For the past decade, she has researched public libraries and their relationship with communities. Her current r projects focus on connecting the cultural outputs of individuals and community groups to a sustainable preservation infrastructure. In particular, the potential for public libraries to develop the technical and practical framework to create an infrastructure for community-based heritage preservation. She is member of the National Council of Public History’s work group: Building Capacity to Challenge the Exclusive Past. The group seeks to create best practices to guide partnerships between heritage organizations and community groups. Also, she is working on an edited volume with Henriette Roued-Cunliffe, University of Copenhagen, which will present international perspectives on the complexity of issues surrounding the preservation of local cultural heritage.