Abstract
Archives West is a regional aggregation of descriptions of archival collections held by institutions in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain West. While many similar regional aggregations have struggled to reach sustainability, Archives West is one of a few that is fully funded by its participants, and continues to grow in both scale and scope. We hypothesize that there are unique cultural qualities of the Archives West community that have supported its growth, including a philosophy of empowering participants, transparent budget processes, clear statement of value to resource providers, and maintaining expectations that all institutions will contribute through service and fees.
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Allison-Bunnell, Jodi; Anderson, Maija; and Bond, Trevor J.
(2025)
"Archives West at Twenty Years: Sustainability through Community,"
Collaborative Librarianship: Vol. 15:
Iss.
1, Article 3.
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https://digitalcommons.du.edu/collaborativelibrarianship/vol15/iss1/3
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