The Growth of Democracy in Tennessee: A Grass-Roots Approach to “Volunteer Voices” Boone Tree Library Association March 13, 2007

Volunteer Voices Project 1.8M project Partially funded by IMLS and partner institutions 10,000 digitally accessible items Document the growth of democracy in TN Four primary audiences –K-12 Teachers and Students –TN Citizens and Lifelong Learners –Researchers and Scholars –Information Professionals Statewide TEL

Partner Institutions - Grant University of Tennessee Tennessee State Library & Archives Memphis Public Library & Information Center Middle Tennessee State University University of Memphis Blount County Public Library Knox County Public Library System East Tennessee Historical Society Tennessee State University Vanderbilt University Brentwood Public Library

Audiences and Goals K-12 Teachers and Learners –Integrate into Social Studies curriculum –Grades 4, 8, 11, 12 –Increase information literacy and use of primary resources Tennessee Citizens/ Lifelong Learners –Provide information about TN history –Genealogical connections Researchers and Scholars –Primary resources –Searchable database Information Professionals –Digitizing workshops –Standards–for institutional digitization

Project Plan 2007 Production Focus –10,000 by October 2007 Regional Travel Training Sessions –Information Professionals Librarians – Feb 2007 Curators – TBD Additional TBD –Teachers - Fall 07 Digitization Blitz –TLA – April 2007 –Regional Libraries Students Statewide –Project – Digital Libraries Class –Practicum – SIS –Employed – UT, MTSU, UM

Project Plan 2008 Project to Program Focus Integration of Additional Institutions Secondary Regional Digitization Centers Training & Assessment –Teachers – Spring 2008 –Lifelong Learners – TBD –Evaluations & Reports Web Presence –Website & Wiki –Digital Library Collection –Lesson Plan Integration

Vision Premier site for primary resources on TN history –Integrated lesson plans for K-12 social studies teachers –Interactive elements for lifelong learners –Online training in digitization practices for Information Professionals –Searchable database to meet the needs of historical researchers, scholars, and genealogists

Volunteer Voices & Libraries Visibility of rich collections Online presence for historical materials Training opportunities in digitization & metadata Hosting of digital materials at no cost Regional digitization center