InstructionThe Special Collections Research Center has an active instruction program utilizing rare books, manuscripts, archives, and other materials from its collections. Please read on below to learn more about the types of instruction offered and facilities that are available.
Types of Instruction
Basic "Introduction to Special Collections"
This session includes basic information on what special collections are and how primary source and printed material can be utilized for student research. This introductory session can be tailored to specific course interests.
Topic Specific
This type of session includes a more in-depth look at select topics relating to the individual course. Past instruction sessions have included “women in photojournalism”, “music history”, “radical literature”, and “underground railroad.” Professors are encouraged to work directly with our instruction staff to choose the most pertinent materials.
Exhibition Tour
This session includes a tour of our current exhibition by one of SCRC's curatorial staff. Classes and outside groups are welcome.
For further information on our instruction program, please contact us at scrc@syr.edu or 315.443.2697.
Antje Bultmann Lemke Seminar Room
Video
A brief video demonstration of the purpose and technology of the Antje Bultmann Lemke Seminar Room.
Location
SCRC now offers an instruction seminar room, located adjacent to the reading room on the sixth floor of E. S. Bird Library. The Antje Bultmann Lemke Seminar Room provides a classroom setting specifically designed for faculty interested in incorporating in-depth work with SCRC resources in their courses.
Equipment
The Lemke Seminar Room is equipped with state-of-the-art audiovisual technology to allow close examination of SCRC materials. Technology includes a high-definition Wolfvision document camera that projects images onto a 65-inch high-resolution LCD display equipped with SmartPanel technology. Using SmartPanel, faculty can annotate images of rare items with digital ink and save the resulting image files for further review.
Time Schedule
The room may be scheduled between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. The room may be requested on a recurring basis if the class involves regular use of special collections material. Priority in scheduling will be given to Syracuse University faculty, graduate teaching assistants, and library subject specialists. Those scheduled to teach in the Lemke Seminar Room will be invited to attend a brief orientation session prior to their class session. For more information or to make reservations for a class, please contact Nicolette A. Dobrowolski at 443-9762 or nischnei@syr.edu.
History
The seminar room was constructed in honor of Antje Bultmann Lemke. Lemke, an information studies professor emerita, has been a member of the Library Associates since 1960. She is a world renowned Albert Schweitzer scholar and translator and she was instrumental in bringing America’s largest collection of Schweitzer papers to Syracuse University Library, where they remain available for scholars today. She is highly regarded for her inspirational teaching, her humanitarianism, and her love of the arts.
