Katz, Robin M. “Engaging Undergraduates, Advancing Archives: Innovative Approaches for a ‘Forgotten’ User Group.” Society of American Archivists (SAA) Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA. August 6 – 11, 2012. Panelist.
51. Q: Why might this document be worth preserving in an archive?
PRE POST
Students noting a
single feature or giving 72% 49%
a vague response
Students noting
multiple physical 28% 51%
features
52. Q: Why might this document be worth preserving in an archive?
Sample PRE responses Sample POST responses
To show how society valued
This is a photo from the past.
entertainment.
Because it showed what was [It] shows how technology was
going on at that moment. progressing in the US.
It shows how people were
It gives insight... to what life was sending postal cards through the
like during the 1960s. telegrams and how it was
different... than... today.
54. Just one class at LIU Brooklyn
SAFA NON-SAFA
ENG 16C ENG 16C
Freshman Seminar Freshman Seminar
3 sections (N=59) 2 sections (N=43)
Completion Rate 96.9% 76.7%
Passing Rate 91.9% 48%
Grade of B or Better 60.7% 30.3%