A key objective of the SHP is to expand further its outreach activities beyond the confines of the University, and in so doing, broadened its target audience, thereby making it more visible to the wider Jamaican community. While this has occurred, especially through the SHP’s publications, there is still more that can be done in this area.

With this in mind, the SHP over the last two years forged closer collaborative links with institutions engaged in the preservation and dissemination of social and cultural history both in and outside Jamaica. The SHP and the National Library of Jamaica are engaged in a collaborative project which will involve the input of graduate students registered in the course MA heritage studies course, Historic Landscapes and Environmental History. These students will as their course work requirement, research the locations of buildings and locations in the Downtown area of Kingston using the photographic collection of the National Library of Jamaica. The intention is to jointly publish material on Jamaica’s built environment and architecture dating back to the 19th century.

Links have also been established with Liberty Hall-the Legacy of Marcus Garvey, located at 76 King Street, Downtown, Kingston, where the SHP’s first Social History exhibition was launched in November, 2004. Liberty Hall, which is now in the process of establishing a multi-media resource centre, and which services schools and the surrounding communities of Downtown Kingston, will benefit by being provided with a copy of the exhibition and any other material for research and educational purposes.