52 · Survey Results: Survey Questions and Responses
If yes, please briefly describe community member volunteer projects. N=9
A volunteer could hypothetically make the current finding aid better, but most likely a library staff member will be
doing that.
All aspects of collection processing, social media, interpretation, digitization, and outreach
Conduct interviews (after training), attend project meetings, process collection (including transcription).
Data input, collections organization
In general, volunteers are welcome to help process collections.
Non-community members have volunteered to help process the collection.
Opportunities to contribute new information about the contents of the collection, including identifying individuals or
events in photographs, is generally possible.
Volunteers have assisted in processing parts of the collection.
We offer academic internships to work with our collections.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
35. What would you consider to be important milestones in building and expanding community
engagement with the library collection? N=28
Acquiring it and getting it cataloged/processed.
Because the acquisition of the Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection took place so long ago it would be
wonderful to re-engage with the current administration to continue the documentation of the organizations history.
Typical milestones include anniversaries.
BJE published a book describing the collections.
Book publications, productions for public television, creation of collection finding aid, and major exhibits
using collection.
Capstone symposium at the conclusion of grant funded processing
Centennial Celebration, digitization of high school yearbooks, library attendance at annual community reunion
Collections to be featured and commemorated at the International Union of Women in Architecture (UIFA) Congress,
2015. Social media outreach began in 2011. First research prize awarded in 2000. Biographical database established
in 1995. International newsletter created in 1989. Hosted first traveling exhibit, 1988 (accessioned into the archives in
1991). First research symposium held in 1986. Board of Advisors established in 1986. First collections arrive in 1985.
Completion of the online finding aid and emailed announcement to NPS retirees groups
Crowdsourcing and digital humanities projects with digitized materials. Scholarly research in collaboration with US
institutions Saratov State University and the State Archives of Saratov Province (Russian Federation). Continuation of
outreach to the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia (including exhibits and presentations).
Exhibits, events featuring the community collection, tied in with anniversaries of the community group
If yes, please briefly describe community member volunteer projects. N=9
A volunteer could hypothetically make the current finding aid better, but most likely a library staff member will be
doing that.
All aspects of collection processing, social media, interpretation, digitization, and outreach
Conduct interviews (after training), attend project meetings, process collection (including transcription).
Data input, collections organization
In general, volunteers are welcome to help process collections.
Non-community members have volunteered to help process the collection.
Opportunities to contribute new information about the contents of the collection, including identifying individuals or
events in photographs, is generally possible.
Volunteers have assisted in processing parts of the collection.
We offer academic internships to work with our collections.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
35. What would you consider to be important milestones in building and expanding community
engagement with the library collection? N=28
Acquiring it and getting it cataloged/processed.
Because the acquisition of the Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection took place so long ago it would be
wonderful to re-engage with the current administration to continue the documentation of the organizations history.
Typical milestones include anniversaries.
BJE published a book describing the collections.
Book publications, productions for public television, creation of collection finding aid, and major exhibits
using collection.
Capstone symposium at the conclusion of grant funded processing
Centennial Celebration, digitization of high school yearbooks, library attendance at annual community reunion
Collections to be featured and commemorated at the International Union of Women in Architecture (UIFA) Congress,
2015. Social media outreach began in 2011. First research prize awarded in 2000. Biographical database established
in 1995. International newsletter created in 1989. Hosted first traveling exhibit, 1988 (accessioned into the archives in
1991). First research symposium held in 1986. Board of Advisors established in 1986. First collections arrive in 1985.
Completion of the online finding aid and emailed announcement to NPS retirees groups
Crowdsourcing and digital humanities projects with digitized materials. Scholarly research in collaboration with US
institutions Saratov State University and the State Archives of Saratov Province (Russian Federation). Continuation of
outreach to the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia (including exhibits and presentations).
Exhibits, events featuring the community collection, tied in with anniversaries of the community group