Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Journal of the Southern Association for the History of Medicine and Science
Abstract
In August of 2020, UAB Libraries of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) launched the Documenting COVID-19 at UAB project, seeking the stories of UAB students, faculty, staff, and health care workers navigating life during COVID-19 to preserve them in a born-digital collection. Since then, ninety-five items have been added to the collection, including photographs, video/audio productions, news items, and personal written accounts. This article discusses the planning and creation of the Documenting COVID-19 at UAB collection and highlights several submissions that provided uniquely insightful information about the pandemic. It also addresses how libraries play a key role in preserving history.
First Page
30
Last Page
41
Publication Date
2022
College or School
UAB Libraries
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Supplemental Associated Link
https://uab.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/collectionDiscovery?vid=01AL_UALB:UAB_Libraries&collectionId=81183817000003176&lang=en
Recommended Citation
Balch, Margaret W.; Kaetz, Anna L. (2022). "Documenting COVID-19 at UAB: A Library’s Role in Preserving Accounts of the Coronavirus Pandemic." Journal for the Southern Association of the History of Medicine and Science , 4(1), 30-41. https://digitalcommons.library.uab.edu/libraries-pw/5
