Summary
Iñaki Arrieta Baro is the head of the Jon Bilbao Basque Library, a highly specialized unit focused on serving researchers from all around the world interested in Basque Studies. He leads the planning, promotion, advocacy, and policy development efforts for the Basque Library. In collaboration with other librarians and faculty from other departments, he has taken part in the organization of workshops and conferences in connections with Basque topics and digital humanities. Iñaki works with both local researchers and scholars worldwide, collaborates with the Basque American community on preservation efforts of documents in different physical forms and digital assets, and works with donors in obtaining new materials for our Basque collections.
Education
Document Management Certificate, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
M.A., Basque Studies, University of the Basque Country
B.A., History, Cultural Heritage specialty, University of Deusto
Selected publications
- Ariznabarreta, L., Arrieta Baro, I., & Irujo Ametzaga, X. (Eds.). (2022). Bertso Eskolak: Basque Improvisational Poetry Schools. Center for Basque Studies Press, University of Nevada.
- Schultz, T., Bucy, R. E., Hunsaker, A., Shannon, A. W., Klenke, C., Winterman, M., & Arrieta Baro, I. (2021). Manuscript Accepted!: Collaborating on a scholarly publishing symposium for graduate students and early career academic faculty. Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication, 9(1), eP 2385.
- Arrieta Baro, I., Irujo Ametzaga, X., & Bergon, F. (Eds.). (2020). Visions of a Basque American westerner: International perspectives on the writings of Frank Bergon. Center for Basque Studies Press, University of Nevada.
- Irujo, X., & Arrieta Baro, I. (Eds.). (2019). Female Improvisational Poets: Challenges and Achievements in the Twentieth Century. Center for Basque Studies, University of Nevada, Reno.
Selected grants
- Arborglyphs: Immigrants 'Speaking through the Aspens; Funded by National Historical Publications and Records Commission (January 1, 2023-December 31, 2023), awarded December 16, 2022 ($24,002.00), Funded - In Progress, PI John Bieter, with Co-investigator Iñaki Arrieta Baro, Co-investigator Daniel Fergus, Co-investigator Chris Livingston, Co-investigator Cheryl Oestreicher.