The Jackson State University Art Collection is a result of over 70 years of collecting artwork to support cultural and civic engagement amongst students and the public. The collection was founded by Lawrence Arthur Jones, the first chair of the Art Department, who began to collect artwork that would provide students with access to diverse forms of cultural expression. The collection is a valuable research and teaching resource, and is open to the public and researchers, and this project sought to catalog and digitize this collection to make it even more accessible.
The discovery phase focused on understanding the history, scope, and impact of the JSU Art Collection, alongside technical needs for digitizing and preserving the collection.
This phase focused on setting specific project goals and identifying user expectations for the digitized collection.