In the wake of the George Floyd and Breonna Taylor murders, and in the spirit of protest that followed, the ArchivesSpace community began a conversation about what it could do to promote diversity and inclusion while combating systemic racism in our field. That continuing conversation has led to a series of initiatives we will undertake in the coming years, including the ArchivesSpace Diversity Partnership, described here.
The ArchivesSpace Diversity Partnership is a new three-year program offering support for implementing the ArchivesSpace application to institutions that are themselves or primarily serve selected communities underrepresented in the ArchivesSpace community. Part of ongoing efforts in the ArchivesSpace community to make ArchivesSpace more diverse and inclusive, this This program will launch with a small cohort of institutions on July 1, 2021. The three-year term will conclude on June 30, 2024.
For the duration of the program, each ArchivesSpace Diversity Partner will receive, at no cost to them:
ArchivesSpace membership
ArchivesSpace hosting and technical support from a Registered Service Provider
introductory and specialized training
ongoing user support
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