*Lighting the Way Working Meeting call for proposals - deadline extended to
March 15, 2021*



Link to online CFP announcement: https://lightingtheway.stanford.edu/wm-cfp



The Lighting the Way <https://lightingtheway.stanford.edu/> project team
requests proposals from groups of around 3 to 6 participants to participate
in a series of online meetings and collaborative activities
<https://library.stanford.edu/projects/lightingtheway/working-meeting-spring-2021>
over
the course of six weeks, starting the week of April 19, 2021. Each working
group will develop a written contribution of 5 to 10 pages, exploring
topics related to improving archival discovery and delivery, intended for
inclusion in a larger handbook compiled and published by the Lighting the
Way project team.



To apply, please complete an application form
<https://stanforduniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_diLMHizD8ka3rkF?source=ltwwmx>,
including a 250-word abstract of your proposed topic and potential group
participants, *no later than March 15, 2021*. A PDF version of the
application form
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/18wlil6r1h9TT-IQeCOgyiRbAZmckuuUy/view> is
available for your reference. Participants will be notified by March 29,
2021 if selected to participate.



These contributions are intended to build on the work of *Lighting the Way:
A National Forum on Archival Discovery and Delivery*
<https://library.stanford.edu/projects/lightingtheway/forum-february-2020>,
held at Stanford University in February 2020, which focused on information
sharing and collaborative problem solving to improve discovery and delivery
for archives and special collections. The Forum provided rich opportunities
for discovering points of convergence, which can be explored in the Preliminary
Report <https://purl.stanford.edu/rt078dm2196> on the Forum. Topics
generated by Forum participants may provide a starting point for proposals,
but applicants are welcome to propose topics that are not represented in
the Preliminary Report appendices.



Some possible topics for exploration drawn from the Preliminary Report
include:

   - Virtual reading rooms, or providing remote access to archival
   collections in a sustainable manner
   - User experience, usability, and user studies on archival discovery
   systems
   - How institutions or projects have integrated systems and software
   supporting archival discovery and delivery
   - Integrating archival description with other access and fulfillment
   systems, including for digital collections
   - Copyright policies and practices



Written contributions may take the form of:

   - Case studies of archival discovery and delivery in local contexts
   - Proposals of new or emerging models of archival discovery and delivery
   - Analysis or position papers on key components and/or systems in
   archival discovery and delivery
   - Analysis of a specific project or collaboration involving archival
   discovery and delivery, or opportunities to collaborate across institutions
   - Discussion of institutional workflows and systems implicated in
   archival discovery and delivery



While we ask prospective participants to provide 250-word topic abstracts,
we recognize that topics may evolve in focus as their group engages in the
working meeting. We do not require topics to be fully fleshed out, but we
ask contributors to identify areas for exploration as they explore the
ideas or focus described in the proposed topic. The working meeting and
collaborative writing are intended to allow groups to develop their topics
over the course of the working meeting.



If you have a proposal for a group but have not identified fellow
participants, please indicate this in your proposal. The project team and
participant advisors will help identify collaborators as needed, and
encourage potential collaborators to share prospective topics in a shared
spreadsheet
<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DrUb57U1d3vk9ydJghULc9xNBZbuIiChlPUQFVP7o98/edit>
.



More information and background on the project and the Working Meeting CFP
can be seen in this 14-minute video
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vpiyxlXglA>.



Selected participants are asked to commit to a series of four two-hour
synchronous working meetings held over six weeks, and to both meet and work
asynchronously with their groups to produce an initial draft of their
written contribution during this period. Written contributions will be
compiled following this period for inclusion in the project’s handbook on
archival discovery and delivery; as such, we ask prospective participants
to agree to license their potential contributions under the Creative
Commons Attribution License (CC-BY) version 4.0. All participants are also
expected to follow the project’s Community Agreements and Code of Conduct
<https://library.stanford.edu/projects/lightingtheway/community-agreements-and-code-conduct>
in
all project activities.



*Frequently asked questions about the CFP*



   - *Can group participants be all from one institution, or across
   multiple institutions? *Yes, we will consider submissions both from
   groups with participants solely at a single institution or across multiple
   institutions.
   - *Does every group member need to submit an application?* No; one
   applicant should be designated for as a "lead contact" for the time being.
   We ask only for contact information for other members of your proposed
   group.



*Contact us*



More information on the Lighting the Way Working Meeting can be found on
the project website
<https://library.stanford.edu/projects/lightingtheway/working-meeting-spring-2021>.
If you have any questions or feedback about the process, please contact the
project team at [log in to unmask], or Mark Matienzo,
Project Director, at [log in to unmask]



*This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and
Library Services, through grant LG-35-19-0012-19. The IMLS is the primary
source of federal support for the nation’s libraries and museums. To learn
more, visit www.imls.gov <http://www.imls.gov/>.*





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*Mark A. MATIENZO *| *✉* [log in to unmask] | ☎ +1 (650) 683-5769

Assistant Director for Digital Strategy and Access

Digital Library Systems and Services, Stanford University Libraries

https://library.stanford.edu/people/matienzo

*My pronouns are they/them*