Title
“It’s Like Holding History in Your Hands”: Using Inquiry-Based Learning in an Interdisciplinary Special Collections Instruction Session
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Spring 2019
Abstract
As undergraduate curricula move toward an active, interdisciplinary model, librarians and archivists are able to implement new, more inquiry-based activities into library instruction sessions. This opportunity allows students to develop their information literacy skills in an engaging and personal learning laboratory environment while benefiting from a rich classroom experience. This article discusses a collaboration between the library and an emerging academic program at a small professional liberal arts school that paired special collections and primary sources with an inquiry-based activity to maximize student learning, demystify special collections, and promote critical thinking.
Recommended Citation
Knoff, M. & Cech, M. (2019). “It’s like holding history in your hands”: Using inquiry-based learning in an interdisciplinary special collections instruction session. The Reading Room: A Journal of Special Collections, 4(1), 6-24. https://readingroom.lib.buffalo.edu/PDF/vol4-issue1/its-like-holding-history-in-your-hands.pdf Please note that the Recommended Citation may not be appropriate for your discipline. For help with other citation styles, please visit http://libguides.misericordia.edu/citationguide.