Abstract:

Students are using electronic resources sometimes totally to the exclusion of print resources in their education. In an effort to broaden their horizons, and draw their attention to historical print primary sources, a "field trip" to the Library's Archives and Special Collections is suggested. In the act of physically handling rare books, students become time travelers and begin to formulate critical questions. (What is a first edition or second edition? What is the difference?) By comparing electronic facsimiles, or counterparts to printed texts, students can begin to become more educated consumers (and appreciators) of information and its many features. (Why are there no illustrations in the online text?) In this poster, Jane Addams' Hull House (1917), a foundational Social Work book, and its Internet Archives and proprietary database digital versions will be discussed. A discussion of the American Library Association's information literacy/fluency guidelines will be included in this poster, as well.

Keywords:

Archives and Special Collections, Print Format, Electronic Format, Compare/Contrast Assignment, Information Literacy/Fluency.