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 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
These commonly used resources for implementing ArchivesSpace are being offering as a package for the purposes of this program, but participating institutions may decline individual items if they are not wanted. All ArchivesSpace Diversity Partners will be ArchivesSpace members for the duration of the program.
Eligibility
Eligible organizations include:
academic Minority-Serving Institutions such as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs)
non-profit or community archives primarily run by or serving BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color)
tribal archives
Eligible organizations cannot already be an ArchivesSpace member or client of a hosting provider. An organization also cannot be a unit of a parent institution that does not meet these criteria.
Responsibilities of ArchivesSpace
Provide, at no cost to the Partner, the implementation resources selected by the partner institution, which may include membership, hosting, training, user support and technical support. Resources will be provided according to the standard terms of these offerings.
Provide opportunities for partner institutions to connect with each other and others in the ArchivesSpace community.
Responsibilities of Partners
Actively work to implement ArchivesSpace at their institution.
Attend occasional ArchivesSpace Diversity Partnership meetings and provide feedback about their experience implementing ArchivesSpace and participating in the ArchivesSpace member community. It is anticipated that all meetings will be online; travel support would be provided if a meeting were to be held in person.
All information held within a Partner’s ArchivesSpace implementation remains the sole property of the Partner, to be used or shared at their discretion only. Any information about progress of individual implementations of ArchivesSpace and any institution-specific data collected in meetings or feedback opportunities will be kept confidential.
To Apply
There is a short Expression of Interest form to complete. The Expression of Interest asks for some information about the applicant institution and why they think being an ArchivesSpace Diversity Partner would be a good step for them at this time.
Expressions of Interest should be submitted to ArchivesSpaceHome@lyrasis.org by March 15, 2021.
All applications will be evaluated by a committee of community and program team members according to criteria established by the planning group [link to criteria]. Some applicants may be contacted for further discussion about the program and their interest as part of the evaluation process.
We expect to select and notify the cohort of Partners by May 1, 2021.
To Learn More
Please contact the Christine Di Bella, ArchivesSpace Program Manager, christine.dibella@lyrasis.org, or Jessica Crouch, ArchivesSpace Community Engagement Coordinator, jessica.crouch@lyrasis.org. We are also holding an informational webinar on ?? [link to info. when it’s available]. The webinar will be recorded.