DEVELOPING IMPORTANT, CURATED

COLLECTIONS Jennifer Younger

Catholic Research Resources Alliance June 23, 2012

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FOSTERING A DYNAMIC SCHOLARLY COMMUNITY BY

Creating the freely available portal to Catholic research resources in the Americas

Sustaining the distinctive network of libraries, archives and other institutions that enable the vision

Facilitating internationally the sharing of resources and scholarship

THE CATHOLIC PORTAL

Primary interest in rare, unique and uncommon Catholic research materials

Over 100,000 records of collections and items Thematic collections build critical mass Catholic missions

400 records of archival resources 9 libraries

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PORTAL THEMES

Catholic education Catholic intellectual life Catholic literary figures Catholic liturgy and devotion Catholic missions Catholic social action Diocesan collections, including papers of Bishops Men’s religious orders Peace-building Religion and citizenship Vatican II Women’s religious orders

DEVELOP IMPORTANT, CURATED COLLECTIONS Make thematic collections visible on the

portal Help members relate their collections to

shared themes Identify collaborative opportunities

around heritage, mission and/or collections

Facilitate collaborative collection building and digitizing grant opportunities

Sponsor networking around trends in scholarship

TRANSFORMING COLLECTIONS New behaviors and new programs Develop programs around priorities of

members and scholars Jesuit Restoration Bicentennial 2014 Vatican II Catholic Newspaper Program Add value beyond discovery: Expand

links to full content in collaborative collections

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