Practical Archival Skills Training: Introduction to Archival Research

An in-person introductory training day at The National Archives teaching students how to start archival research, use the Discovery catalogue and handle original documents.

The National Archives runs this Practical Archival Skills Training day for those new to researching in archives, focused on academic research. Sessions cover planning archival research, using the Discovery online catalogue, ordering documents, a reading room tour, a document handling workshop led by Collection Care staff, and a display of collection documents with specialist staff. Participants also register for a Reader's Ticket and identify, order and view original documents for their own research, with reading rooms open until 19:00 for continued individual study.