Chicago Collections

Chicago Collections Consortium is a membership organization of more than 45 libraries, museums, historical societies, and other cultural heritage organizations collaborating to preserve and promote the history of the Chicago region.

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History

Launched in 2015 after several years of planning among its charter members, Chicago Collections now sponsors a wide range of [http://chicagocollections.org/about/historical-cultural-educational-programs-and-initiatives/ educational, community engagement, and professional development programs], including exhibitions and public lectures.{{cite journal|last1=Free|first1=David|title=Chicago Collections launches ExploreChicago Collections digital portal|journal=College & Research Libraries News|date=December 2015|volume=76|issue=11|pages=574–577|doi=10.5860/crln.76.11.9410|url=http://crln.acrl.org/content/76/11/574.full|accessdate=17 September 2016|doi-access=free}} Chicago Collections also provides information services such as its [http://ask.chicagocollections.org/ 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,{{cite web|title=Chicago Collections Consortium: Portal Implementation|url=https://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/the-board-of-trustees-of-the-university-of-illinois/11400675/|website=The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Grants Database|accessdate=7 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009192810/https://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/the-board-of-trustees-of-the-university-of-illinois/11400675/|archive-date=9 October 2016|url-status=dead}} Chicago Collections has developed [http://explore.chicagocollections.org/ 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).{{cite news|last1=Johnson|first1=Steve|title=Chicago Collections Brings City-related Archives Under One Digital Roof|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/museums/ct-museums-chicago-collections-history-ent-1105-20151104-column.html|accessdate=7 October 2016|publisher=Chicago Tribune|date=November 4, 2015}} 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.{{cite journal|last1=Center for Research Libraries|title=2016 Primary Source Awards|journal=CRL Focus on Global Resources|date=Spring 2016|volume=35|issue=2|page=2|url=https://www.crl.edu/focus/article/12001|accessdate=17 September 2016}}

Governing Members

Participating Members

Associate Members

Chicago Botanic Garden
Chicago Zoological Society
[http://www.creativeaudioarchive.org/collections Creative Audio Archive]
Francis Willard Historical Association
[http://www.ehfop.org/ Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park]
Lake Forest College
Lincoln Park Zoo
Oak Park Public Library
Theatre Historical Society of America
Adler Planetarium
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Rush University Medical Center
[https://www.wilmettehistory.org/ Wilmette Historical Museum]
Pritzker Military Museum & Library

Partner Program

References

External links

[http://chicagocollections.org/ Chicago Collections Consortium]