Graduate Student Workshop: The Efficient Archival Researcher

Date: Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Time: 9:00am – 1:30pm
Location: Rubenstein Library 249 (Carpenter Conference Room)
Registration required: https://duke.libcal.com/calendar/events/archivesresearch

In this workshop, explore the challenges of working with published and unpublished archival materials. Learn how to find appropriate archives for your research and how to plan a research visit, including for international research. Develop strategies for managing the many files and images you will collect when doing archival research. This session will also cover legal and ethical issues that surround accessing, using, and reproducing rare materials.

The workshop will end with a lunch panel of graduate students who will share the challenges and opportunities of their work in archives and special collections.

In the workshop you will:

Gain skills to locate, use, cite, and manage information related to special collections and archival materials at Duke and elsewhere

Learn about key ethical, legal, and scholarly communication-related issues pertinent to special collections research

Develop information management best practices and increase your knowledge of tools and expertise available to help you build an information management strategy

Connect with other graduate students