one gri's special projects was "l.a. as subject: the transformative culture of los angeles communities" conducted between 1995 and 1999, whose purposes included "enhanc[ing] existing resources and develop new resources that support new research scholarship on la and also encourag[ing] the preservation, conservation, and display of local material culture". gri worked with other local organizations to publish "cultural inheritance/l.a.: a resource directory of less visible archives and collections in the los angeles region" in 1999. in 2000, the "l.a. as subject" project was transferred to the university of southern california. that school continues to update and expand an online version of the resource directory.