Western History Collections Instruction Services
Service Overview
The Western History Collections team encourages faculty members to integrate special research collections materials into their courses. We welcome discussions with faculty about our resources and using the collections for teaching and research.
What We Offer
Faculty are encouraged to use the Western History Collections in their classes. We offer in-person or virtual general archival orientation sessions or specialized instruction sessions on class topics for undergraduate and graduate students. Consultations for instruction session planning and integrating our resources into class assignments are also available.
- Class visits to the Western History Collections
- Virtual instruction sessions
- Instructional planning consultations
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Planning Class Visits to the Western History Collections
Supporting faculty teaching goals is part of our primary mission. We offer a variety of learning opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students that include:
- Learning how to find resources in our collections
- Gaining hands-on experience using primary sources
- Using primary sources to complete in-class assignments
Contact us to schedule a class visit.
Scheduling Virtual Instruction Sessions
We provide virtual instruction sessions via Zoom for virtual or asynchronous courses. During these sessions, we help students learn how to:
- Search our library catalog and archival finding aid database
- Navigate the OU Libraries website
- Locate resources in our digital collections
Contact us to schedule a virtual instruction session.
Integrating Western History Collections Resources in Courses
Faculty who plan to have students use our materials for class assignments should contact us to consult with a Western History Collections team member. Students who need to use our materials for assignments outside of class visits should be encouraged to make a research appointment well before an assignment due date and should follow the appointment requesting procedures on our Research Services page.
If you plan to have all students in your course reference the same primary source for an assignment, please contact us for options, including holding materials for your class and/or providing digital alternatives.
Contact Information
FAQ
Contact us! We’re happy to talk through your course and the primary and secondary sources we have available.