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Case #32: How Did We Get Here? Using Archives to Study College Selection and Belonging in the First-Year Experience

by Ben Gebre-Medhin and Abigail Glogower Every year, first year students arrive on campus seeking connections with their new college communities. This case study outlines an innovative collaboration between a …

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Case #31: Graduate Student-Curated Exhibits: A Study

by Alison Fraser Instruction in Special Collections has never been more in demand or innovative, and many Special Collections instructors and disciplinary faculty are looking for greater student engagement with …

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CASE #30: Las Archivistas Enseñando Afro-Latinidad: Teaching History and Culture with Primary Sources

by Bree’ya N. Brown and Rachel E. Winston This case study highlights an innovative cross-institutional collaboration between Huston-Tillotson University (HT) and The University of Texas at Austin (UT). In Spring …

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CASE #29: One Class Five Ways

by Lauren Kata and Suphan Kirmizialtin At New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD), archivist librarians in the Library’s Archives and Special Collections department have had the opportunity to teach primary …

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CASE #28: Studying the Physical Book across Collections

by Lauren Coats, John David Miles, and Brittany O’Neill This case study documents a collaboration among Louisiana State University’s (LSU) special collections, main library, and English department to develop a …

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Case #27: Oral Histories as Primary Sources in the Classroom: Examples from the Gordon W. Prange Collection, University of Maryland Libraries

by Kana Jenkins This case study explores a library instruction at the Gordon W. Prange Collection, University of Maryland Libraries, focusing on utilizing oral histories for historical research. The session …

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Case #26: Teaching the History of Higher Ed through Primary Sources and Digital Exhibits

by Rhia Rae, Molly Castro, and Annia Gonzalez This case study documents a collaborative effort between various departments at Florida International University (FIU) Libraries to support instruction in the History …

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Case #25: “We Could Be the Way Forward:” Creating an Asynchronous Primary Source Activity

by Victoria Jones and Bailey Mae Rodgers From its early development, a key mission and strategic goal of Florida Gulf Coast University has been to focus on Florida’s unique environmental …

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Case 24: Connecting Past and Present: Using Archival Materials in a Storytelling Exercise

by Bridget Retzloff and Zachary Lewis Students are often asked to share details about their lives. Whether it’s for summer bridge program activities, orientations, workshops, or the first day of …

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Case 23: More Than Recipes: Enriching a Campus Common Read with Historical Cookbooks

by Kristen J. Nyitray and Christine Fena In fall 2021, Kristen Nyitray, the director of Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA) and UniversityArchivist at Stony Brook University Libraries (SBUL), and …

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Han, Ruohua, and Natalie Elward. 2026. “Teaching through Engagement: Integrating Primary Source Literacy Instruction into Digital Archival Exhibits.” Conference Presentation. SAA Research Forum, July 8. https://www2.archivists.org/sites/all/files/1.1.4_han_elward_slides.pdf.
Hosseininasab, Shima, Virginia Ferris, and Burak Erdim. 2026. “Unpacking Architectural Drawing Literacy: A Critical Pedagogy Approach to Architecture Collections.” Journal of Contemporary Archival Studies 13 (1). https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/jcas/vol13/iss1/13.

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