WorKSHOP 5: Primary Sources in the Sciences, Social Sciences, and Design

April 15, 2021 4:00-5:15 pm

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Featuring a panel of subject area librarians, this session will offer strategies and suggestions for using primary sources and archival materials across multiple disciplines. Librarians from the University of Arizona Libraries will share how primary sources can be valuable tools for student learning and instruction. This session will include useful information and examples for instructors in the sciences, social sciences, and design disciplines that would like to explore adding the use of primary resources to their courses.


Featured Panelists:


• Rachel Castro

• Jim Martin

• Niamh Wallace

Rachel Castro is an Assistant Librarian in the Research & Learning department of the University of Arizona Libraries. She assists with the research, instruction, and other needs of students, staff, and faculty in the College of Fine Arts and the College of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape Architecture.

Jim Martin is an Associate Librarian in the Research & Learning Department of the UA Libraries. He is the reference and instruction liaison librarian for the College of Optical Sciences and many departments in the College of Science.

Niamh Wallace is an Associate Librarian at the University of Arizona Libraries and an Adjunct Instructor for the School of Information at the University of Arizona. As a liaison librarian, she supports the research and learning needs of students and faculty in anthropology, English, government & public policy, and middle eastern & North African studies.