strategic partnerships: irish poetry reading archive and library exhibitions
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What is it & Why build it : – Curated digital poetry Archive /Hub
– Preserving and presenting voices of Irish Poets
– Central repository of readings in English and Irish
– Resource of national scope and significance
– Access via UCD Digital Library ; YouTube ; and Vimeo
• Building on strengths in our heritage collections
• Film & Audio excellent vehicles for poetry
• Strong spoken word tradition & part of our oral heritage
• Contemporary Heritage Archive : – Newly captured content
– Defined niche area
– Seeks to preserve substantial rare digital collections
of poetry related work
How it works – Poet reads a selection of work – Provides overview of context & circumstance – Provides signed manuscripts – Signed book collection
Captures rich diverse landscape of poetry: – Established poets Emerging poets – Emigrant poets Performance poets – Avant guard poets Bilingual poets – Irish diaspora poets Translations
• 13,324 views on YouTube ( 708 Paula Meehan , most viewed)
• 1,255 views of IPRA LibGuide
• 100 poets/publishers in contact with us
• 50 poets recorded plus
• 20 Aosdana poets recorded
• 7 Interviews with publishers of poetry
• 5 series - Readings; in-conversations; publishers series; Ireland Chair of Poetry; interview series
• 2 languages ..
• 2 years in the making
Publicity:
– Library website
– IPRA Libguide
– Launch
– Irish times
– RTE Poetry Programme
– Word of mouth
Credit where it’s due …
• John Howard, University Librarian
• UCD Special Collections: Evelyn Flanagan, Eugene Roche, Daniel Conneally
• UCD Library Research team
• UCD Academics: Dr Lucy Collins, Dr Maire Ni Annrachain
• Champions – too many to mention
• UCD Library Outreach Team