Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2017
Publication Title
Collection Management
First Page
317
Last Page
337
DOI
10.1080/01462679.2017.1344597
Additional Publication URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01462679.2017.1344597
Abstract
In libraries and archives, efforts to document underrepresented communities and diversify collections can be fraught with political tension. We explore an interdepartmental collaboration to create and preserve a digital collection documenting the Urban Native Relocation Program of the mid- to late-twentieth century in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Involving the Grand Valley State University Libraries, the Kutsche Office of Local History, and the university’s Native American Advisory Board, the project serves as a model not just for collaborative collection development but also for community engagement and outreach. We find that process is as important as product in developing collaborative digital collections.
Rights
Originally published by Routledge under a Creative Commons 4.0 in Collection Management , 2017, Volume 42, Issue 3-4. DOI: 10.1080/01462679.2017.1344597.
Recommended Citation
Melanie Shell-Weiss, Annie Benefiel, and Kimberly McKee (October 2017), "We Are All Teachers: A Collaborative Approach to Digital Collection Development," Collection Management, 42:3-4, 317-337, DOI: 10.1080/01462679.2017.1344597