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 …
Learning to Teach: Theory and Practice
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 …
Career-Driven Internship Design for Small Academic Archives
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 …
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 …
Case 2: Teaching Citations as a Multi-functional Approach to Archives Instruction
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, …
Case 1: Collaborating for Impact in Teaching with Primary Sources
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, …
Case 7: “What Is Your Title Today?” The Challenges and Rewards of Implementing an Internship/Independent Study Hybrid Course at the Valparaiso University Archives and Special Collections
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 …
Case 6: The Archives as Classroom: A Primary Source Mini-Course
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 …
Case 5: Exploring Ephemerality, Biases, and Silences in Archives
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 …
Case 3: Fostering Historical Empathy in Unusual Times: A Case Study of the Course “OSU, Women and Oral History: An Exploration of 150 Years”
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 …