Unabridged: A Master Class in Library Research
Start Date
3-16-2020 4:20 PM
End Date
3-16-2020 5:00 PM
Keywords
Workshop Teaching Pedagogy Collaboration Professional Development Program Design
Description of Proposal
Each January, Harvard Library offers Unabridged, a 5-day library master class for graduate students. Designed to lay the groundwork for a lifetime of scholarly practice, the program’s topics range from “Self-Care for Scholars” through specialized reference sources, organizing your research travel, and negotiating contracts with publishers. A host of experts from across the University teach sessions in a variety of formats, offering a range of perspectives from different disciplines and areas of expertise.
Unabridged focuses on concepts as much as currently relevant tools and encourages learning through hands-on activities. Our holistic approach helps develop strategies that are adaptable and enduring. It has also been a fertile space for developing new content, and librarians across the university have reused our session plans, infographics, and other materials.
First offered as a 2-day event with an open RSVP, the program has evolved over the years into a 5-day offering with an admissions process, a bonus day on archives and special collections, and a series of “Prologue” and “Epilogue” workshops during the fall and spring terms. A successful university-wide event, the Harvard Collections Showcase, developed out of an Unabridged session.
This poster will describe the Unabridged curriculum, provide some highlights from our iterations of the program’s design and development over the past 5 years, and an extract of the feedback we have received.
More information about the program is available here: https://canvas.harvard.edu/courses/62558
Mission statement for Unabridged
Unabridged: A Master Class in Library Research
Each January, Harvard Library offers Unabridged, a 5-day library master class for graduate students. Designed to lay the groundwork for a lifetime of scholarly practice, the program’s topics range from “Self-Care for Scholars” through specialized reference sources, organizing your research travel, and negotiating contracts with publishers. A host of experts from across the University teach sessions in a variety of formats, offering a range of perspectives from different disciplines and areas of expertise.
Unabridged focuses on concepts as much as currently relevant tools and encourages learning through hands-on activities. Our holistic approach helps develop strategies that are adaptable and enduring. It has also been a fertile space for developing new content, and librarians across the university have reused our session plans, infographics, and other materials.
First offered as a 2-day event with an open RSVP, the program has evolved over the years into a 5-day offering with an admissions process, a bonus day on archives and special collections, and a series of “Prologue” and “Epilogue” workshops during the fall and spring terms. A successful university-wide event, the Harvard Collections Showcase, developed out of an Unabridged session.
This poster will describe the Unabridged curriculum, provide some highlights from our iterations of the program’s design and development over the past 5 years, and an extract of the feedback we have received.
More information about the program is available here: https://canvas.harvard.edu/courses/62558
What takeaways will attendees learn from your session?
Tips on program design and project management, curriculum and course materials,