MARBL in the Classroom
- Instruction sessions
- Class assignments
- View a list of the classes that have visited MARBL in recent years
INSTRUCTION SESSIONS
Library staff collaborate with instructors to incorporate rare books, manuscripts and archives into the classroom. Students are able to connect with history and with the creative process in a deeper way as they read first-hand accounts of the Civil Rights movement, compare early drafts of literary works, or explore the world in the first published atlas. Students who work with MARBL materials create new scholarship. Their research has led to honors theses, dissertations, exhibitions, journal articles, plays, and contributions to Emory’s collections of digital texts.
Instruction sessions are tailored to the needs of particular classes. Some classes come for a one-hour introduction to the experience of working with primary sources. Other classes will devote the entire semester to working with the Library’s rich holdings.
MARBL currently offers:
- Introduction to collection highlights related to a course topic, led by MARBL staff
- Introduction to finding aids, research guides, and online tools, led by MARBL staff
- Hands-on workshops with pre-selected materials during class sessions
- Space for instructors to lead class sessions focused on MARBL materials
If you would like to arrange an for an instruction session, please email marbl@emory.edu or call 404.727.6887. MARBL requires at least two weeks’ notice to arrange for instruction.
CLASS ASSIGNMENTS
MARBL encourages faculty to create assignments using the Library’s collections. MARBL has created an instruction guide, available here, to assist professors in designing assignments best suited to their individual topics and goals. MARBL staff are also available to meet with instructors to answer questions about the Library’s collections, class assignments, or previous student projects. If you would like to meet with staff regarding your class assignment, please contact marbl@emory.edu or 404.727.6887.
Please note: Currently, MARBL does not have a group study space; if students are working on a group assignment, they will need to conduct their MARBL research individually, so that we can accommodate all of our researchers.
What MARBL requires:
If your class has over 25 students, please see the additional guidelines below.
For assignments with a MARBL research component, we ask that instructors provide us with the following information:
- Instructor name
- Course number and title
- Assignment due date
- A copy of the assignment
- If students are required to look at particular materials, a list of the materials you would like placed on hold for your course
This information allows MARBL staff to better assist students and to advise other researchers of particularly busy periods in the reading room. Staff will review all materials prior to putting them on hold for a course; MARBL reserves the right to restrict the use of items if preservation issues, such as brittleness, could lead to damage to original materials.
In addition, if a class has 25 or more students MARBL requires that:
- The instructor meet with MARBL staff prior to the assignment
- The instructor work with MARBL staff to determine a schedule for student research appointments
- Those appointments be distributed over at least two weeks
If you have any questions, or would like to speak to MARBL's instruction staff, please email marbl@emory.edu or call 404.727.6887.
