The newly established SAMP Open Archives initiative creates and maintains a collection of open access materials for the study of South Asia. This major collaborative initiative is aimed at addressing the current scarcity of digital resources
pertinent to South Asian
studies and at making collections more widely accessible both to North
American scholars and to researchers elsewhere in the world.
The Open Archives
initiative (OAi) will address needs in all academic disciplines, from
the humanities through the sciences. With an initial emphasis on
colonial-era materials from South Asia,
a carefully curated collection of resources
will fill gaps in available online collections. Several criteria will
be used to select and prioritize resources for digitization, including:
- Value to research;
- Utility for a broad population of users;
- Uniqueness (not available through other credible, sustainable sources);
- At risk – due to condition, environmental or sociopolitical factors, or other threats;
- Complementarity to other resources.
The SAMP OAi currently has twenty-three members from North America and South Asia. Institutions interested in becoming members can find additional information about the initiative and membership
here.
The Center for Research Libraries (CRL) is the
administrative home of the SAMP OAi and is now seeking a creative and
self-directed professional to coordinate the initiative. In addition to
developing, implementing and administering the
program, the Program Coordinator will be responsible for outreach and
participating in initiatives that leverage program results for the
purpose of expanding the Open Archives initiative and sources of program funding.
Qualified candidates will have (among other
requirements) proven experience in developing and implementing digital
projects, program management and teambuilding skills, a successful track
record in developing funding proposals, communication
and web authoring experience, and demonstrated foreign language
capability and knowledge of South Asia, South Asian languages, culture, history, and geography.
No comments:
Post a Comment