Puerto Rico's libraries, archives and museums road to recovery: A timeline of events after Hurricane Maria

Introduction

This timeline compiles the available resources (in my possession or found through the Web) related to the impact and recovery process of libraries, archives, museums and other cultural institutions in Puerto Rico. It is not exhaustive, but, hopefully it will provide enough documentation for future generations to understand part of the recovery events that took place immediately after Hurricane Maria. There are so many hands and hearts involved in almost a year of activities that I found imperative its dissemination.

Thanks to Dr. Joel Blanco-Rivera from the Escuela Graduada de Ciencias y Tecnologías de la Información (EGCTI) and his students, links were saved in the Internet Archives to ensure they are preserved for long-term access. Also, videos were preserved using Webrecorder. 

Navigating the timeline
Each page represents a month arranged chronologically and where available, a link is provided. The images are screen views of content, it is suggested to visit the link for full content (this will be a hyperlink at the beginning of the text, according to the three main topics: event, funding or publication). The link will take you to the archive version of the original content to ensure its availability. To view the original content, go to the Details tab and look for "dcterms:isFormatOf". Even though descriptions are in English, most of the content in the links will be in Spanish.

Loading time will depend on Internet connection. Be patient. To move around the timeline, use the arrows located in the corners or drag the box to the date or item of your interest. To move between pages, use the navigation menu on the top left corner or the button located at the end of the page.


In awe, I leave you a very humble tribute to resilience and solidarity

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