UW Research

Center for Advances in Libraries, Museums, and Archives (CALMA)

https://calma.ischool.uw.edu/

Description

CALMA cultivates the study of diverse systems of knowledge, their production, collection, and access. We amplify the critical roles of libraries, museums, and archives in fostering thriving communities and elevating stories of our diverse humanity.

Reporting Structure

iSchool

Collaborators

  • Collaborating Unit: College of Arts and Sciences
  • Executive Council: Chance Hunt, Jessica Luke, Melanie Walsh, Temi Odumosu; Richard Lewis
  • Doctoral Affiliates: 31 faculty/doctoral affiliates from the iSchool, UW Libraries, Textual Studies
  • UW Partners: Burke Museum; Jacob Lawrence Gallery; Henry Art Gallery; Society & Technology at UW; TASCHA; and the Center for an Informed Public
  • External Partners: Washington State Library, Pacific Library Partnership, and the Connecticut State Library

Funders

  • Gates Foundation

Keywords

library studies, LIS, librarianship, information science, museology, museum studies, archival studies, knowledge systems, preservation, access, information freedom, data science, collections, cultural heritage, memory institutions, digital humanities