Puerto Rico's libraries, archives and museums road to recovery: A timeline of events after Hurricane MariaMain MenuContentTable of contentsIntroductionIntroduction to the timelineAcknowledgmentsTime to say thank youAbout the AuthorsA little bit about the contributorsTimelineContent for the months of September 2017 through September 2018InterviewsInterviews with libraries, archives and museum professionals about the impact of hurricane Maria at their institutionsContributeContribute to the timelineHilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
Support
12018-08-28T22:52:17-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae309927During the recovery process support came in different mannersstructured_gallery2018-08-29T20:21:04-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2aeOne thing that sticks out during an emergency situation is the solidarity. As Puerto Rico's libraries, archives and museums were emerging from the emergency others were already planning on ways to provide support and helped the recovery process. Through this process 46 institutions with highly unique collections received assessment from the Heritage Emergency National Task Force (HENTF and the National Heritage Responders (NHR) and the diaspora exploded with initiatives to aid those in needs.
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12018-07-29T21:39:22-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae“Why Thousands of People Around the World Are Mapping Puerto Rico's Buildings and Streets”7Publication - Article by Maddie Stone published at Earther presenting one of the mapping activities that took place at the University of Pennsylvania where Puerto Rican Coral Salomón, former National Digital Stewardship Resident at Penn’s Fisher Fine Arts Library with Girmaye Misgna, Mapping and Geospatial Data Librarian, and Amanpreet (Aman) Kaur, STEM Librarian coordinated the efforts.media/Eather_201710012.pngplain2018-09-11T19:13:43-07:00Earther10-12-2017Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-07-29T11:45:27-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2aePuerto Rico Mapathon for Hurricane Relief7Event - Thousands of people gather in different Universities, responding to a call from Columbia University Libraries and Columbia’s Group for Experimental Methods in the Humanities, to map Puerto Rico and aid officials to get to different places after the disaster. This effort took place for a few weeks.media/XP_20170929.pngplain2018-08-14T10:22:12-07:00Columbia's Group for Experimental Methods in the Humanities09-29-2017Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-08-04T16:18:55-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2aeTweet by Coral Negrón about Guayanilla Public Library4Event - Coral Negrón, former La Perla newspaper journalist, posted on Twitter about Guayanilla Public Library damage and was requesting donations.media/Tweet_20171114.pngplain2018-08-14T10:46:48-07:00Coral Negrón11-14-2017Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-08-05T16:01:47-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2aeHENTF Assists Archivists In Puerto Rico4Event - The Heritage National Task Force’s second deployment provided assessment and support to six institutions between December 11 to 16.media/FEMA_20171214.pngplain2018-08-14T11:22:44-07:00FEMA12-14-2017Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-07-29T22:35:14-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2aeLeader of Taino Activity Center4Event - Leader of Taino Activity Center Cacique Caciba Opil Veguilla explains Hurricane Maria's damages to FEMA representative Jennifer Groman.media/FEMA_20171028.pngplain2018-08-14T10:39:46-07:00FEMA10-28-2017Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-08-05T16:12:31-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2aeSurvey - Mapa de Historia|Map of History4Event - Survey and summaries were conducted from October 14 to November 8, 2017 by Para la Naturaleza and the School of Architecture of the University of Puerto Rico. The report was published on December 2017 revealing damages in 351 properties from 4,755 and 73 from 127 Historic Sites.media/ParaNaturaleza_20171230.pngplain2018-08-14T11:27:10-07:00Para la Naturaleza12-30-2017Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-08-04T14:58:55-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2aeCoalición por el Patrimonio de Puerto Rico’s meeting at Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico4Event - Cultural Institutions representatives gather to built a working group for emergency preparedness. Participants include: Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, Municipio de Ponce, Municipio de Bayamón, Universidad de Puerto Rico en Río Piedras - Administración Central y Museo de Historia, Antropología y Arte, Municipio de Caguas, Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín, Fundación Puertorriqueña de las Humanidades, National Endowment for the Humanities, Museo de Arte de la Universidad de Puerto Rico - Recinto de Mayagüez, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Museo Casa Roig y el Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico. Jennifer Growan del Heritage Emergency National Task Force, Marta Mabel Pérez, Director MAPR.media/MAPR_20171030.pngplain2018-08-14T10:40:12-07:00Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico10-30-2017Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-07-29T21:33:53-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2aeRebuild Puerto Rico3Event - The Center for Puerto Rican Studies launches website to inform the diaspora on issues about the state of the Island and address help initiatives from the US according to the needs.media/Centro_20171001.pngplain2018-08-14T10:23:14-07:00CentroPR10-01-2017Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-08-05T15:43:00-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2aeTweet by Sonia Vázquez3Event - Community leader and lawyer, Sonia Vázquez takes the lead to gather donations, resources, materials, and help for the recovery of Guayanilla Public Library.media/Tweet_20171204.pngplain2018-08-14T10:55:44-07:00Sonia Vázquez12-04-2017Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-07-29T22:15:08-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2aeBiblioteca Pública de Guayanilla asks for help after flooding3Event - Conexión Caribe, a nonprofit organization alerts the community of the damages suffered by the Guayanilla Public library after the river destroyed it and asks for donations to restore its services.media/ConexionCaribe_20171024.pngplain2018-08-14T10:33:28-07:00Conexión Caribe10-24-2017Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-08-05T15:47:42-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2aePuerto Rico deployment of National Heritage Responders (NHR)3Event - First deployment of the NHR was from November 27 to December 1st. During their visit they assessed and provided support to eight institutionsmedia/NHR_20171206.pngplain2018-08-14T10:57:58-07:00American Institute for Conservation12-06-2017Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-07-29T22:16:08-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2aeConservators meeting3Event - Conservators in Puerto Rico gather to plan for local disaster relief. Organized by Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico, sponsored by Smithsonian Institution.media/MAPR_20171025.pngplain2018-08-14T10:37:58-07:00Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico10-25-2017Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-08-04T16:13:02-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2aeHENTF Assists Archivists In Puerto Rico3Event - Heritage Emergency National Task Force (HENTF) first deployment occurred between November 13 and 18 to provide assessment and support to (7) seven institutions. In this image the Puerto Rico General Archive and National Library receives support from conservators from the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.media/FEMA_20171114.pngplain2018-08-14T10:45:03-07:00FEMA11-14-2017Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-08-04T16:14:41-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae"Colecciones en tiempos de emergencia: ¿Cómo actuar?"3Publication - To facilitate access to information related to disaster response and local efforts in Puerto Rico, a guide was launched at the General Library of the University of Puerto Rico in Mayagüez by Hilda Teresa Ayala-González in collaboration with conservators aiding the recovery on the Island.media/HTA_20171114.pngplain2018-08-14T10:45:50-07:00Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Mayagüez11-13-2017Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-08-11T23:22:47-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2aeVisit to the University of Puerto Rico in Humacao Library2Due to the continuous issues experienced at the library, Lori Foley (HENTF) and Julio Quirós (Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín) visited the institution to provide feedback and identify a plan of action to move the collections.media/JQuiros_VisitaHumacao_20180228.JPGplain2018-08-11T23:25:04-07:00Julio Quirós. Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín02-28-20182018022809502520180228095025Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-08-09T23:26:52-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2aeLoida García-Febo and Tess Tobin in Libraries Tour (East)2Event - ALA’s President elect, Loida García-Febo and Reforma National, President Teresa Tobin visited the Public Library of Gurabo and the University of Puerto Rico, Humacao Campus (joined by Miriam Centeno)media/Loida_20180117.pngplain2018-08-09T23:27:25-07:00ALA01-17-2018Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-08-09T23:36:52-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae“Bibliotecas de la UPR se capacitan para enfrentar desastres naturales”2Publication - Article by Maria Andrea Arabeláez published in Diálogo UPR reviewing the workshops provided to UPR librarians and ISchool students by Miriam Centeno thanks to a grant awarded to the University of Puerto Rico in Mayagüez by the NEHmedia/Dialogo_20180122.pngplain2018-08-09T23:37:52-07:00Diálogo UPR01-22-2018Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-08-12T23:17:15-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae“Puerto Rico Post-Hurricane”2Event - Prof. Anderson Brown and Prof. Grisell Rodríguez from the University of Puerto Rico in Mayagüez present the state of the Island to the Kendal Community in Oberlin, Ohio.media/GRodrz_20180718.pngplain2018-08-12T23:18:05-07:00Grisell Rodríguez07-18-2018Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-08-05T20:57:31-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2aeCielo Martín Zayas, volunteer on the road2When ArchiRED made a call for volunteers to compile data of damages, Cielo didn’t hesitate. From October 30 to December 5 she was on the road visiting 13 towns on the Northwest of the Island (Arecibo, Barceloneta, Camuy, Dorado, Florida, Hatillo, Lares, Manatí, Quebradilla, Toa Alta, Toa Baja, Utuado y Vega Baja) and compiling data for 41 institutions. She also helped follow up with 8 historical archives.media/CieloMartin_20171205.jpgplain2018-08-05T20:59:36-07:00Cielo Martín Zayas12-05-2017Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-08-09T22:56:28-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2aeSecond deployment of the National Heritage Responders (NHR)1Event - Second deployment of the NHR was from January 8 to 12. During their visit they assessed and provided support to (8) eight institutions.media/NHR_20180108.pngplain2018-08-09T22:56:28-07:00American Institute for Conservation01-08-2018Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-08-11T22:55:07-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae"Every drop counts: The recovery of libraries and archives in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria"1Event - In this talk for the University of Illinois iSchool and the Mortenson Center for International Library Programs Libraries, Literatures, and Literacies Minitalks, Miriam Centeno shares the diverse initiatives that took place with her visit to Puerto Rico.media/Ischool_20180222.pngplain2018-08-11T22:55:07-07:00University of Illinois iSchool and the Mortenson Center for International Library Programs02-22-2018Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-08-12T11:15:54-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2aeConservación del patrimonio1Event - A training about personal collections’ salvage after a disaster was offered to the general public, artist and collectionist sponsored by Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico and Smithsonian Institution at the Teatro Raúl Juliá in San Juan.media/FEMA_20180324.pngplain2018-08-12T11:15:54-07:00FEMA03-24-2018Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-08-12T22:43:53-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2aeBibliotecas, archivos y museos en Puerto Rico luego del embate del Huracán María1Event - Hilda Teresa Ayala-González presents a summary of damages and recovery efforts as part of the Solidarity Afternoon held at the Annual Conference of the Association of Caribbean University, Research and Institutional Libraries (ACURIL).media/ACURIL_presentation_20180605.pngplain2018-08-12T22:43:56-07:00ACURIL06-05-2018Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-08-09T23:25:05-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2aeLoida García-Febo in Libraries Tour1Event -ACURIL. Loida García-Febo (ALA) and Tess Tobin (REFORMA) had a conversatory with librarians from the Island to assess their needs. They present the Adopt a Library initiative to aid in the recovery.media/ACURIL_20180116.pngplain2018-08-09T23:25:07-07:00ACURIL01-16-2018Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-08-12T12:56:19-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2aeExperiencias de adaptación y respuesta: Situaciones de emergencia en centros de información y documentación1Event - Organized by the Asociación de Egresados de la Escuela de Bibliotecología y Ciencias de la Información (ASEGRABCI) at the Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico, the panelist discussed their experience after the hurricane and the recovery process.media/ASEGRABCI_20180406.pngplain2018-08-12T12:56:19-07:00ASEGRABCI04-06-2018Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-08-12T22:49:48-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae“Iowa libraries take action for Puerto Rico”1Publication - Article by Darliah Adams published at The Daily Iowan highlighting the efforts by the Iowa City Public Library to aid the Francisco Oller Library at the Escuela de Artes y Diseño de Puerto Rico.media/Iowa_20180612.pngplain2018-08-12T22:49:48-07:00The Daily Iowan06-12-2018Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-08-12T10:58:38-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae“Story Lab holds book drive for libraries impacted by Hurricane Maria”1Publication - Article by Sarah Rogers published at the John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute at Duke University News presenting an initiative at Duke story Lab to collect books and raise funding to aid Puerto Rico and Dominica.media/Duke_20180306.pngplain2018-08-12T10:58:38-07:00John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute at Duke University03-06-2018Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-08-12T13:18:40-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2aeAsamblea Museos de Puerto Rico1Gathering of museum professional in the Island to discuss FEMA visits for collection assessment, the role of the “Coalición por el Patrimonio Puertorriqueño” and the project to identify a common vault to safeguard collections before a disaster.media/AMPR_20180403.jpgplain2018-08-12T13:18:40-07:00Mercy Delgado04-03-2018Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-08-12T22:51:43-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2aeHurricane impacts on Caribbean educational and heritage sites: Urgent needs and long term challenges1Event - Raymond Laureano Ortiz from El Centro de Estudios Avanzados de Puerto Rico y el Caribe, among others, presents the impact of the hurricane on the Island.media/ACH_20180612.pngplain2018-08-12T22:51:43-07:00Association of Caribbean Historians06-12-2018Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-08-12T23:03:18-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2aeIntroducción a la preservación/ Rescate de colecciones, archivos y bibliotecas ante desastres naturales1Event - Miriam Centeno from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Brenna Campbell from Princeton University in New Jersey provided a two day workshop about collection care and emergency response to a team of librarians from the University of Puerto Rico in Humacao.media/UPRH_20180627.pngplain2018-08-12T23:03:18-07:00Universidad de Puerto Rico en Humacao06-27-2018 - 06-28-2018Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-07-29T21:58:42-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2aeSurvey “Inventario de necesidades y daños” by ArchiRED”1The Red de Archivos de Puerto Rico developed a form to collect data of damages and needs from archives.media/Inventario_20171021.pngplain2018-07-29T21:58:43-07:00ArchiRED10-21-2017Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-08-09T23:28:54-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2aeLoida García-Febo and Tess Tobin in Libraries Tour (Metro)1Event - ALA’s President elect, Loida García-Febo and Reforma National, President Teresa Tobin visited the University of Puerto Rico, Bayamón Campus, and the San Juan Community Librarymedia/Loida_20180118.pngplain2018-08-09T23:28:54-07:00ALA01-18-2018Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-08-12T11:06:09-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2aeDaños a biblioteca pública de Arecibo, Nicolás Nabal Barreto1Event - Facebook post by by Reforma Capítulo de P.R. exposing the damages suffered by the public library in Arecibo, after the river flooded the building with water and mud.media/Reforma_20180307.pngplain2018-08-12T11:06:09-07:00REFORMA03-07-2018Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-08-12T14:08:27-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2aePicking up the pieces: Helping Puerto Rican cultural heritage organizations after hurricanes Irma and Maria1Event - Presented by Ann Frellsen from the Heritage Emergency Response Alliance (HERA), the webinar discusses what the National Heritage Responders (NHR) deployed to Puerto Rico between November and January experienced and the aid provided to affected institutions.media/HERA_20180503.pngplain2018-08-12T14:08:28-07:00Heritage Emergency Response Alliance (HERA)05-03-2018Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-08-12T23:05:09-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2aeLibrarian Sujei Lugo Vázquez receives More books and art supplies for kids in Puerto Rico1Event - Through her Facebook account, Sujei Lugo announces more book donations received for Puerto Rico. She has been working since September 2017 to help school libraries and communities in the Island.media/SLugo_20180629.pngplain2018-08-12T23:05:09-07:00Sujei Lugo06-29-2018Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-07-29T22:40:23-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2aeSurvey “Inventario de Necesidades y Daños” by ArchiRED, Reforma, SBPR, and others1Initiative to expand data collection about damages and needs in archives, libraries and museums. The results were used to coordinate workshops, training, and plan site visits by conservators for collection assessment.media/Inventario_20171030.pngplain2018-07-29T22:40:23-07:00ArchiRED, REFORMA, SBPR10-30-2017Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-08-09T23:35:00-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2aeLoida García-Febo and Tess Tobin in Libraries Tour (South)1Event - ALA’s President elect, Loida García Febo and Reforma National, President Teresa Tobin visited the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico, and the Ponce Public Library at the Beach Branchmedia/Reforma_20180120.pngplain2018-08-09T23:35:01-07:00REFORMA01-20-2018Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-08-12T11:10:49-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2aeHeritage Emergency and Response Training (HEART)1Event - The Heritage Emergency National Task Force (HENTF) and the Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative, in collaboration with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), provided the Heritage Emergency and Response Training to museum professionals in the Island. The training took place at the Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico and topics ranged from collection salvage techniques, evacuation and long term planning for emergency management in a weeklong intensive course.media/FEMA_20180319.pngplain2018-08-12T11:10:50-07:00FEMA03-19-2018 - 03-23-2018Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-08-12T14:12:09-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2aeMemoria y humedad1Event - Historian Marcos Nieves and biologist/botanist Paul Bayman Gupta discuss the damages caused by humidity to historical objects and the long-term effect on memory building.media/BetaLocal_20180503.pngplain2018-08-12T14:12:10-07:00Beta-Local05-03-2018Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-08-12T23:11:54-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2aeSolicitan donaciones para la Biblioteca de Yabucoa1Event - REFORMA shares through its Facebook the need for books for the Yabucoa public library affected by a flood during the hurricane.media/Reforma_21080706.pngplain2018-08-12T23:11:55-07:00REFORMA07-06-2018Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-08-04T16:16:59-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2aeGaylord donates 100 Salvage Wheels and Collection Care Guides1Through a collaboration with Miriam Centeno, Gaylord donated 100 Salvage wheels in Spanish and 100 Collections Care Guide to distribute among libraries, archives and museums in Puerto Rico. In the photo, Miriam on the right and UPRM student Verónica Mercado on the left while preparing the materials for donation.media/GaylordDonation_20171114.JPGplain2018-08-04T16:17:00-07:00Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Mayagüez11-14-2017Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-08-12T11:12:02-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae#HurricaneMaria = devastation = need to do act1Event - Latina children’s book author and illustrator, Lulu Delacre collaborates with Centro Educativo Vedruna to raise funds for a part-time librarian and gather donations to expand their book collection.media/Delacre_20180320.pngplain2018-08-12T11:12:02-07:00Lulu Delacre03-20-2018Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-08-12T14:18:00-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2aeMission possible: Emergency response for cultural heritage institutions in Puerto Rico1Event - The webinar presents the role and experience of first responders that took part of the Emergency Support Function (ESF #11) Mission Assignment from HENTF-FEMA in Puerto Rico.media/NARA_20180521.pngplain2018-08-12T14:18:00-07:00US National Archives05-21-2018Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-08-05T15:48:48-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2aeAmerican Library Association donates 100 kits of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)1Due to the high concentration of mold spores in cultural institutions experts advise to proceed the cleaning process only with proper protection. During the months of September to December, these were hard to get locally. Through ALA, Michael Dowling in collaboration with, Miriam Centeno from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, were able to allocate 100 kits which included: nitrile gloves, hair caps, aprons and N95 mask.media/ALAkits_20171206.JPGplain2018-08-05T15:48:48-07:00Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Mayagüez12-06-2017Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-08-10T00:01:05-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2aeHENTF Helps Protect Puerto Rico's Heritage1Event - The Heritage Emergency National Task Force (HENTF) presents a summary of the damages encountered during the visits and the work performed.media/FEMA_20180112.pngplain2018-08-10T00:01:05-07:00FEMA01-12-2018Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-08-12T11:13:09-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2aeBeyond the box: Design thinking to rebuild Puerto Rico1Kat Trujillo from Libraries Without Borders invites libraries and cultural institutions for a workshop to create a community resource center and bring mobile libraries to Puerto Rico at Fundación Banco Popular in San Juanmedia/LWB_20180321.pngplain2018-08-12T11:13:09-07:00Libraries Without Borders03-21-2018Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-08-12T14:21:41-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2aeRescate de recursos de información: Manejo de agua y hongos1A group of graduate students (future librarians and archivist) from the Escuela Graduada de Ciencias y Tecnologías de la Información (EGCTI) from the University of Puerto Rico in Río Piedras had the opportunity to practice rescuing affected collections after a catastrophic event. The workshop was offered by Soraya Serra, registrar at the Museo de Arte de Ponce, at the Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín.media/EGCTI_20180526.JPGplain2018-08-12T14:21:41-07:00EGCTI05-26-20182018052610305720180526103057Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-08-11T22:52:09-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae“Redacción de propuestas competitivas”1Event - Workshop by Dra. Sandra Toro, sponsored by IMLS and REFORMA, Capítulo de Puerto Rico. It was offered in the Biblioteca Adelina Coppin Alvarado, UPR Ponce and at the Universidad del Este en Carolina.media/Reforma_20180222.pngplain2018-08-11T22:52:10-07:00REFORMA02-22-2018 - 02-23-2018Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-08-12T11:14:38-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2aeWhen the unthinkable happens: Reconsidering access and preservation after a catastrophic event1Event - Jaquelina Álvarez and Hilda T. Ayala-González presented at the Research Data Access and Preservation Summit in Chicago, Ill. the preliminary results of a research concerning access and preservation of research data after a major natural disaster, focusing on the impact of Hurricane Maria on research projects at the University of Puerto Rico in Mayagüezmedia/RDAP_20180321.pngplain2018-08-12T11:14:38-07:00Research Data Access and Preservation Summit03-21-2018Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-08-12T14:23:59-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2aePublic libraries of Johnson County team up to help Puerto Rico1Publication - Article by Meredith published at the Iowa City Public Library News talking about their efforts to aid the Francisco Oller Library at the Escuela de Artes y Diseño de Puerto Rico through a match made by the American Library Association and REFORMA's Adopt a Library Program.media/ICPL_20180531.pngplain2018-08-12T14:23:59-07:00Iowa City Public Library News05-31-2018Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
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12018-07-29T19:45:13-07:00Introduction17Introduction to the timelineplain2019-05-04T19:23:09-07:00This project 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 or at least inspire other projects that can help tell a more holistic story. There are so many hands and hearts involved in almost a year of activities that I found its dissemination imperative.
Thanks to Dr. Joel Blanco-Rivera from the Escuela Graduada de Ciencias y Tecnologías de la Información (EGCTI) and his students, available links were saved in the Internet Archives to ensure they are preserved for long-term access. Also, videos were preserved using Webrecorder.
Also, thanks to the wonderful support of future library and archives professionals, interviews in Spanish with institutions were performed to gather a deeper insight into the recovery strategies. Again, thanks to Dr. Joel Blanco-Rivera and his students from the Biblioteca Digital Course (August - December 2018) and from my students in the Preservación, Conservación y Restauración de Documentos (January - May 2019).
Navigating the timeline The timeline is dived into two main sections: Timeline and Interviews. In the timeline, each page represents a month arranged chronologically and where available, a link is provided. The images are screenshots of the original content, a visit to the websites is suggested 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 links 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. In the interviews section, each page contains an interview (in Spanish) from a specific institution. Recordings can be either a video or an audio recording. The author of the interview is listed with the text.
Loading time will depend on Internet connection speed. Be patient. To move around the timeline, use the arrows located on 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.
Exploring visualizations and alternatives paths The wonderfulness of this tool (Scalar) is its multiple pathways to information and understanding. Each reader can either follow the events by month or use the visualization menu on the top left (the one that looks like a compass) to explore how the content is connected. Also, during the research, I was able to regroup items in four main topics: funding, activities, media coverage and publication, and support. But, it is up to the readers to choose their path (like Cortazar suggested in 1963 with Rayuela).
Fair use & take down notice All works included in this project are used solely as an educational tool under "Fair Use" as stated under the section 107 of the US Copyright Law. If any copyrighted material needs to be removed, please fill out this form.
Cover image National Heritage Responders visit to the Library at the University of Puerto Rico in Humacao Source: Evelyn Milagros Rodríguez
In awe, I leave you a very humble tribute to resilience and solidarity