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What Have We Lost?A Unified Effort to Preserve North
Carolina’s Community College History
North Carolina Community College Library Association Conference
Libraries are Golden…Celebrating 50 Years! - March 30 - 31, 2017
Carteret Community College/Crystal Coast Civic Center, Morehead City, NC
Presenters: Clark Adams and Debbie Luck
How It All Began
Clark Adams, Randolph CC English instructor, & Debbie Luck, Randolph CC Dean of Library Services, teamed up to establish RCC’s archives in 2005
Work continued through the 45th & 50th anniversary celebrations in 2007 & 2012
RCC archives experienced ups & downs
Randolph Community College
Began working with NC Digital Heritage Center in 2012
Clark served on System Office 50th Anniversary Committee and made visits to other college archives collections
Jenny Thomas, Randolph CC Information Technology Librarian, joined our team
Clark reached out to Erin Allsop, Archivist at Central Piedmont Community College
Then…
Let’s see if others are interested in forming a state-wide community
college archives association!
December 2, 2016Meeting at Randolph Community College
Mr. George Fouts, Interim President of the NC Community College System, 2015-2016
Do we need a community college archives association?
To share best practices To facilitate professional development To support and mentor each other To advocate for the importance of CC archives locally and
at the state level
What is the NCCCAA?
The North Carolina Community College Archives Association was founded upon the importance of the preservation of the heritage and
history of the NCCCS and its individual colleges.
Purpose and MissionThe mission of the North Carolina Community College Archives Association is to
promote and support the preservation of archive and special collections materials within the 58 institutions of the North Carolina Community College System and to serve as a statewide voice on behalf of North Carolina community college history.
Accomplish this mission through: networking and the exchange of information providing professional development opportunities advocating for institutional archives on a local and state level promoting the preservation of North Carolina community college history fostering an awareness and appreciation for the importance, significance, and
value of college archives collections
Lack of dedicated staffLack of dedicated spaceLack of timeLack of trainingLack of support
(administration, resources, money
Next Steps
A little homage to the beach before moving on!
What questions do we need to answer?
Should the archives organization be a stand-alone group or operate under the auspices of another organization? Name? Bylaws?
How should we communicate? Meet? Should we create subcommittees to address specific issues? Do we need a liaison to the NCCC System Office? What type of professional development is needed? Who can
provide it?
SNCA Conference March 16 – 17, 2017 in Asheville
SNCA members visit/advise cc archives collectionsRevive the “Archives Boot Camp”
Share information about their workshops
The NCDHC supports community engagement and lifelong learning by promoting and increasing access to North Carolina’s cultural heritage.Housed in the North Carolina Collection at the University of
North Carolina at Chapel HillSupported by the State Library of North Carolina with funds
from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, and by the UNC-Chapel Hill University Library
Other Resources
Organizations: NCCCLA, NCLA
Local: Public libraries, local history museums
State: State Archives, University/College archives, NC Preservation Consortium
Thanks for attending! Contact: [email protected] Blog: https://ncccaa.wordpress.com