Tuesday, July 23, 2013

CIKARD collection

I have been getting questions, mostly from family, asking what I was doing for my sabbatical. 
The (official) reason for this leave is to enhance access to the Center for Indigenous Knowledge and Rural Development (CIKARD) collection which is comprised of over 2000 reports, thesis, articles, and books pertaining to indigenous knowledge for agricultural and rural development.

This is a photograph of the first time I saw the Iowa State CIKARD collection. It was August 2010 and the location was the Penn State University Library annex. Two pallets of cartons had just been delivered and we were unpacking the materials.

Okay so what exactly is the purpose of a sabbatical. According to Penn State HR17
"To provide a leave of absence with pay for purposes of intensive study or research which has as its outcome increasing the quality of the individual's future contribution to the University. A sabbatical is a privilege which may be granted to an individual who has demonstrated by publication, teaching, exhibition or performance an above average ability in scholarship, research, or other creative accomplishment."

There you have it. Sounds simple enough but that is actually just the tip of the ice berg. I am sure other side projects will show up. Maybe something to do with the new UNESCO chair in Rural Community Leadership, and Youth Development or maybe an internship with the Smithsonian Institute.

Stay tuned

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