This week’s Renovation Review post is an excerpt from a recent story that appeared in the newsletter of the Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections & University Archives (also known as SCUA). We’re reposting parts of it here with permission, but we encourage readers to view the full post for more information.
“SCUA continues preparing for our temporary relocation during Phase 2 of the Jackson Library renovation project. Collections are being boxed and moved, and staff offices are being established. But one important piece of the move puzzle is now firmly in place – the launch of Digital Greensboro, our new online platform for digitized materials!
As SCUA undergoes a physical relocation, Digital Greensboro and the work of our colleague, Digitization Coordinator David Gwynn and his team, will help us ensure continued access to much of our collections. While our physical materials are temporarily in transition, we know that research and teaching will not pause. Digital Greensboro provides a stable, searchable, and user-friendly online space for users to continue exploring digitized materials from our collections.
For students and teaching faculty, Digital Greensboro means that they will continue to have access to our primary sources. Professors can integrate materials directly into coursework, encouraging students to develop critical archival research skills without the constraints of physical location or reading room hours. While we will continue to provide a temporary research space for our physical collections, Digital Greensboro makes this process more accessible for students with time constraints.”
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