Justine Cotton and David Sharron, Brock University, Canada

 - provides practical guidelines and detailed lesson plans
 - based on the collaboration between an experienced archivist and liaison librarian
 - offers innovative ideas for connecting with faculty members
 - considers the research habits of the modern student
 - applicable to both library and archives professionals

Aimed at professional librarians and archivists, this book explores connecting students and faculty with the archival and digital collections of the university’s library and archives. Academic research has been forever changed by the digitization of books, journals, and archival collections. As university libraries and archives move forward in the digital era, it is essential to assess the research needs of users and develop innovative methods to demonstrate the value of collections and services. This book provides librarians and archivists with the tools to develop a robust workshop program aimed at connecting students with archival and digital collections.

Readership: Professionals within Library and Information Services, Archives and Special Collections, and students of library and information science studies and archival studies at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

ISBN 1 84334 568 4
ISBN-13: 978 1 84334 568 8
July 2011
200 pages  234 x 156mm  paperback