This document discusses a collaborative approach between librarians and archivists at the University for the Creative Arts to incorporate archive materials into teaching and learning. It describes an "Animation Archive Day" case study where students explored archive documents and responded artistically. The benefits for students included gaining a deeper understanding of primary sources and archives, as well as inspiration from making their own discoveries. The collaboration aimed to remove barriers to using archives and encourage continued engagement with special collections.

1. A collaborative approach to the use
of archives in teaching and learning
at an arts university
Adele Martin-Bowtell & Rebekah Taylor
University for the Creative Arts
To boldly go…into the archive

2. Archives – a definition
“Materials created or received by a person,
family or organisation, public or private , in the
conduct of their affairs and preserved because
of their enduring value contained in them or as
evidence of the functions and responsibilities of
their creator, especially those materials
maintained in the principles of provenance,
original order and collective control ; permanent
records.”
Society of American Archivists: 2014

3. Case study : Animation Archive Day

4. Role of Librarian and Archivist in
teaching and learning

5. Why use archive materials with students?
“Students find this immensely exciting . Sifting
through archive documents , struggling to
understand and contextualise them, they gain a
much deeper appreciation of the problems
inherent to interpret them. They enjoy the
detective work of looking for clues and making
connections. They are inspired by finding that
they can make their own discoveries…”
Spraggs : 2013

6. The Bob Godfrey Studio Archive

7. Practicalities of using archive materials in
the studio

8. Learning outcomes
• Students will understand the differences
between
– Primary and secondary resources
– Archival and library resources, formats, access,
uses
• Students will know how to
– handle archive materials
– access our collections (both archive and library)

11. Take a look for
yourselves….

12. Responding artistically to archive use

13. Animation Archives Day – the legacy
• Understanding of archives
• Understanding of primary/secondary
resources
• Encouraged use of the archives
• Removed perceived barriers to archive use
• Initiated an artistic response to their
experience

14. References
The Society of American Archivists, Glossary of Archival Records Terminology,
http://www2.archivists.org/glossary/terms/a/archives (accessed May 7, 2014)
Paul Victor Jr., Justin Otto and Charles Mutschler, ‘Assessment of library instruction on
undergraduate student success in a documents-based research course : the benefits of librarian,
archivist and faculty collaboration’, Collaborative librarianship 5, no.3 (2013):154-176.
Gillian Spraggs, ‘Using Archives in Higher Education History Teaching’. The National Archives.
http://www.archives.org.uk/images/documents/AfELG/AfELG_Conference_13_June_2011/Using_A
rchives_in_Higher_Education_History_Teaching.pdf (accessed May 2, 2014)
The National Archives, Archiving the Arts, http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-
sector/archivingthearts .htm (accessed May 2, 2014)
Animation Alliance , Accelerate animation report 2013: animation and craft: responding to the
creative animation sector’s practice and professional development needs.
http://accelerateanimation.com/category/acceleratereport/ (accessed May 2, 2014)

15. Contact us
Adele Martin-Bowtell
Learning and Teaching Librarian
Amartin-bowtell@ucreative.ac.uk
Rebekah Taylor
Archivist
Rtaylor8@ucreative.ac.uk