Mind the Gap: Integrating Special Collections Teaching.

abstract: Instruction is a vital part of the academic librarian's public services mission, but the teaching efforts of special collections librarians can be overlooked due to the culture and particularities of teaching in an archival setting. This article documents the challenges special collections...

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Publicado en:Portal: Libraries & the Academy Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 51 - 67
Autores principales: Samuelson, Todd, Coker, Cait
Formato: Journal Article
Publicado: Johns Hopkins University Press Jan2014
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