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HIST 100 Stuff: Objects and Their (Hi)Stories (Spring 2023)

Library Session Two: 4/3/23

  • Intro
  • Ask how everyone's project is going (general feedback)
  • A brief demo on finding books, article, etc.
  • Dangerous objects activity.
  • Demonstration of Academic Search & databases
    • "This is technically what you asked for" activity
    • Time for students to try a few searches themselves in the databases
  • Primary source databases
    • brief demo -- specific, how to keyword search in primary source databases
  • Highlight some media sources
  • Remaining class time for free search & questions

Library Session One 3/20/23

This meeting is an opportunity to become familiar with your college library & librarians. We will cover:

  • Intro activity
  • Overview of library services
  • How to find books in our catalog
  • activity: students go up to the stacks in groups of ~4, have to come back with a book each on their topics
  • If there is time before the session, it would be helpful to know each student topic so I can ensure we have at least 1 book on their topic.
  • Talk about WorldCat - what it is, how to use it, why to use it. 
  • Make an ILL account
  • Talk about reference/tertiary books
  • Leave time at end of class to ensure students have time to find books