What Primary Sources Teach: Lessons for Every Classroom

Abstract

Every year nearly a dozen articles and a book or two are published on teaching with
primary sources for librarians and archivists. Cultural heritage professionals with
instruction responsibilities attempt to maintain at least a peripheral awareness of this
ever-growing mountain of scholarship. However, much of the professional literature
(specifically the case studies) can be challenging to apply in practice. Often, case
studies are for specific resources or based on content-specific learning objectives.
While such literature is inspiring, it can be