Using Primary Resources For Teaching and Research An introduction to the holdings of the University Archives and Special Collections Dal Libraries UnZipped

Subject Areas Theatre Literature Music Local History History of Medicine Business / Shipping Labour and Unions Citizen Action Architecture and Planning Dalhousie University History Education Black History Virtually all areas of learning and teaching… Dal Libraries UnZipped

Assignments Using Primary Sources? Theatre 4501 – Neptune Theatre production research project INFO 6800 – Archival appraisal – Archival cataloguing (“arrangement and description”) Dal Libraries UnZipped

How Can we Help You? In-class instruction – Primary research – Highlight relevant sources Reference and research services – Information desk – “In-library use only” document delivery Dal Libraries UnZipped

How Can we Help You? Assistance creating assignments using primary sources Thesis and dissertation research – Archival research data/findings – Archival reference collections Guide to archival research Dal Libraries UnZipped