Engaging Students with Online Primary Sources

Libraries, museums, and archives provide online access to unique and rare materials on just about any research topic imaginable, but knowing where to find them can be a challenge. Learn about the various strategies for locating relevant primary source materials across institutions. You will then explore ideas for incorporating these resources, such as diaries, letters, oral history interviews, newspapers, business records, and more into lectures, classroom activities, and assignments. We will cover in depth a few easy to use tools, methods, and project ideas that use primary source materials as the starting point, with time during the workshop for hands-on exploration of each resource. Bring your own laptop or use a computer in the Digital Scholarship Lab. Participants will receive a voucher for lunch at the Bone Student Center. Registration is required. 

A $100 stipend is available to eligible participants who complete the program.