• What are archives? 
• How has the pandemic impacted how we do research? How has it impacted what and how we collect artifacts for the future? 

Readings: 

The following brief reading materials are meant to frame our initial discussion as we lay the broad outlines for the course given the current circumstances of the pandemic and establish a shared vocabulary around archives and archival research. You do not need to read the library guides (items 1 & 2) word for word, but take time to familiarize yourself with the concepts introduced. 

• GC Lib Guide: https://libguides.gc.cuny.edu/archivalresearch/home 
• University of Iowa Libraries: DIY History: https://guides.lib.uiowa.edu/diyhistory 
• Shai M. Dromi – Archival Research During COVID https://scholar.harvard.edu/files/shai-dromi/files/dromi_archival_research_during_covid-19.pdf
• Archival Research During COVID-19 me of Coronavirus https://www.blogs.hss.ed.ac.uk/pubs-and-publications/2020/05/10/archival-research-coronavirus/
• AHA Issues Statement on Historical Research during COVID-19 (July 2020) https://www.historians.org/news-and-advocacy/aha-advocacy/aha-statement-on-historical-research-during-covid-19-(july-2020)#:~:text=%E2%80%9CSustaining%20historical%20research%20during%20the,increased%20access%20to%20online%20databases%2C https://www.historians.org/news-and-advocacy/aha-advocacy/aha-statement-on-historical-research-during-covid-19-(july-2020)
• Capturing History, 280 Characters at a Time https://mellon.org/shared-experiences-blog/capturing-history-280-characters-time/​

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