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Acknowledgments
Early Consultation
Dure the early conceptual stages of this project we received invaluable consultation and early direction from Leah Prescott (Law Librarian for Digital Initiatives and Special Collections at Georgetown University Law Center), Daniel Pitti (Associate Director Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities, University of Virginia), Kathy Wisser (Assistant Professor and Co-Director, Archives/History Dual Degree Program, Simmons College), Daniel Chudnov (Director of Scholarly Technology, George Washington University), Karim Boughida (Associate University Librarian for Digital Initiatives and Content Management, George Washington University) and Beacher Wiggins (Director for Acquisitions and Bibliographic Access, Library of Congress).
Institutional Support
We are especially grateful to and for the full support and encouragement that we have received from Dr. Howard Dodson (former Director), Dr. Arthuree Wright (former Associate Director), and Rhea Ballard-Thrower (Executive Director) of the Central Libraries Group at Howard University. Additionally, we are most appreciative of the help we have received from Thomas Joy, Yasmin Smith and Chukwuka Iroabuchi of Howard University’s Research Administrative Services.
Creation of the Prototype
With respect to the creation of the search portal, a number of individuals have given generously of their time and expertise.
Architecture and Design
Ash Sehgal, Open Source Contributor
Washington Research Library
Jim Austin, (former) Director, Information Technology
Consortium
Don Gourley, Director of Information Technology
Kurt Nordstrom, Applications Support Engineer
Aaron Krebeck, Digital Services Librarian
Ian Hardy, DevOps Engineer
Georgetown University Law Center
Leah Prescott, Law Librarian for Digital Initiatives and Special Collections
Dawn Blanchard DESIGN
Dawn Blanchard, Senior web and graphic designer
Data contributors
VNS Group, Inc.
Vesselina Stoytcheva, President & CEO
University of Chicago
Larisa Walsh, Monographic cataloger, University of Regenstein Library
OCLC Research
Eric R. Childress, Consulting Project Manager
Schomburg Center for Research
in Black Culture
Steven G. Fullwood, Assistant, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
The District of Columbia Public Library
Kim Zablud, Assistant Director of Public Services
Oxford University Press
Robert Repino, Editor (The Oxford African American Studies Center Online Database)
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