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Location
Room A
Presentation Type
Poster
Start Date
29-4-2021 4:25 PM
Description
Creative works, particularly student work, tend to be under-represented in institutional repositories. For various reasons, emphasis is typically given to text-based scholarship like ETDs, journal articles, and the like. Obstacles such as securing permissions or the need to photograph three-dimensional media may stand in the way of collecting visual art in repositories. At the University of Northern Colorado Libraries, impediments such as these had prevented the inclusion of student artwork in the IR, despite efforts to collect it over multiple years. Unexpectedly, the 2020 pandemic and subsequent campus closure provided an opportunity for this goal to become a reality. In lieu of previously planned in-person programming, the UNC Galleries partnered with the Libraries to create virtual versions of its year-end student art show, a student-curated gallery exhibit, and its Visiting Artist Program series of artist talks. These initiatives allowed the Libraries to strengthen relationships by filling a need during an uncertain time. It also stretched the boundaries of the repository beyond its previous focus on archiving and publishing to include virtual space for the campus community to gather. This poster outlines successes, challenges, and lessons learned in using the IR to support virtual arts programming.
Pandemic? No Problem: Using the IR to Support Virtual Arts Programming
Room A
Creative works, particularly student work, tend to be under-represented in institutional repositories. For various reasons, emphasis is typically given to text-based scholarship like ETDs, journal articles, and the like. Obstacles such as securing permissions or the need to photograph three-dimensional media may stand in the way of collecting visual art in repositories. At the University of Northern Colorado Libraries, impediments such as these had prevented the inclusion of student artwork in the IR, despite efforts to collect it over multiple years. Unexpectedly, the 2020 pandemic and subsequent campus closure provided an opportunity for this goal to become a reality. In lieu of previously planned in-person programming, the UNC Galleries partnered with the Libraries to create virtual versions of its year-end student art show, a student-curated gallery exhibit, and its Visiting Artist Program series of artist talks. These initiatives allowed the Libraries to strengthen relationships by filling a need during an uncertain time. It also stretched the boundaries of the repository beyond its previous focus on archiving and publishing to include virtual space for the campus community to gather. This poster outlines successes, challenges, and lessons learned in using the IR to support virtual arts programming.