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 that 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 that offers support for implementing the ArchivesSpace application to institutions that are themselves or primarily serve selected communities underrepresented in the ArchivesSpace community. This program will launch with a small cohort of institutions on July 1, 2021. The three-year term will conclude on June 30, 2024.
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Members of the planning group are happy to talk about the program at any time - please contact us at ArchivesSpaceHome@lyrasis.org. Potential applicants who are interested in the experience of using ArchivesSpace at an underrepresented institution can contact Brittany Newberry (bnewberry@auctr.edu). She is also happy to talk with potential applicants about Atlanta University Center’s experience implementing ArchivesSpace as an HBCU.
We are also holding an informational webinar on February 10 at 2:00 p.m. ET/11:00 a.m. PT. Registration for the webinar is available at [add registration information] https://lyrasis.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_f6s6-6JeT_6q6I_TgIqWVA.The webinar will be recorded.
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