Transcript Researching with Primary Sources

RESEARCHING WITH
PRIMARY SOURCES
From the Library of Congress
WHAT DOES
THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WEB SITE
OFFER?
• Digitized primary source images
• Secondary materials to support use of
primary sources
• Research guides and bibliographies
• Links to pertinent sites outside loc.gov
PRIMARY SOURCES
• Over 15 million digitized primary source images
(and counting…)
• Includes manuscripts, printed materials, sound
recordings, photographs, illustrations, video clips…
• Relevant to a wide range of disciplines: art,
geography, sociology, business, agriculture,
communications, technology, literature, music,
government, history…
“Associated Farmers Have a Farm”
WHERE TO FIND PRIMARY SOURCES
Best places to start:
• Digital collections
– American Memory
– Prints & Photographs
– Browse by topic
• Teachers Page
WHERE TO FIND PRIMARY SOURCES
For international topics:
• Digital collections
– Browse by topic
• World History & Cultures
• World Digital Library
WHERE TO FIND RESEARCH GUIDES
Number 1 place to start:
• Research and Reference
Services
– On the Web
– Exploring the Collections
– Public Services
RESEARCH AND REFERENCE SERVICES
Exploring the Collections
• LC Online Catalogs
– E-resources online catalog
• Databases and EResources
– E-resources online catalog
• Collection Guides
– Web Guides
• Virtual Reference Shelf
Public Services
• Virtual Programs &
Services
– Web Guides (online
resources)
– Ask a Librarian
• Ask a Librarian
– Virtual Reference Shelf
RESEARCH AND REFERENCE SERVICES
• Research Centers
– General Collections
• Bibliographies and Guides
– Area Studies & Special Materials
• Illustrated Guides
• Online Collections
EXAMPLE:
NUTS & BOLTS
• Saving images
– http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/help/faq.html#download
• Saving permanent URLs
– http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/help/faq.html#link
• Citing primary sources
– http://www.loc.gov/teachers/usingprimarysources/citing.html
• Copyright information
– Copyright and Fair Use:
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/usingprimarysources/copyright.html
– Copyright and Primary Sources (presentation):
– http://www.loc.gov/teachers/professionaldevelopment/selfdirecte
d/copyright/Copyright.html
• Viewing/listening information
– http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/help/view.html
WHEN IN DOUBT
Ask me!
TEACHING WITH PRIMARY SOURCES
ACROSS TENNESSEE
• Provides events and products designed to help
Tennessee educators engage students in inquiry
using primary sources
• Is advised by a diverse body of faculty members
from across campus
• Is administered statewide by the Center for Historic
Preservation
TEACHING WITH PRIMARY SOURCES
ACROSS TENNESSEE
WHAT TPS CAN DO FOR YOU
• In-class presentations
• Computer-lab workshops
• Faculty development grants
CONTACT INFO:
C. Van West, Director [email protected]
Stacey Graham, Coordinator
[email protected]
Kira Duke, Specialist [email protected]
MTSU Box 80
x2947