1. There and Back Again

2. Our Voices, Our Stories, Our Selves: Using Primary Sources for Student Assignments

3. Why ‘Rosie?’ Why primary sources?
We see events as they happened at the time they happened.
Even the best analysis misses something.
They connect our experiences to past experiences.
History does not only affect people – people shape history.

5. Where do Primary Sources Fit?
History, of course
Literature
Sociology
Psychology
Popular culture
Science
What’cha got?

6. How do you use them? ‘You are there’ assignments.
Everybody has a backstory.
Discussion starters
Great way to include groups once left out of the formal documentation of our culture.

7. What do you need to know?
Start with looking for journals, diaries and oral histories in the library collection.
What’s available beside books?
Music
Art
Maps
Court Cases and Laws
Film Clips
Newspapers

8. What do you need to know? The Internet is your friend!
Who provides primary sources —
School history departments
State and local historical associations
Federal and state libraries

9. How Can We Work Together?
Communicate with departments
Obtain assignments and course outlines
from instructors
Highlight collection
You are the expert – don’t be shy
Remove cataloging mysteries
“Finding tools” – people don’t want to reinvent the wheel

10. Education Workshops Orientations
Other librarians (in and out of your own institution)
Meet faculty where they are

11. Thank you for Coming!