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Connected Learning in Digital Heritage Curation - The Knowledge River Model

June 1, 2014 - May 31, 2017 | Public Programs, Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks, Informal/Formal Connections
The number of Latinos and Native Americans represented in library and information science professions is extremely low. The University of Arizona School of Information Resources and Library Science will address this inequity in its Connected Learning in Digital Heritage Curation project, which focuses on archives and special collections, medical librarianship, and public librarianship. The project will educate 24 culturally competent master’s degree students to serve Latino and Native American communities in the digital world. Students will gain hands-on experience working as graduate assistants with project partners: the University of Arizona Libraries, Center for Creative Photography, Arizona Health Sciences Library, Pima County Public Library, Arizona Historical Society, Arizona State Museum, Labriola National American Indian Data Center, American Indian Film Gallery, Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research and the Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records.

Funders

IMLS
Funding Program: Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program
Award Number: RE-01-14-0063-14
Funding Amount: $498,736

TEAM MEMBERS

  • Gina Macaluso
    Principal Investigator
    University of Arizona
  • Discipline: General STEM | Technology
    Audience: Undergraduate/Graduate Students | Museum/ISE Professionals
    Environment Type: Public Programs | Library Programs | Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks | Professional Development and Workshops | Informal/Formal Connections | Higher Education Programs
    Access and Inclusion: Ethnic/Racial | Hispanic/Latinx Communities | Indigenous and Tribal Communities

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