bringing history to the library -- university-community engagement in the academic library
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This presentation took place on October 19, 2012TRANSCRIPT
Allan Cho, IKBLC, UBC Library
Bringing History to the Library: University-Community Engagement in the Academic
Library
Internet Librarian 2011Monterey, CA
October 17-19, 2011
Origins of Community Historical Recognition Program (CHRP)
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Project Objectives• To create a single one-stop bilingual web portal for collecting, digitally
archiving, accessing and distributing information about Chinese Canadian history.
• To engage and collaborate with Communities on preserving the Chinese Canadian history and culture.
• To connect younger generations to the stories of earlier generations. • To offer educational resources to enrich students' knowledge of Chinese
Canadian History.
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Community Historical Recognition Program (CHRP)
• Began in 2008 by Canadian Department of Heritage• Chinese, South Asian, Italian, Jewish• UBC
gains $900,000 federal award for unique Chinese Canadian history web portal
• “This project stands out for its community engagement and its collaborative nature” (Ingrid Parent, UBC University Librarian, IFLA President)
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Why University of BC?• Rich Archives on Chinese
Canadian history• Good Digitization facilities• Strong Community Outreach
Programs• Other relevant projects• Multicultural campus• http://chrp.library.ubc.ca/hea
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Chinatown, Vancouver, BC 7
Community Workshops
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Community – Cross Canada
Kamloops Chinese Cultural Association
St. Mary’s University (Halifax)
Winnipeg Chinese Cultural Centre
Chinese Canadian Military Museum
University of Victoria
Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra
Multicultural Historical Society of Ontario
Simon Fraser University
Eastern Ontario Hoy Sun Association
Toronto Community and Cultural Centre
Metro Toronto Chinese & Southeast Asian Legal Clinic
Foundation to Commemorate the Chinese Railroad Workers in Canada
Stitch Media – Redress Remix
Ottawa Chinese Community Service Centre
Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre
Canadian Chinese Broadcast
Newfoundland and Labrador Headtax Redress Organization
Chinese Graduates Association of Albert
Chinese Canadian National Council Toronto Chapter
Productions Multi-monde Inc (Quebec)
Westman Chinese Association (Manitoba)
Firehall Theatre Society (Vancouver)
Richmond Gateway Theatre
Media Monkey (Ontario)
Ming Sun Benevolent Association (Vancouver)
Chinese Christian Mission of Canada (Burnaby)
Artismoking (Alberta)
Oral Histories & Digital Storytelling
http://www.youtube.com/chinesecanadianubc
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About the Technology• Dspace: Data intake pipelines • CONTENTdm: Digital collections
management• Drupal : Cross sites search & Interaction
design
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Drupal front end
CONTENTdm
Dspace
Chinese Canadian Stories Website
http://www.ccs.library.ubc.ca
Gold Mountain Quest
http://www.goldmountainguest.ca
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Statistics Canada. November 21, 2008. • <http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/analysis/ethnicorigin/vancouver.cfm>• The EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative. “7 Things You Should Know About Digital Storytelling.” January 2007. Educause. April
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Thank you!
Allan ChoProgram Services Librarian
Irving K. Barber Learning [email protected]
http://www.ccs.library.ubc.cahttp://www.chinesecanadian.ubc.ca