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- Preserving Global Linguistic Diversity: Focus on South AsiaElizabeth Lhost recently presented at a CoRSAL (Computational Resource for South Asian Languages) symposium, highlighting the linguistic diversity of MEAP collections from South Asia.
BAHA Archive 1951-1980 – A Pan African VisionA curatorial statement about the Bailey's History Archive Digital Collection.
AnnouncementMEAP Featured on the Royal Historical Society Blog: Historical TransactionsMEAP Panel Member, Vincent Hiribarren, highlighted his work with MEAP for the Royal Historical Society. Hiribarren invites scholars to expand their teaching and research through MEAP collections.- AnnouncementMEAP in the Daily BruinMEAP has been featured in the UCLA student newspaper, the Daily Bruin. Coverage highlights our recently funded projects and the potential of digitization for cultural heritage preservation.
MEAP in Peru: Exploring Workflows, Teamwork, Access and OwnershipOnline discussion on Oct 21, 2024 with MEAP project leads Sydney Silverstein, Amanda Smith, and Eva Willems. The panel explored cultural heritage digitization in Peru and MEAP project details.- AnnouncementMEAP Announces 26 Newly Funded ProjectsProgram’s Sixth Cohort Reflects Continued Growth and Expanded Opportunity
The sound archives of Radio Rurale de Kayes (Mali): Acknowledgements and CollaborationsPrésentation de l’équipe/Team Presentation: The sound archives of Radio Rurale de Kayes (Mali)
AnnouncementFunding Available: MEAP Opens New Call for ApplicationsMEAP invites applications for its seventh cohort of projects designed to preserve, document, and digitize at-risk cultural heritage collections. Apply online now. Applications due Nov 15, 2024.
Historical initiative digitally preserves India’s post-Partition heritageCoventry University highlights MEAP grant to digitize photographs at Hamilton Studios in Mumbai, documenting and preserving 20 years of Indian history following partition.
Preserving Human Rights Archives in PeruUC Davis Letters & Science features one of the first funded MEAP Regional Grants with a deep dive into Professor Charles Walker’s digitization project with three Human Rights organizations across Peru- A brief note on Dr Nirmal MinzThrough the Lens of an Adivasi: Bishop Dr Nirmal Minz (1927-2021)
- A Brief Note on KurukhOraons are the second largest Adivasi community of Jharkhand who prefer to call themselves Kurukh or Kurukhar. Kurukh is also the name of the language spoken by them.
Re vueltas Gráficas: Exhibition of Resistance in Santiago, ChileExhibition featuring posters and documents from the Tallersol Cultural Center at the Centro Cultural La Moneda in Santiago, Chile
Updates from across the MEAP NetworkCheck out summer 2024 highlights from the MEAP team and project teams around the world.
Digitization Workshop at the Center for Art & ArchaeologyThe Center for Art & Archaeology (CA&A) of the American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS) hosted a two-day virtual workshop titled Photo and Negative Digitization & Dissemination.
CollectionsMEAP Milestone — 70,000 unique digital objectsModern Endangered Archives Program publishes more than 70,000 objects from 36 collections on the UCLA Digital Library
Highlighting MEAP Projects Across Asia at the Association for Asian Studies Conference in IndonesiaGrantees and board members discussed MEAP projects at the recent Association for Asian Studies (AAS) in Asia conference in Yogyakarta, Indonesia in July 2024.- Creating Inclusive Metadata: Exploring HomosaurusUsing a vocabulary like Homosaurus ensures that queer and trans people can represent their own experiences with expansive terminology.
Focus on Metadata: MEAP Student Assistants Make Metadata ShineMEAP recognizes the contributions of our graduate student assistants by highlighting the invaluable work they do behind the scenes to prepare MEAP metadata for publication.
Documenting Queer HistoryHighlighting MEAP collections that reflect LGBTQ+ activism and experiences from around the world.
Reflecting on MEAP’s First Cohort of GrantsCelebrating 14 grantees who persisted through Covid-19 lockdowns and challenging delays to model how MEAP projects can successfully preserve cultural heritage and amplify community voices.- History of the Soweto Black OrganizationA description and historical narrative of the Soweto Black Organization, a civil, social action, non-profit organization founded in 1991 after a decade of activism and mobilization.
Expanded Digital Collection from Memoria Abierta: Human Rights Publications in ArgentinaMemoria Abierta launches a Digital Publications Library, making accessible magazines and other periodicals from 8 Human Rights organizations in Argentina.
MEAP in the Classroom: Digital Preservation Case StudyMEAP student associate, Alyssa Davis, explores the tension between theory in practice by using MEAP as a case study for a Digital Preservation class.
Focus on Metadata: Using Controlled Vocabularies for Subject TermsThe previous Focus on Metadata post offered tips for creating clear and meaningful subject terms. In this follow up, we examine the pros and cons of using different controlled vocabularies.
Reflections on MEAP work in Iquitos, PeruAmanda M. Smith has published an open access essay about her work leading an MEAP digitization project in Iquitos. Smith adds local context for the project.
Ensuring Access to Radio Rurale de KayesMEAP-funded Cultural Mediators conducted field work across Mali to engage communities in the creation of metadata. This work ensures robust description and open access to the digital collection.
CollectionsFocus on MEAP Planning GrantsMEAP Planning Grants support early phases of archival preservation, including organization, documentation, and securing permissions. Projects result in robust reports and inventories.
MEAP In the Classroom: Mapping Street PhotographyThe Photo Jack collection shows the diversity of northern Lebanon and its communities across religious, ethnic, cultural and class lines. Mapping the collection can illuminate this diversity.- What we find in the archive: Maruja Pierina Zárate Moreno (Biblioteca Amazónica)A personal story from Maruja Pierina Zárate Moreno about working with the Biblioteca Amazónica in Iquitos, Peru.
CollectionsHighlighting Black Histories Across the AmericasMEAP honors Black History Month by highlighting MEAP collections that illuminate Black Histories across the Americas, focusing on funded projects in Haiti, Barbados, Brazil and Uruguay.
MEAP in the Classroom: Considering Access and Archival GapsIn a recent guest lecture, MEAP Director, Rachel Deblinger, invited students to think about the human choices and technical infrastructures that build archives.- Focus on Metadata: Creating Simple and Specific Subject TermsThis month’s Focus on Metadata provides recommendations for employing subject terms that accurately describe your collection and help users find meaning in the digital library.
Interview with MEAP Board Member, Vincent HiribarrenInterview with Vincent Hiribarren about MEAP. Article in French in 20 & 21. Revue d’histoire (2023).
Highlighting MEAP in Latin America at the AHA Annual MeetingMEAP stakeholders discussed MEAP at the Conference on Latin American History as part of the AHA Annual Meeting held in San Francisco in January 2024.
AnnouncementBuilding the Modern Endangered Archives ProgramThe Modern Endangered Archives Program launched its first Call for Applications in 2018 under the program title, Documenting Global Voices. We have been working to expand access to cultural heritage materials ever since.- AnnouncementAnnouncing New Metadata Documents: What, Why, HowMEAP is excited to announce the publication of new metadata documents to support documentation and digitization projects.
CollectionsDigitizing oral traditions for future generationsThis article honors the legacy of Dr. Kim Dunphy, an early MEAP grantee, and provides reflections on the impact of digitization and access to the Justino Valentim collection from Timor Leste.
Teaching and LearningMEAP in the Classroom: Syllabus Inspiration for Winter and Spring CoursesAs you put the finishing touches on your Winter Quarter and Spring Semester courses, MEAP invites you to explore our open access collections of primary source print, audio, and video materials.
Spotlight on Human Rights CollectionsIn honor of Human Rights Day, MEAP highlights four projects that document and preserve collections related to the fight for Human Rights in Latin America.
The Barbados Ephemera Project: A Look Back at MEAP’s First Published CollectionAmalia Levi, the project lead of Ephemera from the Barbados Department of Archives, reflects on MEAP, working through the pandemic, and the potential of digital archives.
Teaching and LearningMEAP in the Classroom: Posters as Visual DataAn invitation to examine political posters as visual data and to create visualizations of the data created through the digitization process.
CollectionsRecognizing Audio Visual Preservation WorkIn honor of Audio Visual Heritage Day on October 27, 2023, MEAP is highlighting AV projects and available resources to recognize the work of preserving sound and moving image materials.
CollectionsMEAP Digital Collection GrowsMEAP celebrates publication of over 55,000 unique archival objects from 28 collections, 19 countries- Teaching and LearningMEAP in the Classroom: Annotating PhotographyThis activity uses the Storiiies viewer to annotate photographs, inviting students to share observations and insights.
CollectionsSpotlight on South AsiaDuring the Annual Conference on South Asia, MEAP highlights projects documenting and preserving at-risk cultural heritage materials from the region.
CollectionsPreserving Indigenous ExperiencesIn honor of Indigenous People’s Day, explore a selection of MEAP projects that preserve and document the experiences of Indigenous communities around the world.
New discoveries and more work ahead: MEAP in South America Event RecapInsights and highlights from our first online symposium bringing together project leads from Peru, Brazil, and Uruguay to discuss the role of digitization in understanding regional history.
Teaching and LearningMEAP in the Classroom: Imagining and InvestigatingMEAP collections can help students think broadly about primary sources and engage in different modes of inquiry and investigation.
AnnouncementMEAP Opens New Round of Funding with Expanded OpportunitiesMEAP invites applications for its sixth cohort of projects designed to preserve, document, and digitize at-risk cultural heritage collections. The call new updated opportunities for 2023.
Announcement30 new grants awarded in fifth round of fundingFrom Ukraine to Nigeria, the Modern Endangered Archives Program continues to support cultural heritage preservation projects around the world.
AnnouncementMEAP launches new monthly newsletterStay up to date on the latest funding opportunities, new collections and stories from around the global MEAP community
CollectionsCommunity Profile: El Gran Film del UruguayIn the first of a new series of Community Profiles, we will look at the work of Felipe Bellocq and the team at Cine Casero to inventory, catalog, and preserve the film collection of Carlos Alonso.- CollectionsSeeing old stories in a new lightIn honor of World Photography Week, MEAP highlights photography collections around the world
- AnnouncementOnline Symposium: MEAP in South America on Tues, Sept 12Join us for an online symposium exploring cultural heritage preservation in South America with three MEAP project teams. Registration required.
PeopleIntroducing Elizabeth Lhost, program manager for the Modern Endangered Archives ProgramLhost will work closely with Modern Endangered Archives Program grantees around the world to support the documentation and digitization of at-risk cultural heritage collections.- CCP Collections Reference: Abbreviations and ClassificationThese two documents support active use of the CCP Digital Archive by providing a list of abbreviations and the classification system that orients the archival description.
CollectionsThe Peruvian Peasant Movement and the CCP ArchiveDocuments from the CCP Archive provide insight about the peasant movement in Peru from the 1970s, 80s, and 90s.
CollectionsGuide to the Confederación Campesina del Perú Archive (CCP)These guides will help you explore the the Confederación Campesina del Perú Archive and understand how to best use the digital collection.- CollectionsPreserving the Archive of the Confederación Campesina del PerúThe history and legacy of the CCP. This article also details the CCP Archive recovery work funded by MEAP. The team cleaned, organized, classified, and digitized over 500 objects from the archive.
CollectionsPreserving the Photo Jack Collection at the Arab Image FoundationThe collection comes from the Photo Jack photography studio (1939 - 1997 in Tripoli, Lebanon). The images show the diversity of northern Lebanon and its communities.
Ustadh Mau Digital Library launched at Leiden UniversityMEAP Project team formally launched Ustadh Mau Digital Library project on 11 January 2023.- Conference Presentation: Digitization of news program "El Mundo al Día"The MEAP project team for Film Collection of the News Program El Mundo al Dia (Dominican Republic) presented at the 9th annual Dominican History Book Fair on October 27, 2022.
MEAP in the News: Preserving endangered manuscripts (from UNC News)Originally published in the Carolina Arts & Sciences Magazine (October 2022)
AnnouncementUCLA Library looks to preserve at-risk archival materials through grant programPublished in the Daily Bruin, Oct 2, 2022
AnnouncementUCLA Library to expand global preservation work thanks to largest grant in its history$13 million from Arcadia will support bolstering the Modern Endangered Archives Program- AnnouncementThe Modern Endangered Archive Program’s reach expandsModern Endangered Archives Program announces fourth cohort of 28 funded projects, over 12,000 digital objects now accessible
- AnnouncementUCLA Library Program Announces New Projects to Digitize and Document Activism, Political Expression and Communal Memory Around the WorldThe Modern Endangered Archives Program's second cohort broadens its global reach at a time when such efforts are dwindling.
AnnouncementUCLA Library Funds 29 International Cultural Preservation ProjectsThe Modern Endangered Archives Program has funded 29 new projects that will preserve at-risk materials.
CollectionsLooking at the World Through a Child’s Eyes: Films from Children’s Film Society of India (CFSI)Entertainment and education through film in India By Ritika Kaushik
CollectionsWomen’s Filmmaking at the Children’s Film Society of IndiaAn exploration of Radio Comes to Rampur (1999), director Asha Dutta, & other women filmmakersBy Dr. Simran Bhalla
CollectionsUser Guide to the Barbados Ephemera CollectionRecognizing the Tension Between Colonial Legacies and Postcolonial Realities
CollectionsExploring Caribbean History through the Barbardos Ephemera CollectionA user guide for the Barbados Ephemera collection
CollectionsTracing Identity, Social Movements, and Nation-Building Through Performance ArtsEphemera from the Barbados Department of Archives- AnnouncementNew! 2022 Call for ApplicationsMEAP invites applications for its fifth cohort of projects designed to preserve and digitize collections at-risk from environmental conditions, political uncertainty, unsustainable media, inappropriate storage, or communal and social change.
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