Community-Driven Approaches to Neighborhood History, from Analog to Digital

The Boston Research Center, a public-academic partnership between the Boston Public Library and Northeastern University Library, supports community-driven history to bring underrepresented stories to a larger audience. This partnership enables both institutions to deepen relationships with community groups by partnering on neighborhood history projects. In this interactive session, learn how public and academic libraries can empower community members to add their lived experiences to the historical record, creating a more inclusive history. After the session, attendees will be able to: identify opportunities for authentically collaborative community partnerships focused on local history; apply inclusive and collaborative design principles to oral history projects in public libraries; design inclusive projects that incorporate multiple modes of creation and delivery.