The Southern California Library is an archive and educational/cultural center in South Los Angeles that documents and provides access to histories of communities in struggle for justice. Combining our rare collections, technology, and innovative programming, we engage people in learning from these histories—so collectively we can better understand and address critical conditions facing our communities today, such as poverty, incarceration, policing, and homelessness. We work with local residents, community-based organizations, students, educators, and researchers, especially in communities of color that have historically been marginalized. For more information about the Library, see www.socallib.org.

The Southern California Library is an independent, specialized library in South Los Angeles. We are embarking on a community enterprise project to strengthen the Library’s technology environment and create an interactive website that incorporates Web2.0 technologies. We are looking for possible resources and recommendations with regard to generating an e-commerce business plan and legal advice on copyright issues, as well as with identifying technology vendors/services for outsourcing discrete pieces of the project.