Connecting Communities with Libraries, Archives, and Historians Through Oral Histories (open access)

Connecting Communities with Libraries, Archives, and Historians Through Oral Histories

Data management plan for the grant, "Connecting Communities with Libraries, Archives, and Historians Through Oral Histories." The University of North Texas (UNT) Department of Information Science, partnering with the UNT Oral History Program, will host a series of forums to identify best practices and strategies to respond to challenges around building, implementing, preserving, and accessing community oral history projects. The project team will convene librarians, archivists, oral history practitioners, public historians, community-based memory workers, and others working in oral history to identify good practices, share challenges and lessons learned, and prepare an actionable roadmap for building, implementing, preserving, and sustaining community oral history projects.
Date: 2022-08-01/2023-07-31
Creator: Kim, Jeonghyun; Moye, J. Todd & Roeschley, Ana
System: The UNT Digital Library
Advancing Resources for Cultural Heritage, Inclusion, and Visibility for ALL Communities - Minority Serving Institutions (open access)

Advancing Resources for Cultural Heritage, Inclusion, and Visibility for ALL Communities - Minority Serving Institutions

Data management plan for the grant, "Advancing Resources for Cultural Heritage, Inclusion, and Visibility for ALL Communities - Minority Serving Institutions."
Date: 2024-09-01/2025-08-31
Creator: Lund, Brady, 1994-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Records of Refuge: Supporting Refugee Communities' Archival Needs (open access)

Records of Refuge: Supporting Refugee Communities' Archival Needs

Data management plan for the grant, "Records of Refuge: Supporting Refugee Communities' Archival Needs."
Date: 2023-08-01/2026-07-31
Creator: Roeschley, Ana
System: The UNT Digital Library
Raise Up Radio: Family and Youth Engagement in Library Supported Learning Via Radio (open access)

Raise Up Radio: Family and Youth Engagement in Library Supported Learning Via Radio

Data management plan for the grant "Raise Up Radio: Family and Youth Engagement in Library Supported Learning Via Radio." The University of North Texas and the University of Alabama, in partnership with the Pottsboro Area Library and the Tuscaloosa Public Library, will develop a program called "Raise Up Radio: Family and Youth Engagement in Library Supported Learning Via Radio" to address educational inequities that became even more pronounced during the COVID-19 pandemic and create a professional network of librarians who use radio broadcasts. Over two years, six libraries serving high-need rural communities in Texas and Alabama will each implement a total of four, five-week educational programs delivered over local radio stations. The program will leverage existing community resources to create accessible educational content through collaborative partnerships. It will connect libraries, museums, and educational institutions with students in rural communities through science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) content. Local youth and families will develop these new radio programs using best practices for equitable youth and family engagement in learning. To support and expand these efforts, team members will develop a toolkit of resources and form a community of practice for library professionals seeking to design radio programming in partnership with their …
Date: 2021-09-01/2023-08-31
Creator: Evans, Sarah
System: The UNT Digital Library
School Librarians Facilitating the Success of English Language Learners (open access)

School Librarians Facilitating the Success of English Language Learners

Data management plan for the grant "School Librarians Facilitating the Success of English Language Learners." Grant for the University of North Texas Departments of Information Science, Learning Technologies, and Linguistics, in partnership with the International Association of School Librarians, to hold a forum about building the capacity of school librarians to provide services for English language learners (ELLs). The forum will convene contributors from the school library community and ELL stakeholders, such as linguists, ELL community members, public librarians, educational technologists, teachers, and school administrators to explore strategies and best practices for teaching ELLs.
Date: 2021-09-01/2023-08-31
Creator: Smith, Daniella; Tyler-Wood, Tandra L.; Zhang, Xian; Kuon, Tricia A.; Evans, Sarah & Schultz-Jones, Barbara
System: The UNT Digital Library