Open AccessScaffolding the collection manager-instructor relationship: Partnerships for primary source instruction
Author(s) -
Mireille Djenno
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
college and research libraries news
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.281
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 2150-6698
pISSN - 0099-0086
DOI - 10.5860/crln.80.1.18
Subject(s) - archivist , general partnership , data collection , collection development , primary (astronomy) , computer science , business , world wide web , library science , sociology , physics , astronomy , social science , finance
Whereas the literature on incorporating primary sources into undergraduate education is large and growing, a sustained discussion of the relationship between the collection manager—be it librarian, archivist, or curator—and the course instructor is conspicuously absent. Unlike secondary source material, which can generally be accessed independent of collection managers (or any other gatekeepers), primary source material is often mediated, making it almost impossible for course instructors wishing to use these sources to bypass collection or repository personnel. The partnership between them is therefore vital.