
Presentation on The Anti-racism Digital Library and the International Anti-racism Thesaurus, 7 Oct. 2019, is available here / via direct url: https://sacred.omeka.net/items/show/252. Some of my goals, assumptions, and values, shared in the presentation slides are excerpted and highlighted below.
Libraries are always inclusive, they are never exclusive. – Cynthia Hurd. Coleman. 2019. The Anti-racism Digital Library and the International Anti-racism Thesaurus.
Open Access Repository for Anti-racism / Business Model (non-profit)
- Using the PC(USA) collection model become the one-stop anti-racism digital library for mainline denominations – Episcopalian, Lutheran, Methodist, etc.
- Access: Create a sign-on and put selective resources behind it for paid access, so not everything is freely, openly available.
- Basic (System): Add registration and donation buttons to get a better idea of who is actually using the library and start building a user list.
- Collaborators and Partners
- Course / Curriculum / Research / Publishing
- Create a basic/video course that people can take online: How to Use the ADL.
- Maximize the theological piece of “anti-racism” in the Glossary.
- Offer free public webinars and create a curriculum around it; i.e. invite learners for webinar, record it, then archive and so on… link from the webinar to more materials for in-person workshops, seminars, or one-on-one coaching.
- Add quality videos (e.g. Tim Wise, DeCoded, Tedx, etc.).
- Open submissions / student publishing / on demand publishing / projects.
E.M. White Library
- In the age of increasing information resources and decreasing purchasing power, some decision issues:
- Digital information management
- Costs of electronic resources, databases
- Technology blurs services and resources
- Should library buy print, online, or both?
- Hidden Costs of ‘free’ Internet resources
- Diverse formats – DVDs, VCRs are ok; but not enough streaming video in Religion & Theology
- Demand-driven acquisition – create a catalog entry for item but purchase only when clicked
- Open Source Software
- Library – Koha, Omeka, SubjectsPlus
- Online Learning / LMS – Moodle
- Open Access
- Open Educational Resources /Textbook Justice
- Open Bibliographies
- Open Syllabi
- Open Textbooks
- Open Educational Resources /Textbook Justice
I distinguish between anti-racism education, i.e. study and teaching vs. training. I am interested in anti-racism education. I grew up in a country without race (it has other hierarchies and oppression, marginalization) and with a strong belief in the imago Dei. I want to increase awareness and understanding of global anti-racism.