Bringing Students of All Ages to Our Archives
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Robin M. Katz @robinmkatz #safabhs MARAC 2012 Students & Faculty in the Archives
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Katz, Robin M. “Bringing Students of All Ages to Our Archives.” Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference (MARAC). Cape May, NJ. April 12 - 14, 2012. Panelist.
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Robin M. Katz@robinmkatz #safabhs
MARAC 2012
Students & Faculty in the Archives
Who am I?Outreach + Public Services Archivist
Public Historian
part-‐Mme Stack Assistant
Students & Faculty in the Archives
SAFA
primary sources
SAFA
first-‐year undergrads
SAFA
grant-‐funded
SAFA
grant-‐funded
SAFA
Jan 2011 -‐ Dec 2013
grant-‐funded
SAFA
US Dept of Ed -‐ FIPSE
3 schools
SAFA
18 faculty
SAFA
wide range of disciplines
SAFA
class visits to archives
SAFA
staff visits to campus
SAFA
walking tours
SAFA
independent research
SAFA
and more!
SAFA
course websites
SAFA
summer fellowship
SAFA
naMonal partners
SAFA
Summer InsMtute
SAFA
Goals
SAFA
Goals
SAFA
Faculty Development
Goals
SAFA
CollaboraMve Network
Goals
SAFA
Student Learning
Goals
SAFA
Student Engagement + RetenMon
Fall 2011
• 15 courses
• 41 visits
• 287 unique students
• 696 students thru the door
• 409 items requested
• 55 students returned
Spring 2012
• 12 courses
• 22 visits
• 207 items requested
Our Teaching Philosophy
Our Teaching PhilosophyWhat we do NOT do
Our Teaching PhilosophyLess is more!
Our Teaching PhilosophyDocument Analysis
Our Teaching PhilosophyContext + Summarizing
Faculty CollaboraMon
• Course planning
• Research
• Class facilitaMon
• Teaching evaluaMon
Faculty CollaboraMon
Faculty CollaboraMonConcerned with “fit”
Faculty CollaboraMonTip: faculty selecMon
Faculty CollaboraMonFinding: teaching research ≠ scholarly research
Faculty CollaboraMonQuesMons about roles / feedback
Classroom FacilitaMon
Classroom FacilitaMonSpace, Difficulty, Length, Time
Classroom FacilitaMonExplicitly ask students to read
Classroom FacilitaMonGroups
Classroom FacilitaMonSpecific Handouts
Classroom FacilitaMonWrap Ups
How Do We Do It?
How Do We Do It?Before the Semester
How Do We Do It?-‐ 3 weeks: Online Call Slips
How Do We Do It?-‐ 3 weeks: Agenda
How Do We Do It?Pulling Procedures
How Do We Do It?-‐ 1 week: CitaMon List
How Do We Do It?Before Visit
Class Visits
Class VisitsIntroducMons
Class VisitsContext
Class VisitsAcMviMes
Class VisitsComing Back
Expansion?
Sustainability?
Impact on BHS
Impact on BHSBuilding Security
Impact on BHSReference Staff
Impact on BHSSpace!
Worth It?
Worth It!Student Learning & Engagement
Worth It!Faculty Development
Worth It!Reaching New Audiences
Worth It!DemonstraMng Relevance
Worth It!Improving Resources and Services
What can SAFA do for you?
Robin M. KatzOutreach + Public Services Archivist
Brooklyn Historical Society
@robinmkatz #safabhs [email protected]
safa.brooklynhistory.org
