New York University

The Traditional Knowledge (TK) and Biocultural (BC) labels and notices are digital labeling mechanisms that correct records, bring Indigenous rights and interests into institutional contexts, and educate non-Indigenous peoples about Indigenous rules and responsibilities around sharing knowledge and data. These digital tools are delivered through the Local Contexts Hub, a digital information sharing and curation platform that enables local communities, scholars, and collections managers around the world to interact with and create legitimately inclusive and culturally appropriate data descriptions and management plans for new and existing cultural heritage collections. The project extends current work to establish the Local Contexts Hub technical infrastructure and engages local communities, researchers, and collections managers in collaboratively exploring and testing governance and business frameworks for hub services delivery. The project will lead to the substantive description of hub organizational structure and sustainable business models, stimulate third-party adoption, and develop success metrics for community engagement, adoption, use, and impact of TK and BC labels and notices.