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| Language: | en |
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2022
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED622544 |
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- Creating Access to HBCU Library Alliance Archives: Needs, Capacity, and Technical Planning. A Focus Group Study Freeman, Sharon Ferguson Black Colleges Archives Access to Information Academic Libraries Educational Needs COVID-19 Pandemics Values Aspiration Barriers African Americans African American History African American Community Civil Rights Churches African Culture Educational History This study explores the common barriers and shared visions for creating access to archival collections held by libraries at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). One of few reports that document the needs of HBCU libraries as they relate to archives and special collections. It is based on a series of online focus groups that author Sharon Ferguson Freeman facilitated with HBCU library directors and deans in 2021. The study provides insight into the significance of special and archival collections for HBCU libraries and their communities; the management and capacity of archives and special collections; and these libraries' values, priorities, needs, and aspirations. The findings also reveal information related to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on HBCUs and broader topics of significance that were not anticipated when the project began.