Educational Programs

Kate Theimer is the author of the popular blog ArchivesNext and a frequent writer, speaker and commentator on issues related to the future of archives. She is the editor of the Rowman & Littlefield series, Innovative Practices for Archives & Special Collections, in which volumes on management, description, outreach, and reference and access were published in 2014. She is also the author of Web 2.0 Tools and Strategies for Archives and Local History Collections and the editor of A Different Kind of Web: New Connections between Archives and Our Users, as well having contributed chapters to Many Happy Returns: Advocacy for Archives and Archivists, The Future of Archives and Recordkeeping, and the Encyclopedia of Archival Science. She has published articles in the American Archivist and the Journal of Digital Humanities. Kate served on the Council of the Society of American Archivists from 2010 to 2013. Before starting her career as an independent writer and editor, she worked in the policy division of the National Archives and Records Administration in College Park, Maryland. She holds an MSI with a specialization in archives and records management from the University of Michigan and an MA in art history from the University of Maryland.

• Introduction1. Tablet and Codex, Side by Side: Pairing Rare Books and E-Books in the Special Collections ClassroomGreta Reisel Browning, Appalachian State University2. Fells, Fans and Fame: Acquiring a Collection of Personal Papers with the Goal of Engaging Primary School ChildrenJane Davies and Janice Tullock, Cumbria Archive Service3. Student Curators in the Archives: Class-Curated Exhibits in Academic Special CollectionsJennie Davy and Amy C. Schindler, College of William & Mary4. A Win for All: Cultural Organizations Working With Colleges of Education Andrea Reidell and Beth Twiss-Houting, Cultural Fieldwork Initiative5. The Archive as Theory and Reality: Engaging with Students in Cultural and Critical StudiesAnna McNally, University of Westminster6. Make Way for Learning: Using Literary Papers to Engage Elementary School StudentsAshley Todd-Diaz, Terri Summey, Shari Scribner, and Michelle Franklin, Emporia State University7. Archivists Teaching Teachers: The Archives Education Institute and K-12 OutreachJanet Bunde, Melanie Meyers, Charlotte Priddle, and Andy Steinitz, Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York8. Animating Archives: Embedding Archival Materials (and Archivists) into Digital History ProjectsLisa M. Sjoberg and Joy K. Lintelman, Concordia College9. “A Certain Kind of Seduction”: Integrating Archival Research into a First-Year Writing CurriculumBrooke Champagne and Amy Hildreth Chen, University of Alabama10. Not Just for Students: An Archives Workshop for FacultyRachel Grove Rohrbaugh, Chatham University11. Web Archiving as Gateway: Teaching K-12 Students about Archival ConceptsTanya Zanish-Belcher, Wake Forest University12. Evocative Objects: Inspiring Art Students with ArchivesYuki Hibben and Wesley Chenault, Virginia Commonwealth University13. Documenting and Sharing Instruction Practices: The story of TeachArchives.orgRobin M. Katz, Brooklyn Historical SocietyAbout the Author

It is worth praising Theimer for her structured approach to the case studies that ensures all authors reflect on successes and lessons learned. This is exactly the right approach and enables the reader to develop an understanding of the skills, methods and tools that each case study adopts. . . .Any information professional or related educator will do well to read this book and to reflect on the stimulating practices, as well as the wonderful innovation and creativity demonstrated by the case studies.