Eichmann-Kalwara, Nickoal

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Mississippi State University Scholars Junction University Libraries Faculty Publications University Libraries 3-23-2016 Fostering Community through Grassroots DH at Mississippi State University Hillary Richardson Nickoal Eichmann-Kalwara Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/ul-publications Recommended Citation Richardson, H. & Eichmann, N. (2016). "Fostering Community through Grassroots DH at Mississippi State University,” Fostering Community through Grassroots DH at Mississippi State University. Presentation in 2016 ACRL “Engaging the Digital Humanities: Collaborating throughout the Research Lifecycle” webcast, 23 March 2016. dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3203761.v2 This Presentation is brought to you for free and open access by the University Libraries at Scholars Junction. It has been accepted for inclusion in University Libraries Faculty Publications by an authorized administrator of Scholars Junction. For more information, please contact scholcomm@msstate.libanswers.com. Fostering Community through Grassroots DH at Mississippi State UniversityHillary A.H. Richardson, Assistant Professor, Humanities LibrarianNickoal L. Eichmann, Assistant Professor, History Research Librarian@hillaryAHR  @NickoalEichmannhttp://mrg.bz/T2BVSU@hillaryAHR  @NickoalEichmannTalking Points• About the Starkville Civil Rights Project• Stages of Building Collaboration and Community• Skills needed (and how to foster them)• Lessons learnedhttp://mrg.bz/SZmXR9@hillaryAHR  @NickoalEichmannstarkvillecivilrights.msstate.edu@hillaryAHR  @NickoalEichmannstarkvillecivilrights.msstate.edu[ oralhistoryonline.org ]@hillaryAHR  @NickoalEichmannstarkvillecivilrights.msstate.edu@hillaryAHR  @NickoalEichmannstarkvillecivilrights.msstate.edu[ timeline.knightlab.com ] [ google.com/mymaps ]@hillaryAHR  @NickoalEichmannstarkvillecivilrights.msstate.edu@hillaryAHR  @NickoalEichmannOur Team• 2 Research Librarians• 1 History Professor (on sabbatical)• 4 Doctoral students  (dissertating)• 3 Masters students (graduated)• 1 Honors Undergrad (volunteer)http://mrg.bz/rkKcNl@hillaryAHR  @NickoalEichmannA grassroots theme underlies both the project’s research and in our execution of it. Grassroots + DHhttp://mrg.bz/D1IR2v@hillaryAHR  @NickoalEichmann• Public history course / Research Question•Grant funding / Develop goals and timeline• Curate content and build the site• Community Forum• A “living website”Stageshttp://mrg.bz/A1RMMC@hillaryAHR  @NickoalEichmannhttp://mrg.bz/rkKcNl1. Public History Course Project (Spring 2014)@hillaryAHR  @NickoalEichmannhttp://mrg.bz/rkKcNl2. Grant funding / Develop goals and timeline• Open-ended project to “benefit both community and the library”• Gave much-needed structure and resources to the project:• Statement of Need• Detailed Budget• Timeline@hillaryAHR  @NickoalEichmannhttp://mrg.bz/rkKcNl3. Curate Content & Build Site• Worked on various components separately through sub-teams•Project management•Archival research•Oral history interviews + indexing•Website design + organization of content•Crafting the narrative@hillaryAHR  @NickoalEichmann4. Community Forum@hillaryAHR  @NickoalEichmannhttp://mrg.bz/rkKcNlHow is this different?Amanda Visconti: literaturegeek.com/2016/02/28/DHjobtalkScenario C(researchers)(librarians) (team)@hillaryAHR  @NickoalEichmannhttp://mrg.bz/NrjhWaLessons Learnedhttp://mrg.bz/jkUu6K@hillaryAHR  @NickoalEichmann1.Sharing Research Can Be Hard@hillaryAHR  @NickoalEichmannhttp://mrg.bz/ho0mf52. Project management is constant@hillaryAHR  @NickoalEichmannhttp://mrg.bz/qNJKOg3. Scaffolding tools helps accommodate different skillsets@hillaryAHR  @NickoalEichmannhttp://mrg.bz/dxb4lV4. Universal + Local Topic = Powerful@hillaryAHR  @NickoalEichmannThank you!starkvillecivilrights.msstate.eduhttp://mrg.bz/rN2fsc

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