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College Student as Archives' Consultant? A New Approach to Outreach Programming on Campus

Year: 2005

Type: article

Abstract: Archivists agree that documenting student culture requires an understanding of student experience, current campus issues, and extracurricular activities. Yet few consult and partner with students in planning and implementing their documentary programs. This article illustrates how the use of student "consultants," through a class survey project and as part of a permanent archives student advisory committee, can cultivate successful outreach and collection-development programs.

Source: Archival issues

DOI: 10.31274/archivalissues.10944

Author: Ellen D. Swain

Institution: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Language: English

Topic: Digital and Traditional Archives Management

Subfield: Conservation

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Division of Undergraduate Education