Tutorials

In just 20 minutes or less you can become familiar with the Archives at Acadia University. Explore how the Archives can help with your primary research through this series of PowerPoint presentations and video.

The Archives at Acadia University (video)
An introduction to the Archives and its holdings.

Using the Library catalogue to find archival records (.ppt)

Step-by-step explanation to find and understand archival records in the Library's catalogue.

How to use a finding aid, your research tool (.ppt)

Learn how to read descriptions of the holdings.

Citing archival sources (.ppt)

Find out how to cite sources from the Archives.

How we preserve your memories (.ppt)

An overview about how we prepare archival material to be available to you.