The Manuscript as Question: Teaching Primary Sources in the Archives--The China Missions Project

Autor/in	McCoy, Michelle
Titel	The Manuscript as Question: Teaching Primary Sources in the Archives--The China Missions Project
Quelle	In: College & Research Libraries, 71 (2010) 1, S.49-62 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0010-0870
DOI	10.5860/crl.71.1.49
Schlagwörter	Primary Sources; Archives; Qualitative Research; Librarian Teacher Cooperation; History Instruction; Student Projects; Outreach Programs; Case Studies; Program Descriptions; User Satisfaction (Information); Use Studies; Student Attitudes; Academic Libraries; Library Services; Student Reaction; Historical Interpretation; Illinois + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Primärquelle; Archivwesen; Archiv; Qualitative Forschung; History lessons; Geschichtsunterricht; Schulprojekt; Jobcoaching; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Benutzerfreundlichkeit; Benutzerschulung; Schülerverhalten; College; Colleges; University; Universities; Libary; Libraries; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Universität; Bibliothek; Hochschulbibliothek; Bibliotheksarbeit; Schülerkritik; Historische Interpretation
Abstract	The collaborative effort between two Special Collections librarians and a history professor at DePaul University led to a quarter-long undergraduate project in the archives using China Missions Correspondence. In a reversal of traditional methods that assumes archival use to answer a question, this project looks at the document as the source of the questions. A qualitative analysis of student responses from these class sessions between 2002 and 2008 reveals the impact that direct experience has on primary source education and how outreach and user instruction in the archives can transform research, education, and the place of special collections within the institution. As a case study, this paper examines planning, administration, identification, instruction, and assessment of the project from the librarians' perspective. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01