Chicago Collections

Chicago Collections Consortium is a membership organization of more than 60 libraries, museums, historical societies, and other cultural heritage organizations collaborating to preserve and promote the history of the Chicago region.

History

Launched in 2015 after several years of planning among its charter members, Chicago Collections now sponsors a wide range of educational, community engagement, and professional development programs, including exhibitions and public lectures.[1] Chicago Collections also provides information services such as its Cooperative Reference Network, as well as instructional materials available on member web sites. Chicago Collections has established partnerships with other non-profit organizations in the City of Chicago, including National Public Radio, Chicago Metro History Education Center, and the Library of Congress's Teaching with Primary Sources program, to answer questions about Chicago history from researchers and the general public, and to promote use of member collections and services by teachers and students of all ages.

With funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation,[2] Chicago Collections has developed EXPLORE Chicago Collections (ECC), a digital portal providing access to more than 117,000 images and 6,800 archival collections from member institutions (as of September 2019).[3] The Center for Research Libraries awarded its 2016 Primary Source Award for Access to Tracy J. Seneca (University of Illinois at Chicago), for her role in leading the development of the ECC portal.[4] In celebration of its 10 year anniversary in 2022, CCC, in partnership with The Poetry Foundation and the Chicago Public Library Harold Washington Library Center, launched the annual poetry competition Making History Come Alive Through Words. Aimed at Chicago area high school students, the competition gets students to browse the EXPLORE portal in order to inspire them to write poetry and interact with history.

Governing Members

Participating Members

Associate Members

Partner Program

References

  1. ^ Free, David (December 2015). "Chicago Collections launches ExploreChicago Collections digital portal". College & Research Libraries News. 76 (11): 574–577. doi:10.5860/crln.76.11.9410. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  2. ^ "Chicago Collections Consortium: Portal Implementation". The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Grants Database. Archived from the original on October 9, 2016. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  3. ^ Johnson, Steve (November 4, 2015). "Chicago Collections Brings City-related Archives Under One Digital Roof". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  4. ^ Center for Research Libraries (Spring 2016). "2016 Primary Source Awards". CRL Focus on Global Resources. 35 (2): 2. Retrieved September 17, 2016.

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