a person works at a desk by the window in the reading room of the Rockefeller Library. The person is in silhouette, and the room appears to be lit by lanterns.

Hosted by Brown University Library

Brown University Digital Publications, with generous support from the IMLS Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program, has established Advancing HBCU Scholarship, Diversifying Digital Publishing, a cross-organizational training program for HBCU library professionals seeking to gain or expand expertise in developing born-digital scholarship in the humanities.

In partnership with the HBCU Library Alliance and the University of Michigan Press, Advancing HBCU Scholarship, Diversifying Digital Publishing is focused on building capacity at HBCU libraries and increasing the visibility and reach of HBCU-generated scholarship.

group shot of Advancing HBCU Scholarship program participants Marco Robinson, Sara Jo Cohen, Jordan Signater, and Clare Jones

Over the course of the three-year program, this website will expand to include course materials, asynchronous lessons, and other resources usable by anyone interested in developing born-digital scholarship.

“This first-of-its-kind partnership between a predominantly white R1 university library, a consortium of HBCU libraries, and a leading university press will nucleate networks of HBCU content generators/facilitators and publishers to produce outstanding scholarship that, without developmental investment and enhanced visibility, might not have had the same kind of impact on the academy. The collaboration will promote a broader array of scholars and research programs to help shape scholarly discourse going forward.”

— Allison Levy, Director, Brown University Digital Publications