South Asian Born-Digital NGO Reports Collection Project

New York University

An NYU project to identify, prioritize, archive, preserve and make discoverable and accessible to scholars curated elements of documentation from and about South Asia produced by government agencies, NGOs, think tanks, community organizations, research centers, underground groups, religious sects, political parties, women’s groups, social activists, human rights organizations, LGBTQ advocacy groups, and other content creators. These web pamphlets, online reports and documents, field notes, statistical documentation, think pieces, meeting proceedings, manifestos, party platforms, election campaign materials, activist materials, propaganda leaflets, posters and banners, etc. in the past would have been produced in print form, and could be selectively acquired by libraries to add to their research collections. But now, they are typically produced only on the web, where they are disseminated as ephemera. This kind of content is critical for historical and social science research, and to document the rise and evolution of social movements, but because the organizations themselves are often grassroots communities with little support, they devote their meager resources to their community work and creating the documentation, rather than archiving it or making it permanently accessible themselves. As a result, this is ephemeral content whose presence (and discoverability) on the web is often very unstable, unless collected and archived by the library community. If not captured and preserved now, this material will disappear for current and future scholars. As an extension to the South Asian Studies collections at NYU Libraries, this born-digital documentation preservation project is presented as growing open-access resource for scholars everywhere. For more information or to recommend contents for this collection, contact Aruna Magier, South Asia Librarian, NYU

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https://archive.nyu.edu/handle/2451/33605

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Publication Type

Report 269

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Organization

NYU: New York University 269

Language

English 198

Year

2018 20
2017 29
2016 22
2015 26
2014 22
2013 23

Topics

Organizational background 2017-18

NYU: New York University · 2018 English

The Akanksha Foundation is a non-profit organization that works primarily in the field of education, addressing non-formal education through Akanksha centers and formal education through Akanksha schools

Unlocking the green bond potential in India

NYU: New York University · 2018 English

The report seeks to understand the rising ‘green’ bonds segment in India. It gives a brief overview of the developments in this segment – regulatory and market driven; lists key …

An annotated bibliography on social issues in post-war Sri Lanka with particular reference to conflict-affected northern and eastern provinces

NYU: New York University · 2018 English

This annotated bibliography was prepared as a preliminary output of a strategic social assessment in Northern and Eastern Sri Lanka. It was conducted by the International Centre for Ethnic Studies …