title: K-12 instruction and digital access to archival materials
abstract: Providing K-12 schools with digital access to archival materials can strengthen both student learning and archival practice, although it cannot replace direct physical access to records. The article compares a variety of electronic and nonelectronic projects to promote teaching with primary source materials. The article also examines some of the different historiographical and pedagogical approaches used in archival Web sites geared for K-12 instruction, focusing on differences between the educational sites sponsored by the Library of Congress and the National Archives and Records Administration
keyphrases: K-12 instruction digital access archival materials student learning archival practice direct physical access nonelectronic projects primary source materials pedagogical approaches archival Web educational sites Library of Congress National Archives and Records Administration electronic projects historiographical approaches