Shaw University (James E. Cheek Learning Resources Center)

The James E. Cheek Learning Resource Center at Shaw University will improve the care, management, and accessibility of the Special Collections in the University Archives. Library staff will work with three paid student interns to inventory, rehouse, and catalog each collection. The project team will create two on-site exhibits displaying select items from priority record groups, including an online exhibit featuring a selection of digitized records. Staff will hold a workshop for faculty to foster awareness and increase the use of archival material in course curricula and will also organize a symposium to feature examples of student work that incorporates archival material in course assignments. The project will improve the collection storage conditions, enhance staff knowledge of the collections and skills in collections care, and increase awareness among faculty and staff about the use of archives as sources of knowledge.