Scaling Community Through Archives: A National Program to Expand Community Archives

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Scaling Community Through Archives: A National Program to Expand Community Archives

What methods, tools, and resources do public libraries need to build effective community archives? This project will investigate key questions to help answer these questions and create resources for the wide range of public libraries..

This Site is Fake Dot Com: A novel resource and community model for teaching information literacy.

Collaborating to build a novel teaching resource for information literacy for use by public library staff

The Benefits and Challenges of Community- Powered Connectivity in the New Arctic

What are the social, cultural, and economic implications of increased connectivity for Arctic communities and peoples?

The TASCHA Public Library Initiative aims to generate new ideas for advancing the transformation of public libraries as centers of learning, creativity, and community development.

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Libraries as catalysts for unveiling more inclusive data in rural areas (2024)

The Califa Group in partnership with the University of Washington Information School will address a data gap in rural communities, in which library workers, policymakers, and community organizers often struggle to find datasets that accurately represent the realities and aspirations of rural communities. This project involves co-creating a training program with rural library workers. The...

The Benefits and Challenges of Community- Powered Connectivity in the New Arctic (2022)

What are the social, cultural, and economic implications of increased connectivity for Arctic communities and peoples?

Public Library Internet Connectivity (PLIC) (2022)

What is the current state of public library internet connectivity?

Blending research and STEM education for gender-inclusive technology development in rural Ghana (2021)

What forms of social science and technology training can be provided in non-formal environments to give young women and their families a more expansive view of their career options?

Ocean Data for Decision-Making (2020)

Developing data for decision-making (D4D) tools and resources that local organizations can use to more effectively work with (and within) their target communities and with scientists and policy makers to generate and use marine data to manage marine resources and ecosystems.

Data for Decision-Making (D4D) (2019)

How can communities and organizations be supported to better participate in the co-creation of actionable knowledge?

STEM Education for Gender Data Equity in Costa Rica (2018)

How do we harness nontraditional learning environments, like public libraries, to address gender data gaps and lack of women in STEM fields?

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