University Libraries Publications and Scholarship

Beyond the Family Tree: Genealogy Instruction as a Gateway to Primary Source Literacy

Abstract

Say the word “genealogy” in an academic library, and you are bound to see weary librarians and archivists roll their eyes and sigh. But academic librarians can do more than accepting genealogists as a frustrating fact of life: they can recognize a perfect opportunity to teach primary source literacy concepts to a group that is more than open to learning them.

Publication Date

12-2020

Keywords

genealogy, libraries, primary sources, primary source literacy, information literacy

Disciplines

Adult and Continuing Education | Genealogy | Information Literacy

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