Using Primary Sources

An Ideal Resource For Cultural Heritage Professionals Who Teach With Original Materials This Book Provides Fresh Adaptable And Easy-To-Implement Primary Source Literacy Exercises To Improve Their Teaching And Engage Their Students.. Special Collections Librarians And Archivists In Academic Settings Are Often Confronted With The Challenge Of Teaching Classes Outside Their Personal Area Of Expertise With Very Little Notice Or GuidanceAs The Authors Of This Book Can Attest. Using Primary Sources: Hands-On Instructional Exercises Features 30 Adaptable Hands-On Exercises That Special Collections Librarians Archivists Museum Professionals And Teaching Faculty Can Use In A Multitude Of Instructional Situations With K12 Undergraduate Graduate And Library School Students.. The Exercises Teach Lessons In Both Archival IntelligenceSuch As Building Skills In Using Finding Aids And Locating Primary SourcesAnd Artifactual Literacy Such As Building Skills In Interpretation And Analysis Of Primary Sources. Each Exercise Includes Sections For Audience Subject Area And Materials Used So That Instructors Can Find Customizable Easy-To-Follow Recipes To Use Regardless Of Personal Experience And Expertise. In Addition This Consultable Reference Resource Includes A Bibliography Of Readings Related To Instruction In Special Collections Archives And Museum Environments.