Teaching with Special Collections and Archives

Thank you for your interest in scheduling an instruction session with Boone Special Collections and Archives! We look forward to supporting your students' research and learning goals.

Instruction in special collections is an opportunity to introduce students to historic primary source research and the intellectual, affective, and communal value of cultural heritage.

Please email specialcollections@pepperdine.edu with your session time request, initial list of materials, learning outcomes, number of sessions/students, session type, and any questions you have at least three weeks ahead of your requested date(s).

Headway

• In order to prepare the most engaging and effective sessions possible, we request three weeks headway for instruction sessions.
• Our instructional capacity is limited, so we appreciate early instruction requests and alternate days.

Contribution

• For new instruction sessions, we request a consultation session to review materials and formats for the instruction session.
• Due to increased demand for new classes, if you are interested in subject-specific materials we request you review the library catalog and present an initial list of potential materials.
• To ensure learning goals are met, we request your presence in the instruction session and your active participation.

Consultation

• We request a short consultation prior to your instruction session(s) in which we will discuss learning objectives, follow-up on preferred session formats, and review suggested and additional materials.
• Prior to this consultation, we ask that you submit an initial list of materials, your course syllabus, the number of students/sessions requested, and any known learning objectives and format preferences.