Spring 2005 — Springfield, Illinois — Vol. 85 No. 3 Table of Contents Guidelines for Illinois Libraries Manuscripts . .3 Primary Materials Used by Illinois State History Researchers by Jana Brubaker . .4 The Collection of Palm-Leaf Manuscripts at Northern Illinois University Libraries by Rebecca A. Martin and Chalermsee Olson . .9 Baby TALK Lapsits: Empowering Librarians for Early Childhood Leadership by Claudia Quigg . .16 An Examination of John Franklin Jameson’s Role as a Great Leader in the Establishment of the National Archives of the United States by Vincent P. Tinerella . .20 Illinois State Library Directory . .30 2005 Illinois State Library Advisory Committee . .31 For more information: Patrick McGuckin, Editor Illinois State Library Gwendolyn Brooks Building 300 S. Second St. • Springfield, IL 62701-1796 217-558-4029 • 217-785-4326 (FAX) • [email protected] Jesse White Secretary of State & State Librarian Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. 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And as 217-785-4326 (FAX) always, please contact me if you have a story for Illinois [email protected] Libraries that may be of interest to the library community. Patrick McGuckin, Editor Illinois Libraries Primary Materials Used by Illinois State History Researchers by Jana Brubaker The author is a Catalog Librarian at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb. Historians search for hidden treasure “… in letters, diaries, reminiscences, the rare book, the unpublished manuscript, old newspapers” (Levy, 1992, p. xii). Librarians and archivists strive to provide patrons with access to such primary documents because they are the foundation of historical research. However, collections of original archival materials are limited in most institutions. This study looks at the degree to which these original materials are used by researchers. More specifically, through citation analysis, this study attempts to determine where Illinois history researchers find their primary materials. To this end, two questions were asked: What form of primary materials are Illinois history researchers using, and in what format are they using these materials? Form refers to the type of material (archival, newspaper, etc.). Format refers to physical manifestation of the source material (microfilm, paper, etc.). If researchers, for example, cite a newspaper article, did they look at the original newspaper, or did they find the document online? The answers have implications for developing collections and for providing access to meet the needs of researchers of Illinois history and, perhaps, historians in general. Literature The literature addressing state historical research