By and For the Teaching with Primary Sources Community
Sponsored by the Reference, Access, and Outreach (RAO) Section of SAA, this open-ended series of case studies is designed to illustrate the application of the Guidelines for Primary Source Literacy.
To learn more about contributing a case study, visit the SAA Case Studies on Teaching With Primary Sources webpage.
by Cinda Nofziger and Emily Swenson This case study focuses on a collaboration between archivists, a faculty member, and students which aimed to provide students in an upper-level, research-intensive course …
by Leigh Rupinski and Meghan Martinez This case study examines the process of creating a virtual primary source instruction packet using the Young Lords in Lincoln Park collection. The authors …
by Scott Keefer This case study examines a year-long collaboration between the Daughters of Charity Archives and the Seton Shrine Museum to include archives education into the Museum’s Junior History …
by Rachel Makarowski and Ginny Boehme Outside examinations of the history of science, special collections instruction traditionally caters to the humanities, leaving a notable gap of representation for and from …
by Colleen Hoelscher and Michael Hughes This engaging case study describes a library instruction session held virtually for undergraduate students in an upper-level history course on US foreign relations. Working …
by Rachel Bohlmann and Erika Hosselkus This case study discusses the outcomes of a one-credit, online course, “Stories of Power and Diversity: Inside Museums, Archives, and Collecting,” offered at the …
by Christine Latulippe This case study describes ways in which the Norwich University Archives expanded their user base into a history of mathematics class, through partnership with a mathematics faculty …
by Claire Strom and Rachel Walton This case study, from a small liberal arts college in Florida, examines to what extent thoughtful integration of different archival experiences at various stages …
by Kaitlin Springmier This case study details one library’s solution to teaching primary source literacy online in response to campus decisions for fully remote instruction in response to the outbreak …
by Bridget Garnai and Heidi Gauder With the rich history of airplane and automotive invention in Dayton, Ohio, and the value of patents as primary sources in mind, librarians Bridget …