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IMLS Completed Review Report <br />•ej�i INSTITUTE of <br />pp <br />"�e %•� IY useu mandLibrary <br />`•• SERVICES <br />LG- Sustainability <br />This is a relatively effective sustainability plan, with Internet Archive leveraged to host/archive the project <br />permanently. The project, generally, is being designed to be scaleable to many other libraries, relieving any <br />one institution of claiming total responsibility. That said, it would be great to see more discussion of how the <br />institutions will contribute to the project once the grant term ends. Also, the proposal notes that Historypin will <br />host content for one year. What happens after that? Are Historypin and Internet Archive hosting the same <br />content? This is unclear. And presumably, the digital content /collection building will continue to grow. How will <br />that be handled? Who will handle it? <br />Total Score: 3 <br />Additional Comments: Given the complexity of the project, with multiple partners and events and <br />workshops happening simultaneously across the country, I wonder if a <br />planning /pilot phase approach wouldn't be an effective way to roll out this type of <br />programming. That way, the key findings at each site could be a more effective <br />guide to future planning and development. <br />It also strikes me that though the guiding theme of the programming (memory, <br />migration) is particularly apt a project like this, the fundamental goals (using the <br />library as an anchor for changing communities, promoting programming that <br />increases digital literacy and STEM skills, engaging the public in an open and <br />empowering way) are much broader. For some communities, memory, immigration, <br />etc., might be the right points of entry, but for others, it will be something else <br />entirely. I would love to see the project create a model for programming that is <br />flexible enough to address the different needs of different communities, using the <br />same basic (exciting, innovative model). <br />I think this is a terrific project, with huge, important potential. I am concerned about <br />the staffing model and think that needs to be reconsidered before moving forward. <br />20B -16 <br />