We’re pleased to announce the release of the June 2026 issue of Multimedia & Technology Reviews!
The June 2026 issue of M&TR highlights digital resources that were originally supported by grants from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). In light of the significant cuts affecting this federal agency, M&TR invited reviewers to reflect on the impact of federal funding on libraries, museums, and other cultural institutions through the examples listed below.
We encourage you to explore the current reviews by following the DOI links provided and join the conversation on how technology continues to shape the future of art and cultural heritage. You can also browse the full archive of our reviews on the ARLIS/NA Commons CORE Repository.
Archives Research Compute Hub
Reviewed by: Raeshelle Cooke
The Archives Research Compute Hub (ARCH) is an open-source platform for research and teaching that allows users to work with large digital collections using computational methods. The website is set up to include high quality datasets (collections, pdfs, images, full text, network visualizations, speech, and other file formats) from sites like Archive.org, Wayback Machine, and Vault, etc.; these datasets can immediately be used for analysis and research. ARCH allows researchers and teachers to access various archival collections across the internet, develop and disseminate datasets, and receive technical support when they need it.
See full review at https://doi.org/10.17613/1vsy4-hsj30
The COVID-19 Web Archive
Reviewed by: Patrick Cassidy
The COVID-19 Web Archive lists over 70,000 websites, maintained through the Internet Archive’s “Archive-It”, (commonly known as the Way Back Machine), and grouped into various topical “collections” that attempt to record these events. The web resources were originally documented by other libraries, archives, and cultural heritage organizations in order to archive the changing data, the creative works, and general responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Through funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services American Rescue Plan grant program, these resources are now retrievable via a searchable database.
See full review at https://doi.org/10.17613/n0w2t-sab97
En Foco
Reviewed by: Stephanie Morgan
The En Foco website presents a comprehensive digital platform dedicated to supporting and amplifying the work of U.S.-based photographers of African, Asian, Latino, Native American, and Pacific Islander heritage. Founded in 1974, En Foco functions as both an advocacy organization and a cultural archive, offering access to exhibitions, publications, and digitized resources that document the contributions of historically underrepresented artists. Through its website, En Foco brings together exhibitions, publications, fellowships, and archival resources, positioning itself as both a support structure for artists and a resource for research and teaching.
See full review at https://doi.org/10.17613/60r74-5ws61
Ashbery Resource Center/The Flow Chart Foundation
Reviewed by: Eleanor Morgan
The Ashbery Resource Center (ARC) is the library and special collections of the Flow Chart Foundation, a private operating foundation based in Hudson, New York, that stewards the personal archives of the poet John Ashbery. The ARC’s comprehensive collection of Ashbery’s influential creative work and biographical information is freely available to browse via its online catalog.
See full review at https://doi.org/10.17613/tnyhq-h7835
Princeton Art Museum
Reviewed by: Mikayla Bryant
The Princeton University Art Museum is an academically based, public facing institution whose ethos is to challenge the students at Princeton University and members of the diverse local, national, and international publics through exposure to the world of art. With a grant received through the Institute of Museum and Library Studies, The Princeton University Art Museum created a site that does a fantastic job in creating evocative programming and interactive shows.
See full review at https://doi.org/10.17613/naa3x-jh220
Queens Memory Project
Reviewed by: Beth Mawhinney
The Queens Memory Project is a community archiving initiative that collects personal histories, photographs, ephemera, and records of contemporary life in Queens, New York. A collaboration between the Queens Public Library and Queens College, the initiative functions as a hub that brings together a range of platforms and activities, including its website, interactive tools, oral history and personal archiving events, and access points to collection materials through digital archives and audiovisual platforms. It is designed to both build collections and engage the community in contributing to and shaping a shared historical record.
See full review at https://doi.org/10.17613/4kw76-f8j22
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Library & Archives
Reviewed by: Chelsea L. Gizzi
In 2012, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s Library & Archives opened in a newly-constructed building shared with Cuyahoga Community College. By making accessible a collection about “the people, events, and songs that shape our world,” this repository of over 30,000 items realizes the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s wider mission of teaching and inspiring visitors through “the power of rock and roll.”
See full review at https://doi.org/10.17613/rqeq0-ppe34
The Poet’s House
Reviewed by: Isabelle Sakelaris
Poets House, a specialized poetry library and community space, has recently updated its online catalog, making all of its library materials acquired since 2012 searchable online for the first time. Previously acquired materials are also being added to the online catalog on an ongoing basis, along with new acquisitions. The general collection spans centuries of poetry, including works in translation, as well as works in languages other than English. Poets House also maintains multiple special collections, such as an extensive collection of chapbooks, a broadsides collection, and its digital archive.
See full review at https://doi.org/10.17613/hw7yf-2js49
Welo Hou – Bishop Museum
Reviewed by: Jacquelyn H. Clements
Welo Hou is a blog produced by the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum to document an historic collection of mele, which are Hawaiian chants, songs, and poems. This resource was funded in part by a 2017 Native Hawaiian Library Services Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), acknowledged on the right column of each blog post.
See full review at https://doi.org/10.17613/x88nx-46m21