Library+of+Congress

=Library of Congress= Vast storehouse of primary source documents 12 million resources as of Feb 2009


 * Images
 * Documents
 * Maps
 * Sound Files
 * Movies
 * Sheet music
 * Webcasts
 * and more

Not all items are in the public domain.

Initial Activity: [|Mindwalk]

Library Catalogs:

[|The Learning Page:]
Prints and photographs American Memory: total of 138 collections of historical items. Make sure you click All Collections at the bottom of the screen. ==[|More Browse Options]: Can browse by time period, Collections broken down by maps, motion pictures, sound recordings, by place, literature, presidents, african american history, by place==
 * Getting started
 * Lesson plans
 * Features and activities
 * Collection Connections
 * Professional Development

Exhibitions:
Global Gateway: World culture and resources An international link Thomas: All about Thomas Jefferson- all about laws, bills, resolution, treaties, for teachers Veterans History myLOC.gov Here you create an account and you can bookmark things and create collections. Lesson plans here

Online access to print, pictorial and audio-visual collections and other digital services
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More Library Resources
[|RSS] | [|Blog] [|Podcasts] There are podcasts of poets reading their poetry. [|Email Updates]  =Digital Collections & Services Online access to print, pictorial and audio-visual collections and other digital services=
 * [|Ask A Librarian]
 * [|Bibliographies and Guides]
 * [|Finding Aids (Search)]
 * [|Library Catalogs]
 * [|Research Centers]
 * [|Virtual Reference Shelf]

[|Teachers Page:]
Broken into six areas: [|The Learning Page:]
 * Getting started
 * Lesson plans
 * Features and activities
 * Collection Connections
 * Professional Development

[|American Memory] Millions of digital items that document American history and culture. [|Today in History] From the American Memory collections. [|Performing Arts Encyclopedia] The Library's collection of scores, sheet music, audio, films and more. [|Local Legacies] Creative arts, crafts and customs celebrating America's richly diverse culture. [|Lyrical Legacy] An in-depth look at unique song and poetry documents from the Library’s digital collections.


 * There is a [|Podcast Section] here. You can download these audio and video podcasts to iTunes. Very popular authors are shown here speaking. Newbury award winners. It will email you with new resources.**

**[[image:file:///Users/elizabethwhaley/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/moz-screenshot.jpg]][|How to Use the Library of Congress]**

 * How can I search, save, view, listen and print resources from the American Memory collections?**

**[|Taking the Mystery Out of Copyright]**

 * A video/lesson on copyright information for students and teachers**

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Welcome! Below you will find twelve puzzle sets. Each set challenges you with four or five jigsaw puzzles made from images found in the American Memory collections. As each puzzle in the set is completed, a new puzzle will appear...until you have completed all of the puzzles in that set. You will then have a chance to use what you have learned to discover the Big Picture...the theme the images in the set have in common. Choose a puzzle set below and get started! Good luck...**======

=[|Library of Congress Poetry Resources]=

Compiled by Peter Armenti, Digital Reference Specialist
This site is a comprehensive guide to locating poetry resources available on the Library of Congress's Web site. Major areas of the Library's Web site that include poetry resources are listed at the right. Select a link to view a description of and links to poetry resources available through each area. Major Poetry Resources: Other Poetry Guides:
 * [|LC Poetry Home Page]
 * [|LC Poetry Webcasts]
 * [|American Memory]
 * [|Today in History]
 * [|Learning Page]
 * [|America's Library]
 * [|Exhibitions]
 * [|Other]
 * [|Civil War Poetry: Videoconference Resources]
 * [|How to Find a Poem]
 * [|Locating Poetry Criticism]
 * [|Official State Poems]
 * [|Poetry Audio Recordings]
 * [|Poetry Webcasts (Video)]
 * [|Presidents as Poets]
 * [|State Poets Laureate]
 * [|U.S. Poets Laureate]
 * [|Walt Whitman: Online Resources]

Books as Hooks to primary source documents
Gail Petri gpet@loc.gov has designed lessons which introduce students to books using primary source documents. Use the sheet: Thinking about Primary Sources.... What do you observe? What do you think you know? What do you want to find out? Go to this website to see an interview with Gail and Retrieve documents for the fair lesson: http://drop.io/livefromloc_fpv