Building the Black History and Visual Culture collection at Penn State University Libraries

Bethann Rea, Patrice R. Green and Kevin Clair
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Bethann Rea: Penn State University Libraries, USA
Patrice R. Green: Harvard Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, USA
Kevin Clair: Eberly Family Special Collections Library, USA

Journal of Digital Media Management, 2024, vol. 12, issue 3, 259-270

Abstract: The Penn State University Libraries recently published the Black History and Visual Culture digital collection — a curated selection of photographs, poster art, pamphlets and audiovisual materials documenting Black student life at Penn State, as well as Black political and social movements throughout the 20th century. The conception and development of the collection is highly collaborative, involving contributions from Special Collections Library curators, technical service specialists and the digital collections development team. Public programming in support of the collection and use of the collection in outreach and instruction are key parts of its ongoing stewardship. This paper analyses the initial development of the collection, the digitisation process and future plans for collection development.

Keywords: Black history; collection development; digital collections; digitisation; instruction; outreach; stewardship (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M11 M15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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