Archives & Primary Sources Handbook
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The Archives and Primary Sources Handbook is an open access, peer-reviewed textbook for those who want to learn more about handling and using archival and primary source materials, as well as a handbook for those who are teaching others. The handbook provides learners with the context and practical skills to make sense of the archival and primary source materials they may encounter in their research and classes. Additionally, the handbook provides educators with material and activities to guide students through a learning experience. The chapters predominantly feature open access, publicly available primary source materials.
The handbook is comprised of three sections:
Reference: This section includes encyclopedia-style chapters that provide context and aids researchers and learners in understanding how archival collections and the materials in them work and can be “read.”
Lesson Plans: This section includes activities and classes that can be used as written, or modified, by educators.
Pedagogy: This section includes educational theories and practices that inform teaching with primary and archival sources.
Types of archival and primary sources explored include textiles, photographs, maps, periodicals, and diaries. Readers will learn about fundamental archival resources such as finding aids, analysis methods such as reading photographs or zines, and applied archival practices such as establishing environmental conditions in an archival collection. Educators will find lesson plans, pedagogical practices, and information about evaluating and incorporating learning tools and platforms.
ISBN
978-1-944548-53-7
Publication Date
2025
Publisher
New Prairie Press
City
Manhattan, KS
Keywords
Primary sources, Archives, Pedagogy, Museums, Library, Teaching
Recommended Citation
Denison, Veronica L. Ed.; Kearns, Sara K. Ed.; Leimkuehler, Ryan Ed.; Rogova, Irina Ed.; and Du Laney, Claire, "Archives & Primary Sources Handbook" (2025). Criss Library Faculty Books and Monographs. 8.
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/crisslibfacbooks/8
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Chapter 23 is written by University of Nebraska at Omaha's faculty, Claire Du Laney. That single chapter can be accessed here: https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/crisslibfacpub/58