Document Type
Article
Department or Administrative Unit
Library
Publication Date
2019
Abstract
This article explores a new Introduction to Archives class taught to undergraduates through a Library and Information Science Minor Program offered by the James E. Brooks Library at Central Washington University (CWU). The course is taught by the University Archivist. The challenges of recruiting students, promotion of the course, and teaching an upper level course to undergraduates from different disciplines is described, as well as the benefits of offering this type of course at the undergraduate level. A review of the literature on the benefits of educating undergraduates on archives and archival research is also included.
Recommended Citation
Stringfellow, J. (2019). Teaching an Introduction to Archives Course to Undergraduates: A New Experience for the Archivist and the Students. Journal of Western Archives, 10(2), Article 8. DOI: https://doi.org/10.26077/f221-ac6e
Journal
Journal of Western Archives
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Rights
© The author, 2019
Comments
This article was originally published Open Access in Journal of Western Archives. The full-text article from the publisher can be found here.