LA as Subject: 25 years of Highlighting Southern California Archives

The Residency Program

The LA as Subject residency and training program began in 2014 and is made possible by three generous grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) through the Laura Bush 21st century Librarian Program. The program started as a collaboration between LA as Subject, the Autry Museum of the American West, California State University, Northridge (CSUN), and the USC Libraries.

The Residency Program trains three recent MLIS graduates as well as staff and volunteers at 30 LAAS member archives in skills related to digital collections management.In the first two iterations of the Residency Program, each resident archivist was hired by one of the collaborating institutions for a one-year term. However, in the 2018 iteration the resident archivists were hired for two-year terms. Also, during the 2018 iteration California State University Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) joined the collaboration. 
The LAAS Residency Program provides recent MLIS graduates interested in archives, with diverse learning experiences working with a variety of LA area community archives, and opportunities for mentorship and knowledge sharing. These resident archivists work with select LAAS member archives, assessing their digitization needs and generating project plans. This program promotes services to archives and contributes to the preservation and sustainability of Los Angeles focused collections.

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