Session 2H | How Many Archivists Does it Take to Change a Website?: Lessons Learned while Reimagining a Statewide Archival Consortium
Date
2021-05-25
Authors
Weaver, Robert
Dodd, Samantha
Romanchuk, Rebecca
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Publisher
Texas Digital Library
Abstract
Texas Archival Resources Online (TARO) is a consortium of over 60 archives, museums, and cultural heritage centers throughout Texas. Its website has served for 20 years as a resource visited by thousands of researcher per year, but by 2016 it was long overdue for holistic redesign. Funded by multiple NEH grants, such a redesign is nearing completion in 2021. This presentation documents collaboration between stakeholders, volunteers, and participating repositories, from early challenges and successes to ongoing efforts to overcome late-project obstacles; lessons that may be of value to other institutions, both large and small, seeking to implement similar projects.
Description
TCDL 2021 Session 2H, Presentation 2, Tuesday, 5/25/2021, 3:00 pm to 3:50 pm | Speakers: Robert Weaver, Manuscript Archivist, Texas Tech University; Samantha Dodd, Curator - Archives of Women of the Southwest, Southern Methodist University; Rebecca Romanchuk, Archivist III, Texas State Library and Archives Commission | Moderated by Amanda Zerangue, Manager of Digital Services & Scholarly Communication Librarian, Texas Woman's University | View the recording at https://youtu.be/4pEYGVt2Sgg