Learn how to help patrons who are starting research using primary sources. Discovery tips for the reference interview, online and printed tools for locating primary sources, and methods to document the researcher's findings.
This webinar will cover:
- the reference interview for archival research
- commonly used online tools to identify primary sources
- print reference sources for finding primary sources
- documenting archival research
After attending this webinar, students will be able to:
- conduct reference interviews to elicit information that will guide the conversation toward finding appropriate primary sources
- use commonly available tools to identify archival and online repositories of primary sources
- advise researchers in documentation of the archival research process, to facilitate later work in writing up the findings of the research.
Steven A. Knowlton, has served as Librarians for History and African American Studies at Princeton University since 2016. He holds an M.A. in history as well as M.L.I.S. and has published numerous award-winning historical studies based in archival and primary source research. He has served as chair of the Academic Librarians Committee in the History Section of RUSA, chair of the Best Historical Materials Committee in the History Section of RUSA, and chair of the Library History Round Table.
This webinar is sponsored by the History Section of RUSA.
