The Carnegie Corporation of New York just released its annual list of Great Immigrants, which includes an array of individuals contributing to this nation’s rich tapestry of social, scientific, medical, and medical achievements. While there are, undoubtedly, complications to all legacies, it’s worth noting contemporary efforts by institutions to use their resources to […]
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Teaching With Digitized Archives, Some Challenges and Opportunities
Over the past several decades libraries around the world have spent enormous amounts of resources digitizing unique special collections. At latest count, the Digital Public Library of America contains more than 40 million documents. As instructors plan for remote learning, this wealth of digitized archival material presents an opportunity to teach students about archival research […]