Teaching Asia through Touching Archives
By Shu Wan Teaching with primary sources is challenging for American college instructors of Asian history and culture. US History teachers could easily arrange class visits to special collections in …
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By Shu Wan Teaching with primary sources is challenging for American college instructors of Asian history and culture. US History teachers could easily arrange class visits to special collections in …
By Anna Holmes When I started my journey into librarianship, I had no idea that I would end up where I am today. I was convinced I wanted to work …
By Kyle Neill Between intimidating backlogs, student researchers, genealogists, accommodating classes, and balancing administration requests, archivists have a lot to keep pace with. As the majority of archival institutions are …
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 …
by Helen McManus and Leah Richardson Viewing proper archival citation as an opportunity to (a) reinforce core archival literacy skills and (b) cultivate best practices in note-taking and academic integrity, …
by Samantha Crisp This case study discusses a collaboration between a special collections librarian, research and instruction librarian, and a history faculty member at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois, …
by Rebecca Ostoyich and Kevin Ostoyich The case study describes a hybrid internship/independent study course that has been administered jointly by the Valparaiso University Archives and Special Collections (VUASC) and …
by Kayla Harris, Stephanie Shreffler, and Heidi Gauder Through a one-credit mini course at the University of Dayton taught by a group of librarians and archivists, undergraduate students were introduced …
by Erin Dix Seeking to deepen students’ primary source literacy skills beyond what can be gained in one-shot instruction sessions, this case study explores the course “Archival Discovery,” taught by …
by Chris Petersen and Tiah Edmunson-Morton The Special Collections and Archives Research Center (SCARC) at Oregon State University Libraries is home to very active and well-regarded programs in instruction and …