EP #228 - 02.25.2021 - Documenting the Pandemic

Today is a discussion in partnership w/the Lepage Center for History in the Public Interest of Villanova University, Documenting the Pandemic with Erica Hayes and Beaudry Allen

Beaudry Rae Allen is the Digital and Preservation Archivist at Villanova University. Allen holds a Masters in Archives and Records Management from San Jose State University and a Masters in European History from Villanova University. In addition, she is deeply involved with the local Philadelphia archives community by serving on the organizing committee of A4BLiP (Archives for Black Lives in Philadelphia) and DEI committee for PACSCL (Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries).

Erica Y. Hayes is a Digital Scholarship Librarian at Villanova University, where she coordinates Falvey Memorial Library’s digital scholarship program and collaborates with faculty and students on digital research projects. Prior to joining Villanova University, she was a North Carolina State University Libraries Fellow and the project manager on the Immersive Scholar Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant. She holds a Master of Information Science and a Master of Library Science dual degree from Indiana University, Bloomington, with a specialization in digital libraries.