Executive Director
HBCU Library Alliance
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It could be prudent to assemble those who have had grants, contracts, etc. with any of the universities to pool knowledge, advice, and lessons learned that may be helpful for this endeavor.
Roland Bernard Welmaker, Sr., PhD, MSLS
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Morehouse School of Medicine
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Subject: Message from Board Chair Tiwanna Nevels - CLIR and the HBCU Library Alliance
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Greetings Members,
See information below regarding the HBCU Library Alliance/CLIR partnership and CLIR’s Hidden Collections Africa (HCA) project.
The HBCU Library Alliance and CLIR entered into a national partnership in July 2019. Follow this link CLIR and HBCU Library Alliance Form National Partnership • CLIRhttps://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Favanan.url-protection.com%2Fv1%2Furl%3Fo%3Dhttps%253A%2F%2Fwww.clir.org%2F2019%2F07%2Fclir-and-hbcu-library-alliance-form-national-partnership%2F%26g%3DZTNiMzRjZjdiN2QxZDMzZg%3D%3D%26h%3DOTBkNWU5N2I0Mzk4MGM4MGI0YWUyZTcwMmU1OTRhZGIyYmM4YzllZTk2ZjczMDFlYTI2Y2VkZGFkNjY3YWJhNw%3D%3D%26p%3DYXAzOnN0YXVnOmE6bzpmMTllMTljZDgzZjIwMjViMGY3NmRmMzIxNzIzMzA1MDp2MTpoOlQ%3D&data=05%7C01%7Ctsnevels%40st-aug.edu%7C8335abd9713044acae7208dac807ce4c%7Ccaad73c5375b475da794b35ff927d343%7C0%7C0%7C638042233147653076%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=BpsbG4GBrcdlwVjhAOmUI1j9QteeTp%2BXOa90zSwhG24%3D&reserved=0 for more information.
Conversations began at the CLIR Board level in June 2021 around the HCA project to digitize collections in African countries. CLIR feels strongly about this because it’s a question of social justice, equitable access and preservation of knowledge. Also, CLIR’s partnership and project activities with the HBCU Library Alliance, including the Creating Access to HBCU Archives projecthttps://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Favanan.url-protection.com%2Fv1%2Furl%3Fo%3Dhttp%253A%2F%2Fhbculibraries.org%2Fdocs%2F040722-FocusGroup.pdf%26g%3DMTFjY2M0M2M1MGYwODhhMw%3D%3D%26h%3DZDNiMTZhYjBlMjZhOThkYzUxODk3MmNlZmU1NmE3YTJjYzVlODliNWUxMzJlNzE1OGNjNzI3ZDE0NTc3MWI0Nw%3D%3D%26p%3DYXAzOnN0YXVnOmE6bzpmMTllMTljZDgzZjIwMjViMGY3NmRmMzIxNzIzMzA1MDp2MTpoOlQ%3D&data=05%7C01%7Ctsnevels%40st-aug.edu%7C8335abd9713044acae7208dac807ce4c%7Ccaad73c5375b475da794b35ff927d343%7C0%7C0%7C638042233147653076%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=hhdMAEitxt4BJ5esPLLQw%2BhHg2LmFOvY2FpOrmGijOA%3D&reserved=0 and the Material Memory Podcast Serieshttps://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Favanan.url-protection.com%2Fv1%2Furl%3Fo%3Dhttps%253A%2F%2Fmaterial-memory.clir.org%2Fseason-3%2F%26g%3DNjQ2M2M2ZDdlZmEyMmJmZQ%3D%3D%26h%3DODMyMmYxYzEwNjBiNTQzOWMxNDk2NDI3OTU3MTFkYWUzNjRjNjJhZjlhNjM4ZTViYjhhOTllYjI3MjVhZTQwZg%3D%3D%26p%3DYXAzOnN0YXVnOmE6bzpmMTllMTljZDgzZjIwMjViMGY3NmRmMzIxNzIzMzA1MDp2MTpoOlQ%3D&data=05%7C01%7Ctsnevels%40st-aug.edu%7C8335abd9713044acae7208dac807ce4c%7Ccaad73c5375b475da794b35ff927d343%7C0%7C0%7C638042233147809315%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=UXkPYrEHoY9cS042Pfo4zUdPsjYsA7Hw2vdry2SiS58%3D&reserved=0 influenced discussions about digitization activities on the continent of Africa. As you recall, Ms. Phoenix serves as a member of the CLIR Board of Directors. Board Treasurer Tina Rollins and I have attended CLIR meetings on this project.
CLIR is proposing a new grant program to digitally preserve collections, promote history and scholarship while decolonizing knowledge spaces for Africa. This would be achieved by digitizing materials at organizations in Africa that are inaccessible or at risk of being lost forever. The initiative would draw inspiration from CLIR’s large-scale grant programs, including Digitizing Hidden Special Collections and Archives.
The HCA would be led by African-based professionals and would directly support institutions and staff across the African continent to meet urgent preservation needs, close gaps in the historical record, and make records more accessible to users.
The proposed multi-year project would require extensive financial resources and a new level of fundraising for CLIR. The CLIR project team will coordinate pulling together the ideas, timelines, workflows, budgets, deliverables, and goals of a multi-year project. CLIR’s Board Chair Buhle Mbambo Thata, CLIR President Chuck Henry and I are listed as PI’s.
There has been discussion about project activities connecting HBCU library staff with library staff from African countries as well as international library exchanges.
Let me know if you have questions.
Tiwanna Nevels, MLS, PhD
Director of Library Services
The Prezell R. Robinson Library | Room 202
1315 Oakwood Avenue
Raleigh N.C. 27610
Office: 919-516-4150 Fax: 919-516-4757
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Sandra M. Phoenix, Executive Director
HBCU Library Alliance
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[cid:image005.png@01D8FA6D.521AFFB0] (678) 210-5801 ext. 101
[cid:image007.png@01D8FA6D.521AFFB0] (404) 702-5854 (mobile)
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sphoenix@hbculibraries.orgmailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org
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Tiwanna:
Thank you for this briefing.
It is truly a great project and I am certainly pleased to see that grant makers are looking toward support of the Cultural institutions of our Motherland.
I hope that the “partnership” is one in which the membership can participate. Many of us can contribute to development of toolkits, planning activities and most importantly conversations sharing our experiences and challenges. There is a unique kinship between libraries and librarians of color from which all involved can benefit.
I also anticipate that this project partnership is broader than the mere inclusion of the HBCULA name/brand in press releases.
Take care.
Loretta Parham
AUC Woodruff Library
On Nov 17, 2022, at 8:51 AM, Sandra Phoenix sphoenix@hbculibraries.org wrote:
Greetings Members,
See information below regarding the HBCU Library Alliance/CLIR partnership and CLIR’s Hidden Collections Africa (HCA) project.
The HBCU Library Alliance and CLIR entered into a national partnership in July 2019. Follow this link CLIR and HBCU Library Alliance Form National Partnership • CLIRhttps://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Favanan.url-protection.com%2Fv1%2Furl%3Fo%3Dhttps%253A%2F%2Fwww.clir.org%2F2019%2F07%2Fclir-and-hbcu-library-alliance-form-national-partnership%2F%26g%3DZTNiMzRjZjdiN2QxZDMzZg%3D%3D%26h%3DOTBkNWU5N2I0Mzk4MGM4MGI0YWUyZTcwMmU1OTRhZGIyYmM4YzllZTk2ZjczMDFlYTI2Y2VkZGFkNjY3YWJhNw%3D%3D%26p%3DYXAzOnN0YXVnOmE6bzpmMTllMTljZDgzZjIwMjViMGY3NmRmMzIxNzIzMzA1MDp2MTpoOlQ%3D&data=05%7C01%7Ctsnevels%40st-aug.edu%7C8335abd9713044acae7208dac807ce4c%7Ccaad73c5375b475da794b35ff927d343%7C0%7C0%7C638042233147653076%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=BpsbG4GBrcdlwVjhAOmUI1j9QteeTp%2BXOa90zSwhG24%3D&reserved=0 for more information.
Conversations began at the CLIR Board level in June 2021 around the HCA project to digitize collections in African countries. CLIR feels strongly about this because it’s a question of social justice, equitable access and preservation of knowledge. Also, CLIR’s partnership and project activities with the HBCU Library Alliance, including the Creating Access to HBCU Archives projecthttps://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Favanan.url-protection.com%2Fv1%2Furl%3Fo%3Dhttp%253A%2F%2Fhbculibraries.org%2Fdocs%2F040722-FocusGroup.pdf%26g%3DMTFjY2M0M2M1MGYwODhhMw%3D%3D%26h%3DZDNiMTZhYjBlMjZhOThkYzUxODk3MmNlZmU1NmE3YTJjYzVlODliNWUxMzJlNzE1OGNjNzI3ZDE0NTc3MWI0Nw%3D%3D%26p%3DYXAzOnN0YXVnOmE6bzpmMTllMTljZDgzZjIwMjViMGY3NmRmMzIxNzIzMzA1MDp2MTpoOlQ%3D&data=05%7C01%7Ctsnevels%40st-aug.edu%7C8335abd9713044acae7208dac807ce4c%7Ccaad73c5375b475da794b35ff927d343%7C0%7C0%7C638042233147653076%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=hhdMAEitxt4BJ5esPLLQw%2BhHg2LmFOvY2FpOrmGijOA%3D&reserved=0 and the Material Memory Podcast Serieshttps://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Favanan.url-protection.com%2Fv1%2Furl%3Fo%3Dhttps%253A%2F%2Fmaterial-memory.clir.org%2Fseason-3%2F%26g%3DNjQ2M2M2ZDdlZmEyMmJmZQ%3D%3D%26h%3DODMyMmYxYzEwNjBiNTQzOWMxNDk2NDI3OTU3MTFkYWUzNjRjNjJhZjlhNjM4ZTViYjhhOTllYjI3MjVhZTQwZg%3D%3D%26p%3DYXAzOnN0YXVnOmE6bzpmMTllMTljZDgzZjIwMjViMGY3NmRmMzIxNzIzMzA1MDp2MTpoOlQ%3D&data=05%7C01%7Ctsnevels%40st-aug.edu%7C8335abd9713044acae7208dac807ce4c%7Ccaad73c5375b475da794b35ff927d343%7C0%7C0%7C638042233147809315%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=UXkPYrEHoY9cS042Pfo4zUdPsjYsA7Hw2vdry2SiS58%3D&reserved=0 influenced discussions about digitization activities on the continent of Africa. As you recall, Ms. Phoenix serves as a member of the CLIR Board of Directors. Board Treasurer Tina Rollins and I have attended CLIR meetings on this project.
CLIR is proposing a new grant program to digitally preserve collections, promote history and scholarship while decolonizing knowledge spaces for Africa. This would be achieved by digitizing materials at organizations in Africa that are inaccessible or at risk of being lost forever. The initiative would draw inspiration from CLIR’s large-scale grant programs, including Digitizing Hidden Special Collections and Archives.
The HCA would be led by African-based professionals and would directly support institutions and staff across the African continent to meet urgent preservation needs, close gaps in the historical record, and make records more accessible to users.
The proposed multi-year project would require extensive financial resources and a new level of fundraising for CLIR. The CLIR project team will coordinate pulling together the ideas, timelines, workflows, budgets, deliverables, and goals of a multi-year project. CLIR’s Board Chair Buhle Mbambo Thata, CLIR President Chuck Henry and I are listed as PI’s.
There has been discussion about project activities connecting HBCU library staff with library staff from African countries as well as international library exchanges.
Let me know if you have questions.
Tiwanna Nevels, MLS, PhD
Director of Library Services
The Prezell R. Robinson Library | Room 202
1315 Oakwood Avenue
Raleigh N.C. 27610
Office: 919-516-4150 Fax: 919-516-4757
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Sandra M. Phoenix, Executive Director
HBCU Library Alliance
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[image018.png] (678) 210-5801 ext. 101
[image019.png] (404) 702-5854 (mobile)
[image020.png] http://hbculibraries.org/
sphoenix@hbculibraries.orgmailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org
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