Faculty Services - Coates Library

Services include:

Host class visits to the reading room to view pre-selected materials
Provide drop-in orientation sessions in your classroom in preparation for a class assignment
Identify and digitize resources to support your lectures or reading assignments
Assistance in designing class exercises using rare materials
Select and provide students access to “course reserves”
Suggest collections related to course topic that are appropriate for independent student research
Create an online resource guide highlighting archival resources related to your course

Paleography and documentary editing: students transcribe handwritten materials and provide contextual information
Course reserves: selected primary source material is set aside for students to examine independently outside of class
Comparing editions: students compare early editions of works to the modern editions assigned in their class
Creating digital exhibits: using the Omeka platform, students create digital exhibits through the curation, description, and design processes
Responding to primary sources: students examine archival material and respond to written prompts.