University of North Texas 
LAMlangArc Training Project
Community Memory and Language:
Archiving and Curation Training
Project Description
This is a initiative funded by the United States Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS grant no. RE-254860-OLS-23) to develop a training with a strong experiential component to educate the next generation of information professionals in the archiving and curation of resources that provide the means to revitalize community memory, language, and culture. The project addresses the need for extending the LAM curriculum by incorporating content focusing on meeting information needs of the users and creators of diverse community language archives (i.e., community archives with language content). The LAMlangArcTRaining project provides training for students advancing careers in archival and cultural preservation studies, digital content management, and more.
Project-Developed UNT Courses
There were two project-developed UNT courses, a graduate and undergraduate one. The first project-developed graduate-level course INFO 5385 (Community Language Archiving and Curation for Information Professionals) began being offered at UNT Department of Information Science starting in Summer 2024. Topics covered in the course are listed in the Course Description in UNT Catalog section below. The course is open to interested graduate and graduate-track students in any concentration of Library Science, Information Science, Linguistics, Anthropology, History, Learning Technologies, and other relevant academic programs.
The second project-developed undergraduate course INFO 3385 (Community Language Archives and Digital Repositories) was developed later in Spring 2026 to expand curricular offerings in the program and address emerging needs in the field. The course received approval from the UNT CLEAR office and is scheduled to be offered for the first time during the Academic Year 2026–2027. This new course reflects ongoing efforts to enhance undergraduate education through innovative and relevant curriculum development. Topics covered in the course are listed in the Course Description in UNT Catalog section below. The course is open to interested undergraduate students in Information Science, Linguistics, Anthropology, History, Learning Technologies, and other relevant academic programs.
Course Descriptions in UNT Catalog
INFO 5385 (Community Language Archiving and Curation for Information Professionals): Theory and practice of community language archiving and curation in the digital environment. Developing and managing a community language archive to support community user needs and language revitalization. Digital content management and web archiving for community language archives. Metadata element sets and data value standards for community language archives. Preservation and access issues for community language archives. Dissemination and use of community language archive content. Evaluation of community language archive services.
INFO 3385 (Community Language Archives and Digital Repositories): Introduction to existing community language archives, to principles and practices of creating and managing a community language archive as a digital repository. Selection of language materials and collection development. Using generative Artificial Intelligence tools to process materials. Choosing suitable digital content management application and using it to provide online access to information resources in community language archive. Describing and promoting community language archive collections and items to ensure their discovery and reuse.
Tuition Stipend
The IMLS project offers a tuition stipend and covers enrollment in the Community Language Archiving and Curation for Information Professionals course (offered as INFO 5385 in summer 10-week session in 2026 and beyond) for a total of 25 UNT graduate students. To request enrollment in the Summer 2026 INFO 5385 course and to apply for the stipend that covers tuition for this course, please use the button below to complete a short form for signing up.
By March 01, 2026
