This document discusses creating classes to promote archival collections and connect with faculty. It provides tips for archivists to get out of the archives and into classrooms by developing reusable lessons showcasing collections. The archivist shares how they reached out to faculty via email to discuss incorporating archival materials. They structured hands-on class periods around specific collections and assessed the impact. Partnering with faculty increased collection usage, campus recognition, and reinforced the archives' role on campus.

1. Creating Classes To Promote Your Collections and Connect With FacultyNicole Feeney, Associate University ArchivistMoakley Archive and Institute at Suffolk University nfeeney@suffolk.eduwww.suffolk.edu/moakleywww.slideshare.net/MoakleyArchive1

2. Talking PointsGet out of the archives and into a classroomAddressing faculty and archivist expectationsUsing email to connect with facultyStructure of the classesAssessment of the class periodsOn the horizon2

3. Venture Out Beyond The Reading RoomVenturing out takes on different shapes but for the Moakley Archive it looks like this:Developing reusable lessons that:Showcase our department and collections Include a wide variety of primary sourcesTeaches students how to researchIncrease collection usage and patrons Improve campus-wide recognition and visibilityCreate opportunities to teach in other classesSending emailsAttending trainings and talking up our programsHosting eventsVenturing out has led to:Reinforcing our role as a necessary and vital departmentBeing more than “the office you can get old pictures from”Becoming a better bridge (to research)3

4. Faculty and the Ivory TowerFaculty experience:Pressure from administration

5. Departmental climate/challenges

6. Publication/research quotas

7. Students Concerns are valid and shape expectations and careerFaculty are not difficult to work with!4

8. Expectations:FacultyArchivist5Students who are engaged and critical thinkers

9. Dynamic and innovative courses and content

10. Feathers for cap

11. Exposure for our collections and services

12. Increased usage of collections

13. Feathers for cap Expectations: The OverlapFaculty use archival materials in addition to or instead of textbooks