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Developing important, curated collections

Developing important, curated collections. Jennifer Younger Catholic Research Resources Alliance June 23, 2012 http://www.catholicresearch.net. Fostering A dynamic scholarly community by . Creating the freely available portal to Catholic research resources in the Americas

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Developing important, curated collections

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  1. Developing important, curated collections Jennifer Younger Catholic Research Resources Alliance June 23, 2012 http://www.catholicresearch.net

  2. Fostering A dynamic scholarly community by • Creating the freely available portal to Catholic research resources in the Americas • Sustaining the distinctive network of libraries, archives and other institutions that enable the vision • Facilitating internationally the sharing of resources and scholarship

  3. The Catholic Portal • Primary interest in rare, unique and uncommon Catholic research materials • Over 100,000 records of collections and items • Thematic collections build critical mass • Catholic missions • 400 records of archival resources • 9 libraries • http://www.catholicresearch.net

  4. Portal themes • Catholic education • Catholic intellectual life • Catholic literary figures • Catholic liturgy and devotion • Catholic missions • Catholic social action • Diocesan collections, including papers of Bishops • Men’s religious orders • Peace-building • Religion and citizenship • Vatican II • Women’s religious orders

  5. Develop important, curated collections • Make thematic collections visible on the portal • Help members relate their collections to shared themes • Identify collaborative opportunities around heritage, mission and/or collections • Facilitate collaborative collection building and digitizing grant opportunities • Sponsor networking around trends in scholarship

  6. Transforming collections • New behaviors and new programs • Develop programs around priorities of members and scholars • Jesuit Restoration Bicentennial 2014 • Vatican II • Catholic Newspaper Program • Add value beyond discovery: Expand links to full content in collaborative collections • Thank you. Your ideas welcome. • http://www.catholicresearch.net/Contact

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