Changing lives : evaluating encounters with undergraduates in the archives

Changing Lives:
Evaluating Encounters with
Undergraduates in the Archives





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*Large Classes of underclassmen

*Many have no previous exposure to Special Collections

*Students herded into research room and talked at for 50
minutes; some fall asleep

*Shown a pile of photocopied manuscripts, which they then
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Taking the Plunge:
Students in the
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The Ups and Downs
of Archival Interns




Internship Alumni-

Where did they go?


Other Jobs
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K-12 Teaching
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Florence M. Turcotte Literary Manuscripts Archivist
University of Florida Libraries: turcotte@ufl.edu

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Smathers Library and Special Collections Research Room on 2nd Floor

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First Scenario Large Classes of underclassmen Many have no previous exposure to Special Collections Students herded into research room and talked at for 50 minutes; some fall asleep Shown a pile of photocopied manuscripts, which they then photocopy for themselves.

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Second Scenario

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Third Scenario

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Florence M. Turcotte Literary Manuscripts Archivist University of Florida Libraries: turcotte@ufl.edu