The university of puerto rico RÍO piedras campus will develop capacity-building workshops on digital collections management for memory workers at galleries, libraries, archives, and museums in…

This federal Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), under the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (CFDA #45.313), provides $142,419 to the University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras Campus to develop and deliver capacity-building workshops on digital collections management for memory workers (e.g., staff at galleries, libraries, archives, and museums) across Puerto Rico. The key objectives are to strengthen a community of practice in the region and create more Spanish-language resources on digital collections management. The project activities include online workshops, discussion groups, and the creation of a bilingual digital toolkit. Expected outcomes are enhanced guidelines and best practices for digital collections management, with attention to local needs and disaster preparedness, as well as increased interdisciplinary collaboration and professional development for memory workers in Puerto Rico managing digital collections. This work aims to directly benefit memory workers across Puerto Rico and indirectly support those in the Hispanic Caribbean, Latin America, and Hispanic communities in the United States through the development of Spanish-language resources.

The university of puerto rico RÍO piedras campus will develop capacity-building workshops on digital collections management for memory workers at galleries, libraries, archives, and museums in puerto rico to strengthen a community of practice in the region and create more resources on digital collections management for spanish speakers more broadly. Activities will include online workshops, discussion groups, and the creation of a bilingual digital toolkit. Expected outcomes include enhanced guidelines and best practices for digital collections management, with particular attention to local needs and disaster preparedness, as well as more interdisciplinary collaboration and professional development for memory workers in puerto rico stewarding digital collections. The primary beneficiaries of this work are memory workers from diverse institutional and community-based settings across puerto rico. Additionally, by developing more resources in spanish, the project will also support memory workers in the hispanic caribbean, latin america, and hispanic communities in the united states.