This video - created for the University of Kent's Researcher Development Programme - explores how to use Special Collections and Archives for postgraduate research in depth. Whilst there is reference to material held here at Kent, this tutorial can be used by anyone wishing to learn about archives more generally.
Topics covered include:
- What are archives and special collections? Definitions
- Using archives in research
- How to find archives: at Kent, in the UK and beyond
- How archives are arranged and catalogued
- Preparing to visit archives
- Copyright in archives
- Using archives in social media
- Referencing archives
- A note on archival neutrality
- Introduction to Special Collections & Archives at Kent and a case study of the British Cartoon Archive
Please visit the Special Collections & Archives website - [ Ссылка ] - for more information.
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