Dear All

Further to my request for information about Teaching Archival Research 
Skills in the Higher Education Sector.

Other than one dissertation (by C. Dacks) no-one appears to have written 
anything. There's a full summary below.

I'd like to thank all those who responded - I needed a proper 
bibliography for my dissertation and couldn't find any 'archive' 
professional literature (lots from librarians). I was worried in case I 
was missing something obvious.

Several of the respondents wanted someone to write something!  I'll wait 
until I get my paper back later this year and see if it's worth working 
into something for the Journal

Again, many thanks

Teresa



* All the archival research sessions that were referred to are 
'orientation' or 'how to' sessions (i.e. which databases to search, how 
to search the NRA or local catalogue, how to order material, how to find 
the archive reading room)

* There does not seem to be any wider use of archives to teach 
transferable skills such as interpreting primary sources. I inherited a 
really interesting session for social science students on qualatative 
analysis from my predecessor - if anybody is delivering a similar 
session I would be very interested to compare notes.

* I could only locate one paper on Using University Special Collections 
in Teaching - by Catherine Dacks (very kindly supplied by Dr Jessica 
Gardner)

* The vast majority of research skills literature focuses on Information 
Literacy in the context of Library or Information Technology support for 
students

* Some museum literature has been written about 'Object-based learning' 
In HE this means content being provided for courses by curators (who are 
perceived as content specialists).

* Several people replied, citing school children, teaching archivists, 
or teaching librarians about archives.  This wasn't what I was looking 
at for this particular paper.

* Watch out for the next issue of ARC which will focus on Education and 
Learning!





Teresa Doherty wrote:
> Dear All
> 
> I am writing a dissertation for a "Higher Education Teaching and 
> Learning" course.
> 
> I've been unsuccessfully searching for any articles written about 
> teaching archival research skills i.e. archivists teaching general 
> students about archives (not teaching future archivists!)
> 
> Any suggestions?!  Many thanks
> 
> Teresa
> ___________________________________________________________________________
> 
> Teresa Doherty
> Archives and Museums Manager
> The Women's Library
> London Metropolitan University
> Old Castle Street
> London E1 7NT
> 
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> t +44 (0)20 7320 3513 (direct)
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> 
> For our online catalogue see 
> www.thewomenslibrary.ac.uk/archivemuseumcatalogue
> 
> For Genesis, a resource for women's history maintained by The Women's 
> Library, see www.genesis.ac.uk
> 
> 
> 

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Teresa Doherty
Archives and Museums Manager
The Women's Library
London Metropolitan University
Old Castle Street
London E1 7NT

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For Genesis, a resource for women's history maintained by The Women's 
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