- Experiential learning: real life situations and primary research engage students in reflective problem-solving with multiple avenues of inquiry
- Conceptualize: how primary and secondary sources are interrelated; the iterative nature of research.
- Find and access: the unique search processes required; acknowledging the gaps in historical records.
- Read, understand and summarize: examining artifacts according to the language, script, syntax, format, etc.
- Interpret, analyze and evaluate: critically evaluate and contextualize an artifact; interrogate silences, gaps and power relationships in the historical record.
- Use and incorporate: synthesize sources appropriately; respect privacy, copyright and cultural contexts.
Adapted from Guidelines for Primary Source Literacy from the Society of American Archivists and Rare Books & Manuscripts Section of ACRL joint taskforce.
