oregon state university’s centro cultural césar chávez connecting latino/a students to other...
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Oregon State University’s Centro Cultural César Chávez
Connecting Latino/a students to other campus cultural resource centers
through shared library and archival projects
Natalia FernándezOregon Multicultural Archives (OMA)Oregon State University REFORMA
April 2, 2015 San Diego, CA
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The Oregon Multicultural Archives (OMA)Cultural Resources Centers (CRCs)Projects
Library SystemArchival CollectionsOral HistoriesSmall Exhibits
Challenges & Lessons Learned Broader ApplicationsDiscussion & Questions
PRESENTATION OVERVIEW
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The OMA’s mission is to assist in preserving the histories and sharing the stories that document Oregon's African American, Asian American, Latino/a, and Native American communities http://scarc.library.oregonstate.edu/o
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What are OSU’s CRCs and what to they do?
CULTURAL RESOURCE CENTERS
Cultural Centers attract and retain students and faculty as micro-communities within the larger community. They serve as a refuge to celebrate and to find solace, to find support and challenges, to facilitate and share a broad understanding of all aspects of a diverse range of cultures. As such, we commit that Cultural Centers will be a part of Oregon State University, not in lieu of the larger University community, but as enrichment to it.
Cultural Centers at Oregon State University A Statement of Vision and Charter Commitment, 2002
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Library System
Archival Collections
Oral Histories
Small Exhibits in the Library
PROJECTS WITH THE CRCS
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LIBRARY SYSTEM
All CRCs use Booxter to manage their individual
library collections
All CRCs use one LibraryThing account for their
library collections to be available for searching online
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LIBRARY SYSTEM INDIVIDUAL BOOXTER ACCOUNTS
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LIBRARY SYSTEM JOINT LIBRARYTHING ACCOUNT
http://www.librarything.com/profile/OSU_Cultural_Centers
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LIBRARY SYSTEM CRCS LIBRARY MANUAL
CRCs Libraries Manual, Table of Contents
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LIBRARY SYSTEM WANT TO LEARN MORE?
“Booxter and LibraryThing:Making cultural resource centers
library collections visible and accessible”
College & Research Libraries (C&RL) News vol.75 no.6, pages 318-335
Published June 2014
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ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONSTYPES OF DOCUMENTS WITH CRC HISTORY
OSU Yearbooks and student newspaper The Barometer
Memorabilia Collection Files and University Records Collections
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ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONSTHE ARCHIVAL PROCESS
APCC Box of Records and Accession Report
The basics of creating an archival collection…
1)Review materials at the center & archives
2)Box the materials in archival folders and boxes
3)Create an accession report that describes the collection
4)Arrange and describe the collection in a Finding Aid
5)Make the collection accessible to the public
Each year, I like to share what types of materials are appropriate for archiving and I review the process of how it works with each CRC.
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ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONSFAQS REGARDING ARCHIVES
What materials should be kept?
How do you organize the items?
What stays in the Centers vs. what goes to the Archives?
Can the Centers have certain items digitized but keep the originals?
What about electronic records?
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ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONSTHE CENTRO’S ARCHIVAL COLLECTION
The Centro’s photo albums are physically available at the
Centro
The Centro’s photo albums are available online for the general public to have access to them
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ORAL HISTORIES
Interview Audio and Transcripts are available
online
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SMALL EXHIBITSIN THE LIBRARY
Exhibit Photos Featured on Flickr
Native American Longhouse
Black Cultural Center
Women’s Center
CRCs curated library exhibits to coincide with heritage month
celebrations
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CHALLENGES & LESSONS LEARNED
Introductions and Community Interest
Training and Maintenance
Time
Resources
Working with students
Setting Priorities
Maintaining Communication
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BROADER APPLICATIONS
What can you do in your library with your community?
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DISCUSSION & QUESTIONS
Contact InformationNatalia Fernández
OSU Libraries: Oregon Multicultural [email protected]
541-737-3653
Thank you!