The HBCU Library Alliance An Overview Atlanta University
The HBCU Library Alliance: An Overview Atlanta University Center Class of 1904 Image from HBCU Digital Collection 2010 Atlanta University Center Woodruff Library Workstations Photo courtesy of Atlanta University Center Woodruff Library
White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities Mission To strengthen the capacity of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to provide excellence in education. http: //ed. gov/about/inits/list/whhbcu/edlite-index. html 2
Where are 105 HBCUs? ME VT IN WV NH MA CT RI NJ PA MD DE VA KY NC TN SC MS LYRASIS states – Bold HBCUs – Map pins AL GA LA FL VI 3
HBCUs in LYRASIS States • • • Alabama 15 Connecticut 0 Delaware 1 Florida 4 Georgia 10 Kentucky 1 Louisiana 6 Maine 0 Maryland 4 Massachusetts 0 Mississippi 7 • • • North Carolina 11 Pennsylvania 2 Rhode Island 0 South Carolina 8 Tennessee 6 Vermont 0 Virginia 6 West Virginia 2 Virgin Islands 1 4
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2008 Academic Library Survey Data Ranges Student FTE Salaries Operating Expenses Materials Expenditures 6
Rich Alumni Base 7
Mission and Vision Established in 2001 by deans and directors of HBCUs so designated by the White House Initiative on HBCUs The HBCU Library Alliance is a consortium that promotes the collaboration of information professionals and excellence in library leadership and services to enhance member resources and programs. The HBCU Library Alliance’s vision is to be the leader in preserving and promoting the history and missions of the White-House designated Historically Black Colleges and their libraries. Atlanta University Quartet, 1894 Image from HBCU Digital Collection 8
HBCU Library Alliance Leadership Institute 2009 Kick-Off Session 9
Scrapbook identified for preservation Abraham Lincoln pin (ambrotype) Rolled for many years, this WW 1 panorama is safely flattened in the humidification chamber built onsite at Fisk University. 10
1874 Singers, Hampton University 1866 First Graduating Class, Virginia State University Student in Tapestry, Tuskegee University 11
Accomplishments • Successful partnerships • Visibility • Voice • Successful model for leadership training 1920's, Early Nursing Class standing in front of George W. Hubbard Hospital on old campus at Meharry Medical College Image from HBCU Digital Collection 12
HBCUs cannot simply survive. They have to thrive. The historical importance of these schools cannot be overstated. Their relevance today is as great as at any time in the past. —Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Thank you!!!!! 13
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