Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) Publishes Symposium Report/Recommendations for Working with Archives and Libraries in Latin America and the Caribbean

From a CLIR Post by Kathlin Smith:

A new CLIR report presents recommendations from a symposium focused on equitable practices for enhancing engagement with librarians, archivists, and other cultural heritage professionals in Latin America and the Caribbean. Capacity Assessment of Latin American and Caribbean Partners: A Symposium about Open Access, Technological Needs, and Institutional Sustainability was organized in April 2020 by CLIR Postdoctoral Fellows in Data Curation for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Hadassah St. Hubert, Jennifer Isasi, Nicté Fuller Medina and Margie Montañez. The four fellows are also the report’s authors.

The authors write that the symposium “centered the voices of a group of institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean by providing a forum for these stakeholders to share strategies and identify common areas of need.” Based on the discussions, the authors set forth recommendations for Latin American and Caribbean institutions considering a digitization project in partnership with US-based institutions. They also outline a set of questions for funders, libraries, archives, and others based in the United States, Canada, and European nations to consider when evaluating grant proposals for digital projects, or when considering post-custodial archival work with institutions in Latin American and the Caribbean.

Direct to Full Text Report (20 pages; PDF, English)

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Note: The report is also available in these languages:

• Français
• Kreyòl ayisyen
• Português
• Español

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