CCDI Advisory Board Member Spotlight: Dr. Jewon Woo
Posted by: Olivia Dorsey
Dr. Jewon Woo is a member of the CCDI Advisory Board.
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Category: digital collections
CCDI Celebrates Black History Month with Twitter Series
Posted by: Marya McQuirter
The CCDI team shared Black Studies digital collections via a Black History Month Twitter Series.
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Connecting Communities Digital Initiative – Introducing Kimber Thomas
Posted by: Olivia Dorsey
Kimber Thomas is a Senior Innovation Specialist for the Connecting Communities Digital Initiative (CCDI).
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CCDI Advisory Board Member Spotlight: Samip Mallick
Posted by: Olivia Dorsey
Samip Mallick is a member of the CCDI Advisory Board.
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Library of Congress Presentations for Kenton County Public Library Patrons
Posted by: Olivia Dorsey
Dr. Todd Harvey and Karen Walfall, staff from the Library's American Folklife Center and Local History and Genealogy division presented on Library collections and research methodologies to patrons for Kenton County Public Library, CCDI's inaugural Libraries, Archives, and Museums recipient.
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Community Collections Grants Recipients: “And We are Still Here:” Stories of Resilience and Sustainability from Houma Culture Bearers in Louisiana
Posted by: Michelle Stefano
The following is a guest post by American Folklife Center (AFC) Folklife Specialist Guha Shankar, who interviews AFC Community Collections Grant recipient Professor Tammy Greer (and team) about their project, And We are Still Here: Stories of Resilience and Sustainability from Houma Culture Bearers in Louisiana. This post is part of the Of the People blog …
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Community Collections Grants Recipients: “Heirloom Songs” from Kohala, Hawai’i: Documenting a Fragile Musical Legacy
Posted by: Michelle Stefano
The following is a guest post by American Folklife Center (AFC) Folklife Specialist Guha Shankar, who interviews AFC Community Collections Grant recipient Mark “Boots” Lupenui about his project, Unearthing the Lost Songs of Kohala. This post is part of the Of the People blog series featuring the 2022 awardees of the American Folklife Center’s Community Collections Grants program. …
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CCDI Advisory Board Member Spotlight: Dr. Gabrielle Foreman
Posted by: Olivia Dorsey
Dr. Gabrielle Foreman is a member of the Connecting Communities Digital Initiative (CCDI) Advisory Board.
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Community Collection Grants Recipients: Sabaidee Pi Mai: Documenting Lao New Year in Iberia Parish, Louisiana
Posted by: Michelle Stefano
This is a guest post comprised of notes, observations, and an interview by Sami Haggood (Project Assistant Director) with Phanat Xanamane (Project Director) on their project, the Louisiana Lao New Year Archive, as part of the Of the People blog series featuring the 2022 awardees of the American Folklife Center’s Community Collections Grants program. The …
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