- University News Archive - 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock /news-archive/tag/native-american-records/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Thu, 06 Jul 2017 15:44:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Sequoyah National Research Center receives grant to allow public to search collections online /news-archive/2017/07/06/snrc-grant/ Thu, 06 Jul 2017 15:44:43 +0000 /news/?p=67423 ... Sequoyah National Research Center receives grant to allow public to search collections online]]> Sequoyah National Research Center at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (SNRC) has received a $22,283 grant from the Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council to allow online access to its extensive collections.聽 Currently, the center鈥檚 databases contain newspaper indices, tribal enrollment information, documents, and Native American obituaries. With this grant, the center will be able to consistently format all entries in their databases and implement a user-friendly search function on the website. In this project, the center will consolidate the current database records and create a standardized data model. After the data model is created, a web developer will analyze user needs and create a new search interface to help patrons explore the collections. This project will help researchers across the world find the information they need without physically visiting the research center. The provides grants to state-owned properties for management, stewardship, and acquisition of natural areas, historic sites, and outdoor recreation areas owned by the state of Arkansas. In the upper right photo,聽Dr. Daniel Littlefield, director of the Sequoyah National Research Center, stands among the center’s extensive collection of Native American information. 聽Photo by Lonnie Timmons III/糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Communications.聽]]>