From: "Joan K. Lippincott" Sender: To: CNI-ANNOUNCE Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2017 17:01:40 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [108.45.141.116] (account joan@cni.org HELO [192.168.1.81]) by cni.org (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.1.12) with ESMTPSA id 33022792 for cni-announce@cni.org; Tue, 22 Aug 2017 07:34:29 -0400 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_636470DC-A307-4D09-9075-57786262C642" Subject: PROMOTE YOUR COLLECTIONS; PROMOTE OUR COLLECTIVE HISTORIES: Building Directories for African American Newspapers and LGBT Newspapers X-Original-Message-Id: <8C22BA32-11E6-4C1F-A04D-57D645F3C139@cni.org> X-Original-Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2017 07:34:26 -0400 X-Original-To: "cni-announce@cni.org (cni-announce@cni.org)" Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.6 \(1510\)) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1510) --Apple-Mail=_636470DC-A307-4D09-9075-57786262C642 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 =46rom our colleagues at Educopia, an invitation to include materials in = your collections in two new, open directories, which will be of great = value to scholars, students, and community members. --Joan Lippincott, CNI ----------------------------- PROMOTE YOUR COLLECTIONS; PROMOTE OUR COLLECTIVE HISTORIES: Building = Directories for African American Newspapers and LGBT Newspapers We know that our choices as archivists, librarians, and curators matter. = The historical record is largely shaped by what we gather, what we = provide access to, and whose voices we preserve. In this moment, we want to ignite the power and passion of libraries, = archives, and museums to amplify voices that have too often gone unheard = in this country. Together with you all, we seek to create two new, open resources: AN OPEN DIRECTORY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS AND PERIODICALS AN OPEN DIRECTORY OF LGBT NEWSPAPERS AND PERIODICALS Participation is easy. Educopia Institute, in partnership with DPLA, has created two surveys to = capture information about your holdings in these two areas. We need libraries, archives, and museums of ALL sizes and types to = contribute simple metadata about your holdings using these survey = instruments. The content you hold matters--whether it is a single page or full runs, = and whether it is print, microfiche, or digital. It needs to be = represented. We know this is a big project. We also know the perfect is the enemy of = the good. We=92re not looking for perfection, just for participation. Please join us! Survey instrument for African American newspapers and periodicals: = https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NewsOnTheMargins_AFAM Survey instrument for LGBT newspapers and periodicals: = https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NewsOnTheMargins_LGBT SURVEYS CLOSE SEPTEMBER 30, 2017. For more information about the project, please contact Katherine Skinner = using the contact information below. Katherine Skinner, PhD Executive Director, Educopia Institute http://educopia.org Working from Greensboro, NC katherine@educopia.org | 404 783 2534 --Apple-Mail=_636470DC-A307-4D09-9075-57786262C642 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 =46rom = our colleagues at Educopia, an invitation to include materials in your = collections in two new, open directories, which will be of great value = to scholars, students, and community members.
--Joan Lippincott, = CNI
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PROMOTE YOUR COLLECTIONS; PROMOTE OUR = COLLECTIVE HISTORIES: Building Directories for African American = Newspapers and LGBT Newspapers

We know that our choices as = archivists, librarians, and curators matter. The historical record is = largely shaped by what we gather, what we provide access to, and whose = voices we preserve.

In this moment, we want to ignite the power = and passion of libraries, archives, and museums to amplify voices that = have too often gone unheard in this country.

Together with you = all, we seek to create two new, open resources:
  • AN OPEN = DIRECTORY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS AND = PERIODICALS
  • AN OPEN DIRECTORY OF LGBT NEWSPAPERS AND = PERIODICALS
Participation is easy.

Educopia = Institute, in partnership with DPLA, has created two surveys to capture = information about your holdings in these two areas.

We need = libraries, archives, and museums of ALL sizes and types to contribute = simple metadata about your holdings using these survey = instruments.

The content you hold matters--whether it is a single = page or full runs, and whether it is print, microfiche, or digital. It = needs to be represented.

We know this is a big project. We also = know the perfect is the enemy of the good. We=92re not looking = for perfection, just for participation.

Please join = us!

Survey instrument for African American newspapers and = periodicals: https://www.= surveymonkey.com/r/NewsOnTheMargins_AFAM

Survey instrument = for LGBT newspapers and periodicals: https://www.= surveymonkey.com/r/NewsOnTheMargins_LGBT

SURVEYS CLOSE = SEPTEMBER 30, 2017.

For more information about the project, = please contact Katherine Skinner using the contact information = below.


Executive Director, Educopia Institute

Working from Greensboro, = NC
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