This document discusses partnering with off-campus special collections for teaching. It describes the SAFA program which partners three schools with the Brooklyn Historical Society. SAFA aims to encourage faculty development, create a collaborative network, and enhance student learning and engagement through activities like class visits, fellowships, and incorporating primary sources into courses. The document advises asking questions about why partner, what collections are available, how students will use them, who will facilitate teaching, and how to improve. It promotes partnering to expand resources and teaching methods.

1. Why You Should Partner with
Off-Campus Special Collections
Robin M. Katz
@robinmkatz #safabhs
Columbia Libraries Symposium 2012

2. ...and what to ask before you do!
Robin M. Katz
@robinmkatz #safabhs
Columbia Libraries Symposium 2012

3. Who are you?

4. Who am I?

5. Who am I?
Outreach + Public Services Archivist

6. Who am I?
Brooklyn Historical Society

8. Students & Faculty
in the Archives

9. SAFA

10. primary sources
SAFA

11. first-year undergrads
SAFA

12. grant-funded
SAFA

13. grant-funded
Jan 2011 - Dec 2013
SAFA

14. grant-funded
US Dept of Ed - FIPSE
SAFA

15. 3 schools
SAFA

16. 18 faculty
SAFA

17. wide range of
disciplines
SAFA

18. class visits to archives
SAFA

19. staff visits to campus
SAFA

20. walking tours
SAFA

21. independent research
SAFA

22. and more!
SAFA

23. course websites
SAFA

24. summer fellowship
SAFA

25. national partners
SAFA

26. Goals
SAFA

27. Goals
Faculty Development
SAFA

28. Goals
Collaborative Network
SAFA

29. Goals
Student Learning
SAFA

30. Goals
Student Engagement + Retention
SAFA

31. Results
SAFA

33. Encourage you to

34. similarly partner

35. similarly partner
libraries, archives, museums

36. similarly partner
undergraduate instruction

37. • Course planning
• Research
• Class facilitation
• Teaching evaluation

38. Why special collections?

39. Why special collections?
Content

40. Why special collections?
Methodology

41. Why special collections?
Engagement

42. Why off campus?

43. Why off campus?
You don’t have collections

44. Why off campus?
You don’t have the right collections

45. Why off campus?
To add to your arsenal

46. Our Teaching
Philosophy

47. Our Teaching
Philosophy
What we do NOT do

48. Our Teaching
Philosophy
Less is more!

49. Our Teaching
Philosophy
Document Analysis

50. Our Teaching
Philosophy
Interpretation

51. Our Teaching
Philosophy
Context + Summarizing

52. Questions to Ask

53. Why go there?
Qs to Ask

54. Why go there?
“Fit”
Qs to Ask

55. Why go there?
Collections
Qs to Ask

56. What do they have?
Qs to Ask

57. What do they have?
Access
Qs to Ask

58. What do they have?
Research Support
Qs to Ask

59. What about your library?
Qs to Ask

60. Brook Stowe,
Assistant Professor / Librarian
Brooklyn Campus Long Island University

61. What will students do?
Qs to Ask

62. What will students do?
Document Selection
Qs to Ask

63. What will students do?
Assignments
Qs to Ask

64. What will students do?
Context
Qs to Ask

65. What will students do?
Archival Activity
Qs to Ask

66. What will students do?
Group or Individual?
Qs to Ask

67. What will students do?
Set-up / layout
Qs to Ask

68. What will students do?
Handouts?
Qs to Ask

69. What will students do?
Writing, talking, notes?
Qs to Ask

70. What will students do?
Class Facilitation
Qs to Ask

71. Who is the teacher?
Qs to Ask

72. Who is the teacher?
Intro to archives
Qs to Ask

73. Who is the teacher?
Class facilitation
Qs to Ask

74. Who is the teacher?
Wrap up
Qs to Ask

75. Who is the teacher?
Citations
Qs to Ask

76. Who is the teacher?
Assignments
Qs to Ask

77. Who is the teacher?
Reflection or evaluation
Qs to Ask

78. How do we improve?
Qs to Ask

79. My
Question

80. Can SAFA add anything?
My
Question

81. Questions?
Experiences? Ideas?

82. safa.brooklynhistory.org
Robin M. Katz
Outreach + Public Services Archivist
Brooklyn Historical Society
@robinmkatz #safabhs