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2012 INTRODUCTION Contents: Library of Congress Website Search Tips Biblioggraphic Information Citations and Fair Use


What is Teaching with Primary Sources? The Library of Congress's Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) program works with an educational consortium of schools, universities, libraries, and foundations to help teachers use the Library’s vast collection of digitized primary sources to enrich their classroom instruction. Teaching with Primary Sources builds on the success of the Library's previous outreach initiatives, particularly the American Memory Fellows and An Adventure of the American Mind programs, which reached thousands of teachers. Professional development opportunities provided under the Teaching with Primary Sources program include workshops, seminars, graduate courses, distance learning courses, and mentoring to teachers of all disciplines.

Eastern Illinois University Teaching with Primary Sources Eastern Illinois University Teaching with Primary Sources has been actively collaborating with local educators since the program inception in January 2004 and is proud to support the goals and mission of the national TPS program. TPS was brought to the EIU campus thanks to the efforts of Senator Dick Durbin. Visit our site often for new resources and information!

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Learn More about the Library of Congress The Mission of the Library of Congress The Library's mission is to make its resources available and useful to the Congress and the American people and to sustain and preserve a universal collection of knowledge and creativity for future generations. Vision Statement of the Library of Congress We will foster a free and informed society by building, preserving and providing resources for human creativity, wisdom and achievement. We continually strive to place these resources at the fingertips of the American people, their elected representatives and the world for their mutual prosperity, enlightenment and inspiration. "The Library's mission is to make its resources available and useful to the Congress and the American people and to sustain and preserve a universal collection of knowledge and creativity for future generations. The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world, with nearly 130 million items on approximately 530 miles of bookshelves. The collections include: books and other printed materials, sound and motion picture recordings, photographs, maps, and manuscripts.” Welcome Message from the Librarian of Congress Dr. James H. Billington. (n.d.)

As large and diverse as the Library's collections are, it does not have every book ever published.

While virtually all subject areas are represented in the collections, the Library does not attempt to collect comprehensively in the areas of clinical medicine and technical agriculture, which are covered by the National Library of Medicine and the National Agricultural Library, respectively. Researchers should also note that the Library of Congress is distinct from the National Archives, which is the major repository for the official records of the United States government. Things to Remember When Using the Library of Congress Website

The Library of Congress' Collections are not encyclopedic.

The Library of Congress is the world's largest library. The primary function is to serve Congress and the American people.

There are many different places on the Library of Congress website to locate primary source items and information.

Different Library of Congress search boxes will locate different types of resources.

Why do people go to the library?

Find a book

Official documents

Story time

Reading

Research

Community news

Look at an exhibit

Get assistance


HOME Periodically, the Library changes its site to make it more useful and responsive to users’ needs. Content is organized in columns relative to “who we are”, “what we have,” and “what we do.”

This is a broad view of the site, we will later focus on the Teachers Page.

Here is a look at specific features, shown to the left:

The header of the logo, Ask a Librarian, Digital Collections, Library Catalogs buttons and the main Search field.

The top of the left column “who we are” contains rotating graphics of events, information or content.

Below is a set of links to content about the Library.

At the top of the middle column, which describes “what we have” is a set of selected collection highlights. They are arranged by format, topic, or a user’s self-identified audience, such as librarians or teachers.

A box for researchers highlights links to catalogs and finding aids.

This section features videos about items in the Library’s collections and event clips.

The Explore and Discover section is frequently updated informational and educational content and includes links for Today in History, Places in the News, Wise Guide, MyLoc.gov, Read.gov, and Gateway to Knowledge website.

In the right column “what we do” are the more prominent links to legislative information (THOMAS) and the functions of the U.S. Copyright Office, which is part of the Library of Congress.

The area below that has links to major Library programs and collaborative initiatives, listed in alphabetical order.

Rounding out the right column, the Services area contains a list of services the Library provides to the public or to the nation, also listed in alphabetical order. Finally, the bottom of the page, spanning all three columns, is the “global footer” with links to the Library’s social media sites (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc.), links to subscribe to RSS or email lists, and other useful information.


Prints and Photographs http://www.loc.gov/pictures/

The design of the Prints & Photographs Online Catalog (PPOC) is unique in scope and richness; the Prints and Photographs Collections number more than 13.7 million images. The search box on the Prints and Photographs Online Catalog is like a viewfinder. PPOC contains visual images in collections including

art, photographs, cartoons, posters, ads, graphic art, and much more. Some items from PPOC are in American Memory but not all. So, you may want to search both PPOC and American Memory.

A shanty built of refuse near the Sunnyside slack pile, Herrin, Illinois Children doing calisthenics while sitting at their desks in a classroom, 5th Division public schools, Washington, D.C

Children at Central School, Centralia, Illinois

Historic Newspapers

http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/

Chronicling America Historic American Newspapers. Search America's historic newspapers pages from 1860-1922 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present.

The Washington times., October 13, 1907, Sports - Real Estate, Page 2, Image 18 http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026749/1907-10-13/ed-1/seq-18/

New-York tribune., August 19, 1920, Image 1 http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1920-08-19/ed-1/seq-1/

Performing Arts http://www.loc.gov/performingarts

Performing Arts Encyclopedia Explore music, theater, and dance at the Library of Congress. Search and browse descriptions of more than 235 music, theater and dance resources by subject, title, or name.

Star spangled banner [Song Collection] Patriotic Melodies Katherine Dunham in the 1940 Broadway hit production of Cabin in the Sky

When Johnny comes marching home; Soldier's Return March. 1863

Sound Recordings Your first stop when looking for audio to support teaching! Look for speeches, interviews, music and more.

Voices from the Days of Slavery (Audio Collection)

After the Day of Infamy: "Man-on-the-Street" Interviews Following the Attack on Pearl Harbor

American Leaders Speak Recordings from World War I and the 1920 Election from The Nation’s Forum Collection


Film http://www.loc.gov/rr/mopic/ndlmps.html

Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division Several hundred early motion pictures are viewable in the Library's American Memory collections.

San Francisco earthquake and fire, April 18, 1906 [production company unknown].

A visit to Theodore Roosevelt at his home at Sagamore Hill, Oyster Bay, L.I., 1912 / Pathé Frères.

Maps http://www.loc.gov/rr/geogmap/guides.html

The Geography and Map Reading Room offers access to a variety of maps and help locating those resources.

Cairo, Il[linois] 1867. Drawn from nature by A. Ruger Map of Grand Canyon National Park 1926

Scribner's statistical atlas of the United States, showing by graphic methods their present condition and their political, social and industrial development by Fletcher W. Hewes and Henry Gannett... 1880

Manuscripts

http://www.loc.gov/rr/mss/ammem.html The Manuscript Reading Room presents information on millions of documents on various topics and individauls through American history.

Alexander Graham Bell Family Papers: The Telephone and the Multiple Telegraph

Poet at Work Recovered Notebooks from the Harned Walt Whitman Collection Whitman’s Cardboard Butterfly Inaugural Ceremonies of the President and Vice President of the United States of America, January 21,1985.

"I Do Solemnly Swear": Presidential Inaugurations

Explore & Discover

Today in History http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/today.html See what happened on this day in history or search the archives for your birthday or other date. Places in the News http://www.loc.gov/today/placesinthenews/ View maps and information being discussed in headlines and news reports. Wise Guide http://www.loc.gov/wiseguide/jun11 A fun, interactive monthly publication offering a peek at various topics with links to primary sources and additional information. MyLOC http://myloc.gov Sections for students, teachers, interactives and the ability to create an account to save primary sources in your folder until the next time you visit the site, Read.gov http://read.gov The Center for the Book in the Library of Congress invites people of all ages to discover the fascinating people, places and events that await you whenever you read.


NEW SEARCH The Library has made a much requested and anticipated change to the search process!

These changes make the “hunt” for primary sources more streamlined and successful. Here are some of my personal highlights after I typed railway mail in the search box! 1. Recommended terms! The site suggests additional words that will help me with my search and

offers suggestions that I hadn’t thought about!

2. Organize the items found. I am thrilled to have 2604 matches for railway mail, but I am also able to…

Sort by Relevance, Title or Date

Change the view! List, Gallery


3. The ability to refine my search! While I am thrilled to have 2604 matches for railway

mail, but I need to narrow it down a little. The “Refine Your Search” menu on the left side includes a variety of attributes as well as the number of items found for each attribute. Let’s take a look at the results for our Railway Mail search. Available Online – You can choose to see only matches that are digitized or all matches. All Items will result in a higher number, but only the digitized items are available on the site. Original Format - The formats in which items were originally presented to Library of Congress are represented here. The represented in our search are Photograph, Print & Drawing; Web Page; Legislation; Map; and Film & Video Online Format - Here we find the format in which items are available for us to access or download. Subject - Key words, people, events and more are provided in a that is unique for each search. Site - This section indicates which divisions of the Library site include items from our search. Contributor - The individual or organization that provided the item is listed here. Date – The date that item was created, published, etc.


Other Resources

Online Exhibitions The Online Exhibitions allows visitors to access information about and select items from current exhibits and past exhibitions. Learn about the history of the exhibit and access primary sources included in a digital format. Thomas “Acting under the directive of the leadership of the 104th Congress to make Federal legislative information freely available to the internet public, a Library of Congress team brought the THOMAS World Wide Web system online in January 1995, at the inception of the 104th Congress. Searching capabilities in THOMAS were built on an information retrieval system, developed by the Center for Intelligent Information Retrieval based at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. “The World Digital Library is a cooperative project of the Library of Congress, the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and partner libraries, archives, and educational and cultural institutions from the United States and around the world. The project brings together on a single website rare and unique documents – books, journals, manuscripts, maps, prints and photographs, films, and sound recordings – that tell the story of the world’s cultures. The site is intended for general users, students, teachers, and scholars. More on American Memory later in this booklet.

Resources for Kids and Families

Log on, Play Around, Learn Something http://www.loc.gov/families/


THE TEACHERS PAGE AT WWW.LOC.GOV/TEACHERS

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Classroom Materials Created by teachers for teachers, these ready-to-use materials provide easy ways to incorporate the Library’s primary sources into instruction.

Lesson Plans Teacher-created lesson plans using Library of Congress primary sources. Search by Topic, Era or Titles A-Z

Themed Resources One-stop access to the Library’s best exhibitions, activities, primary sources, and lesson plans on popular curricular themes.

Primary Source Sets Sets of selected primary sources on specific topics, available as easy-to-print PDFs. Also, background information, teaching ideas, and tools to guide student analysis. Presentations &

Activities Presentations and activities offer media-rich historical context or interactive opportunities for exploration to both teachers and students.

Collection Connections Historical context and ideas for teaching with specific Library of Congress primary source collections.


AMERICAN MEMORY

American Memory provides free and open access through the Internet to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience. It is a digital record of American history and creativity. These materials, from the collections of the Library of Congress and other institutions, chronicle historical events, people, places, and ideas that continue to shape America, serving the public as a resource for education and lifelong learning.

Mission and history.(n.d.) Retrieved January 9, 2009, from

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/about

American Memory primary sources may contain material not suitable for students. American Memory is a collection of collections for primary sources. Think about how you organize at home or school.

Horydczak, T. (1920-1930). "Candian Scenes. Stack of Boxes and Trunks.": Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Horydczak Collection.American Memory

Search Techniques

Search Across All Collections

Browse to Limit Collections

Search Individual Collections


LIBRARY OF CONGRESS DIVISIONS More educational resources. ( http://www.loc.gov/learn/ed_portal

http://www.loc.gov/about Welcome History, Mission, and Priorities Speeches, Statements and Biography

http://memory.loc.gov Collection Finder & Search Pages Today in History Featured Collection FAQ

http://memory.loc.gov/learn Orientation & Search Tips Student Activities Lesson Plans Educators' Programs Community Center

http://loc.gov/rr/askalib Online Reference Service Query Library Reading Rooms Links to Library Programs and Services Chat Service

http://www.americaslibrary.gov Meet Amazing Americans Jump Back in Time See, Hear, and Sing Explore the States

http://thomas.loc.gov Legislation Text & Status Congressional Record Committee Information Congress & Legislative Agencies

http://international.loc.gov/intldl Special International Guides Meeting of Frontiers Russia/USA Portals to the World

http://www.loc.gov/exhibits Featured Exhibits More Exhibitions Online Treasure Talks

http://www.loc.gov/wiseguide Online Magazine Timely Web Features Archives

http://www.loc.gov/loc/cfbook Affiliates and Partners Themes and Partners Publications Literary Events

http://catalog.loc.gov General & special catalogs Search by subject, name, title, call #, keyword; set limits Capture & email catalog record

http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/catalog.html 250,000+ records Keyword searches Number searches Subject browser lists

http://www.loc.gov/rr/research-centers.html Research Centers Poetry and Literature Center Kluge Center for Scholars

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/sctb Bibliographic guide for science topics Search by title, keyword, or number Science Fair projects

http://www.loc.gov/folklife/vets About the Project Participate in the Project See & Hear Veterans Stories News & Events

http://www.loc.gov/rr/program Journeys and Crossings Telling America's Stories Luminary Lectures Bibliographies and Guides

http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/virtualref.html Selected Web Resources Other Reference Sites Selected Subject Feature

http://www.loc.gov/loc/visit About the Visitor's Center Events at the Library of Congress Special Online Tour Guided Tours

http://memory.loc.gov/learn

http://loc.gov/rr/askalib/

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/

http://thomas.loc.gov/

http://international.loc.gov/intldl/

http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/

http://www.loc.gov/wiseguide/

http://www.loc.gov/loc/cfbook/

http://www.loc.gov/rr/research-centers.html

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/sctb/

http://www.loc.gov/folklife/vets/

http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/

http://www.loc.gov/loc/visit/


Topic

Places associated with my

topic

People associated with my

topic

Events associated with my topic

Objects associated with my topic

Other things to consider…


SEARCH TOOL

Directions: Visit these resources and note information relative to your topic

Browse by Topic: Arts & Culture;

American History; News, Government, Science, Technology & Business; Law & Politics;Journalism & Adver-tising; Sports, Recreation & Leisure; Religion Philosophy; Maps & Geography; World History & Cultures

My Topic:

Possible Keywords

Is there an Exhibit on the topic?

http://www.loc.gov/exhibits

http://www.loc.gov/topics

Check the new Teachers Page for Classroom Materials like a Primary Sources Set, Themed Resources, Lesson Plan, Collection Connection or Presentation and Activity

http://www.loc.gov/teachers/

Primary Sources Sets Themed Resources Lesson Plans Collection Connections Presentations and Activities

Is there a Research Center related to the topic?

http://www.loc.gov/rr/

Is there a Collection Guide or Bibliography on your topic?

http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib

Search in America's Library. Search in the archives of Today in History.

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/archive.html

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/search

Search by Curricular Standard

Browse or search in Prints & Photographs Online Catalog

http://www.loc.gov/teachers/standards/index.php

http://www.loc.gov/pictures

Use the homepage Search Box for suggestions from the entire website for recommend resources found within:

Library of Congress Web Pages (news, events, exhibitions, webcasts), U.S. Historical, Cultural Collections (manuscripts, maps, photographs, films, audio, sheet music), Library of Congress Online Catalog (descriptions of books, journals, manuscripts, maps, music, computer files, audio, visual materials), Prints & Photographs Online Catalog (photographs, prints, drawings, posters, architectural documentation) and Legislation, Congressional Activity (House and Senate Bills 1989-).


OVERVIEW OF BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION PAGES

Name of collection that contains this item

Title of Item

Item Creator (author, photographer, etc.) and when created.

Other keywords or groupings that may be useful in your search.

Media Type

Thumbnail, click for larger view if available

Name of collection that contains this item

Title of Item

Different Media Types Available

Information about the item

Genthe. A. (1869-1942). "Waiting for the

Car.": From San Francisco Chinatown

(1895-1906): Arnold Genthe -- Photos No. 4

(Children with Parents/Guardians): Library

of Congress, American Memory: The

Chinese in California, 1850-1925.

Bird's-eye view of San Francisco, Cal., from

a balloon / Thomas A. Edison, Inc. (1902):

Library of Congress, American Memory:

Early Motion Pictures, 1897-1920.


Locating the Exact Title of an Item 1. Click on the bibliographic information for the item from American Memory. 2. Look below the image for the title, which may be displayed in a variety of ways:

The word Item Title appears in bold letters

The word Title appears in bold letters

A phrase appears in bold letters

3. Copy text exactly as it appears below the thumbnail between the square brackets. 4. Paste the exact title where needed.

Saving a Permanent URL for the Bibliographic Information

Many items in American Memory are located with a temporary URL. When this is the case you may see the word temp in the URL. To find the permanent URL: 1. From the page, right click and select View Source. 2. Notepad will open and contain the HTML code of the page being viewed. 3. Towards the bottom of the window locate the permanent URL.

Highlight and copy the text beginning with the "http" and ending with the "))". 4. Close the Notepad window and paste permanent URL where needed.

Locating the Area of the Library of Congress Website The Library of Congress Web site has many different areas. To return to an item, it is helpful to remember where the item is located. Use the breadcrumb trail of links at the top of the screen to locate the section of the Library of Congress Web site where the item you searched for is located. The area is the link just before the link to the Library of Congress on the breadcrumb trail. Or look for a graphic icon at the top of the screen to locate the area of the Library of Congress Web site. Within each of the different areas of the Library of Congress Web site there are groupings of items referred to as collections. The collection is listed on the screen in different places in each area. The most common and difficult areas are shown below.

How do I Capture a Digital Resource? This process is similar to saving any digital item. To save and name an image file from the Internet, Right click on the photograph and select Save Picture As. Save the photo on your computer wherever you wish. Now that you have the photo saved, you can put it into a Word document, PowerPoint presentation, or Web page to use in instruction.

To save and name audio or movie files from the Internet, simply right-click on the link to the clip you want to save, and left-click on Save Target As. A dialogue box will appear that will allow you to name and browse to the location where you would like to save the clip. Think about how you want to use the object you intend to download. You may need to save the file in a different way depending on the software you are using. Different software programs may only allow you to insert certain types of files. For example, PowerPoint most easily accepts MPEG movies, .wav files and MP3’s. Although you cannot insert REAL (.ram or .rm), QuickTime (.mov) or RealAudio (.ram, or .rm) into PowerPoint, you can hyperlink to this format from within PowerPoint to make the audio launch. Be mindful, REAL movies and RealAudio require an Internet connection for playback.

Galbraith, F. (1897). Galbraith's railway mail service maps, Illinois: Library of Congress, American

Memory: Map Collections


COPYRIGHT AND FAIR USE HTTP://COPYRIGHT.GOV

How do I use the Restriction Statements that accompany the American Memory collections? The Library of Congress assesses materials for legal considerations prior to placing items online. The Restriction Statement that accompanies each American Memory collection provides known information regarding ownership of materials in the collection. If known, we include contacts for permission. What is copyright? Copyright refers to the author's exclusive right to reproduce, prepare derivative works, distribute copies, publicly perform and display their works. Unless agreed in writing, work created by an employee is usually owned by the employer. The U.S. Copyright Act gets its authority from Article 1, Section 8, cl. 8 of the U.S. Constitution. If there is no copyright notice, does that mean there is no copyright? The absence of a copyright notice does not mean that there is no copyright. Copyright protection exists automatically from the moment of creation in a tangible fixed form, which is generally considered to include electronic form. What is "fair use"? Fair use is an exception to the exclusive protection of copyright under American law. It permits certain limited uses without permission from the author or owner. Depending on the circumstances, copying may be considered "fair" for the purpose of criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship or research. To determine whether a specific use under one of these categories is "fair," courts are required to consider the following factors:

1. the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;

2. the nature of the copyrighted work; 3. the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole (is it long or

short in length, that is, are you copying the entire work, as you might with an image, or just part as you might with a long novel); and

4. the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work. For classroom use, how does "fair use" apply? The Internet magnifies the possibility for making an infinite number of perfect copies, which changes what it means to be "fair." Be careful when using material from the Internet; keep in mind the four factors of the fair use test, or get permission from the owner. The National Digital Library Program goes to great effort to identify possible copyright owners for items in American Memory, though often unable to ascertain possible rights holders because of age of materials. When known, we provide information in the Restriction Statements accompanying collections Citing Sources

1. Locate the item you would like to save from American Memory.

2. Locate the credit line which reads "Rights and Reproductions"

3. Click on "Rights and Reproductions"

4. Scroll for information on rights and reproduction and credit line

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