American Association for State and Local History (AASLH)’s Post

Love how non scientists are increasingly being involved in ocean conservation. Learn more about Citizen of the Sea and the potentially behind this new initiative!

Shannon Crawford Barniskis, a researcher and professor at the University of Kentucky School of Information Science, was recently awarded over $400k from the Institute of Museum and Library Services for “The Trustee Project,” which aims to learn about the experiences of public library trustees. With this funding, Crawford Barniskis will conduct a nationwide survey, interviews and host a symposium for practitioners and scholars to gather experiences, voices and ideas. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/e3N9FXfK

Learn about the lives and legacies of our presidents and how they shaped the past and present of our country through the Presidential Primary Sources Project from Internet2. Free, interactive discussions for your classrooms from experts on the topic. https://lnkd.in/gVJ4tT63

Baffled by the question of purpose, significance, relevance, and all else in-between and about these topics? This event by @Selvolution is for you: https://lnkd.in/eeUcpsmu ✍🏽✍🏽✍🏽

I am my mother's child - sit me in a physical library, or in front of a computer where a library archive search is available, and I'm a happy person. Thanks to Digital Collections at the Georgia State University Library, you can look through a treasure trove of archival photos, including the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the University Archives, labor, and much more. Take a look: https://lnkd.in/gHpZctrr #archives #history #visualhistory

AASLH's Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations (STEPS) is a self-study, self=paced assessment program designed specifically for small- to mid-sized history organizations. Through a workbook, online resources, and an online community, the 1,100+ organizations enrolled in STEPS review their policies and practices and benchmark themselves against national museum standards. Learn more at tinyurl.com/AASLHSTEPS.

📣 We are pleased to announce the release the Research Society for the Prevention of Firearm-Related Harms 5-year strategic plan! The plan draws on insights and feedback from dozens of researchers in our field across disciplines and representing numerous institutions and outlines our plans to foster sustainable growth of the field and enhance the support and interconnectedness of researchers in this space. Explore the plan: https://lnkd.in/gh4gJEgs This work would not have been possible without the foundational support from The Joyce Foundation and Kaiser Permanente Center for Gun Violence Research & Education.

🌐 On 12-14 June, the Max Weber Programme held its 18th Annual Conference under the theme 'Continuity or rupture: towards an interdisciplinary inquiry'. More than 90 participants gathered across 18 panels to reflect on the current state of academia and exchange ideas between disciplines 💭 📄 Read the main takeaways from the conference: https://loom.ly/uiB539Y

Ruth Burke, a Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts assistant professor, is using a North Central Region SARE grant to work with farmers to use mixed power to establish two pollinator plots and two pollinator-friendly earthworks in McLean County. Discover more about her research and that of the other recent grant recipients: https://lnkd.in/gw8nDYTi

The Maryland State Library Agency (MSLA) recently surveyed public library systems across the state to identify and map local history collections. That map - along with a list of physical and digital local history collections - is now live on the MSLA website! The project stems from a partnership with the Maryland 250 Commission, along with numerous other state agencies and organizations, to commemorate the 250th anniversary of America's independence, set to take place next year. Check out our map and growing list of public library local history collections now! https://loom.ly/6ngF3N0