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This program integrates academic knowledge with digital fluency and teamwork to prepare students for dynamic careers in libraries, archives, cultural institutions, and beyond. However, sustaining and growing these opportunities relies on future funding. Your support is vital to ensuring that we can continue equipping students with the tools and skills they need to succeed in the workforce.
| Summer | $4,000 |
| Fall | $6,000 |
| Spring | $6,000 |
| FUND THE YEAR | $16,000 |
Let's create a dynamic and conducive atmosphere for learning. Help us transform the library's second floor from an institutional drab space into something special for the students.
Do you want your name in the library? Help us renovate a study room!
Help digitize and preserve our special and archival collections.
The Gregg-Graniteville Library is the heartbeat of the University of South Carolina Aiken, fostering academic achievement and personal growth while serving as a dynamic community space where ideas come to life. We empower students, faculty, and the broader community with the resources, services, and programming they need to thrive in their educational and personal endeavors.
With the support, we can bridge these gaps and build a strong foundation for effective marketing that truly reflects our library's dynamic role in the community, emphasizing our commitment to people and lifelong learning.
| Infrastructure: Reusable tent, chairs, and branded promotional displays for events | $3,000 |
| Other: Branded giveaways, printing (flyers, bookmarks, etc), digital assets (photography and videography services | $2,000 |
To establish the only initiative dedicated to recording, preserving, and providing access to the voices and stories of individuals from Aiken County and surrounding communities. This project will create a lasting archive of local history while offering undergraduate students unique, hands-on opportunities to gain valuable workforce skills in digital archiving, oral history collection, and project management. These experiences will enhance their education and prepare them for various careers.
Since 2021, the USCA Library has been leading efforts to preserve the oral histories of USCA Chancellors, building a foundation of expertise in digital preservation and archival management. Simultaneously, professors from the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences have conducted complementary oral history projects, contributing to a broader understanding of institutional and regional histories.
The Gregg-Graniteville Library is uniquely poised to expand these efforts, leveraging its specialized knowledge in information science and digital archiving to create a unified and accessible repository that will serve as the cornerstone of a digital archive that enriches local history, fosters interdisciplinary research, and ensures these invaluable stories are preserved for the future
Your support will provide transcription services, digital preservation, a sustainable and scalable oral history platform, and student assistants, ensuring these histories are preserved and made widely accessible. This initiative offers students valuable real-world experience while contributing to long-term regional and academic research.
| Dedicated Student Worker for 1 year | $3,000 |
| Archival and Oral History Software Start-up costs | $2,500 |
| Training and Conference Attendance | $3,000 |
| Miscellaneous supplies and marketing materials. | $500 |
| TOTAL | $9,000 |
Help support students by contributing to the library's tech check-out program.