S586 Archival Intelligence
What is archival intelligence and how is it achieved?
Archival intelligence includes the knowledge and skills needed to conduct archival research.
Students will have the opportunity to run their own project by conducting research in an archive on a topic of their choosing, evaluating and analyzing primary sources, liaising with an archivist or organization, and communicating their findings. The final product will be an original research paper using the primary source research conducted throughout the semester.
Topics for the class include:
- aspects of archives—types of archives, types of archival materials, archival access tools, user expectations
- research—formulating a research question/thesis, how to “read” various kinds of primary sources, authenticity and bias in documents, asking reference questions
- ethics—ethical questions for researchers, copyright, citations, and plagiarism
Join us fall 2020 and practice your archival intelligence!
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