Session 2: tHurSday January 25, 2024
B&ECPL Grosvenor Room
Session 2: Importance of Primary Sources
Learning Objectives:
Exploration of collection items Pyszczek/Buttaccio
Research tools
Agenda:
IMPORTANCE OF PRIMARY SOURCES
The Grosvenor [pronounced Grov-ner] houses the Special Collections department at the Central Library of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (B&ECPL). The nearly 500,000 titles of unique and varied materials support the five collections of Local History, Genealogy, Maps, Music and Rare Books. The department name comes from an early library benefactor, Seth Grosvenor (1786-1857), and benefits from the 1953 merger of the Grosvenor Research Library and the Buffalo Public Library collections.
Learning Objectives:
- Analyze a primary source; and,
- Develop instructional strategies to help students examine and analyze primary sources
Exploration of collection items Pyszczek/Buttaccio
Research tools
Agenda:
IMPORTANCE OF PRIMARY SOURCES
- Introduction (10 mins) R. Pyszczek
- Workshop on exploring Primary Sources (120 mins) Butaccio
- Break as needed (10 mins)
- Discussion on final projects (45 mins) R. Pyszczek
The Grosvenor [pronounced Grov-ner] houses the Special Collections department at the Central Library of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (B&ECPL). The nearly 500,000 titles of unique and varied materials support the five collections of Local History, Genealogy, Maps, Music and Rare Books. The department name comes from an early library benefactor, Seth Grosvenor (1786-1857), and benefits from the 1953 merger of the Grosvenor Research Library and the Buffalo Public Library collections.
Library of Congress
Library of Congress Education
Library of Congress Analysis Tool
Chronicling America
New York Heritage
Objectives:
The Grosvenor Room houses the Special Collections department at the Central Library, which holds nearly 500,000 titles, including monographs, serials, scrapbooks, manuscripts, maps, phonograph discs, sheet music and scores. The majority of the Special Collections department holdings were obtained through the merger of the Grosvenor Research Library and Buffalo Public library in 1953. This collection connects the public to Buffalo's rich history and allows for hands-on exploration of unique and archival materials.
Participants will have an opportunity to immerse themselves in a this collection, guided by Special Collections librarians, and will be given prompts to allow them to explore items in more depth on their own. Teachers will also engage in close study of a selection of primary sources, working through an exercise using Library of Congress analysis tools, to examine how these documents can broaden and enrich student understanding. They will be able to take this process back to the classroom to use with their students.
Participants will leave with a broader knowledge of the Grosvenor Room offerings and how primary sources can be used to actively engage students and support school curricula.
- Participants will gain exposure to primary sources.
- Participants will learn about primary sources housed in the Central library and online.
- Participants will explore collection items through activities that will focus on the use of primary sources to support student engagement and the development of critical thinking skills.
- Exploration of collection items, including manuscripts, diaries, scrapbooks, letters, photographs, newspapers and maps.
- Participants will work through a primary source activity, using Library of Congress analysis tools, which can be easily modified to meet the needs of their students. They will also leave with a resource list for further exploration of teaching with primary sources.
The Grosvenor Room houses the Special Collections department at the Central Library, which holds nearly 500,000 titles, including monographs, serials, scrapbooks, manuscripts, maps, phonograph discs, sheet music and scores. The majority of the Special Collections department holdings were obtained through the merger of the Grosvenor Research Library and Buffalo Public library in 1953. This collection connects the public to Buffalo's rich history and allows for hands-on exploration of unique and archival materials.
Participants will have an opportunity to immerse themselves in a this collection, guided by Special Collections librarians, and will be given prompts to allow them to explore items in more depth on their own. Teachers will also engage in close study of a selection of primary sources, working through an exercise using Library of Congress analysis tools, to examine how these documents can broaden and enrich student understanding. They will be able to take this process back to the classroom to use with their students.
Participants will leave with a broader knowledge of the Grosvenor Room offerings and how primary sources can be used to actively engage students and support school curricula.