Relevance in Turbulent Times
The historic 7th Membership Meeting of the HBCU Library Alliance was hosted at the Atlanta University Center Woodruff Library on Monday and Tuesday, October 10 and 11.
Fifty‐nine (59) members representing forty‐ nine (49) institutions gathered to network, celebrate and share experiences. Twenty‐eight (28) members and three (3) institutions contributed to the Decade of Investment Initiative.
The keynote speaker was Veronica Cohen, Associate Vice President of Major and Planned Gifts, Claflin University (SC), HBCU Library Alliance Advancement Officer.
HBCU Digital Initiative
Dr. Janice Franklin and Cedric Davis, Alabama State University
Increasing Diversity of Librarians
Jamaal Fisher, LeMoyne-Owen College (TN)
Preservation of Photographic and Magnetic Media Images
Steve Eberhardt, Project Coordinator, LYRASIS (GA)
Preservation of Photographic and Magnetic Media Images Panel Discussion
Dana Chandler, Tuskegee University (AL)
Andrea Jackson, Atlanta University Center Woodruff Library (GA)
Donzella Maupin, Hampton University Museum (VA)
Jessie Carney Smith, Fisk University (TN)
Chelly Tavss, Johnson C. Smith University (NC)
Let’s Get Open! Exploring Hues of Open Access and Scholarly Publishing Trends
Rosaline Odom and Brad Ost
Atlanta University Center Woodruff Library (GA)
Change is Coming
Willie Hardin and Jacqueline Eldridge
Arkansas Baptist College
The Anchor Holds: Enhancing the Relevancy of Academic Libraries in Modern Times
Jamaal Fisher, LeMoyne-Owen College (TN)
Digital Preservation: Building a Repository to Ensure Continuous Access to Information for Research
Beverly Charlot, Delaware State University
Reimagining Student Interest into Library Programming Jennifer Cheney Laski and Cynthia Horne
Elizabeth City State University (NC)
Academic Libraries and Outreach: Creating Relevance through Learning and Service
Tina Rollins, Hampton University (VA)
Navigating Your Future: Career Test Prep Resources
Morgan Montgomery, Claflin University (SC)
Academic Libraries, It’s Time for a REMIX!
Monika Rhue, Johnson C. Smith University (NC)
The Two Most Important Words
Adrienne Webber, University of Maryland Eastern Shore
The James Peeler Photograph Collection and Memories of an African American Community in Charlotte, NC (1954-2003)
Chelly Tavss, Johnson C. Smith University (NC)
What Problem do you want to Solve? Reaching Marginalized Communities through Dialogue and Technology
Nicole White, American Baptist College (TN)
A Repurposed Jackson State University Library (MS)
Melissa Druckrey and Jama Lumumba, Jackson State University
