ALES AGM and Lunchtime Talk - Supporting Teaching with Primary Sources at the Sheffield University

In 2019 the University of Sheffield Library joined an international research project led by Ithaka S+R to investigate the use of primary sources by undergraduate students in university library settings. The research focused on the academic use of primary sources, including library collections, archives and special collections, for teaching within the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. The aims of the project were to understand how resources are being used, what the needs of academics and students are, what are the difficulties encountered by users and how services can be improved to further incentivise the use of primary sources.

Arantza’s talk, ‘Supporting Teaching with Primary Sources at the Sheffield University Library’, will look back at the findings of the project and the changes that have been implemented since.