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Introduction to Primary Source Learning and LOC Archives

Introduction to Primary Source Learning and LOC Archives. Nik Roberts Teaching with Primary Sources College of Education and Human Services California University of Pennsylvania. roberts_n@calu.edu 724- 938-6022 Keystone 112. The Library of Congress.

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Introduction to Primary Source Learning and LOC Archives

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  1. Introduction to Primary Source Learning and LOC Archives Nik RobertsTeaching with Primary SourcesCollege of Education and Human Services California University of Pennsylvania roberts_n@calu.edu 724- 938-6022 Keystone 112

  2. The Library of Congress • The World’s Largest Library30 miles of bookshelves • 140 million items • 29 million books and other printed materials • 2.7 million recordings • 12 million photographs • 4.8 million maps • 57 million manuscripts • 2,200 new items each day • & 16 million digitized items MISSION: 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.

  3. Primary v. Secondary Sources What’s the difference?

  4. Primary v. Secondary Sources A Secondary Source is… a source created by using indirect information provided by someone else. A Primary Source is… a source coming from direct personal experience or observation.

  5. Primary &Secondary Sources Secondary Sources TextbooksEncyclopediasBiographiesDocumentariesNewspapersDictionariesMonographs Primary Sources • Handbooks • Meeting Minutes • Artifacts • Case reports • Autobiographies • Diaries • Interviews • Journals • Letters • Music • Raw video footage • Photographs • Poetry • Speeches • Coins • Post-it notes • deeds • Cell phone records • Art • Clothing • etc.

  6. Why Learn from primary Sources?

  7. Why Learnfrom primary sources? • Deepens content knowledge • Exposure to multiple perspectives • Builds critical thinking skills • Encourages creativity • Builds empathy for the human condition • More exciting for students

  8. Student Research • Where do good ideas come from? • Where do students first go to do research?

  9. Search Engine

  10. Reverse the Trend!

  11. But how do I use primary sources in my NHD project?

  12. It’s all about Asking Questions of Sources “the more you look, the more you see.”

  13. Inquiry #1 • Question: What’s happening in this home? • Babies: “Babies crying” • Man: “Sitting down while lady goes out, he doesn’t look happy” • Lady: “She’s Dressed weird” • Sign: “Votes for women”

  14. Inquiry #2 • Question: What’s happening in this home? • Babies: This clue might hint that this problem caused all the mishap in the house like the crying babies. • Man: This guy is depressed because he has to watch their kids and she gets to go out. • Lady: This might mean that the woman in the poster is going outside. • Sign: This clue might hint that the woman might go vote or fight for women’s rights.

  15. Inquiry Strategies Sourcing Consider a document's attribution (both its author and how the document came into being). Contextualizing Situate the document and events it reports in place and time. Corroborating Check important details across multiple sources to determine points of agreement and disagreement. Close Reading Read carefully to consider what a source says and the language used to say it.

  16. From This…

  17. To This…

  18. WHAT QUESTIONS TO ASK? The more you look, the more you see!

  19. Okay, I’m sold on the idea, but where can I find digital primary sources?

  20. The LOC is like this picture of trunks

  21. Using the Library of Congress (loc.gov)

  22. The LOC’s Digital Collections

  23. American Memory http://memory.loc.gov/

  24. Social Media Let’s back away from the Library of Congress website and see how they are integrating social media and primary source content on the web in general.

  25. Google [Image] Search the LOC!

  26. Blogging http://tpscalu.wordpress.com/

  27. Digital Storytelling Food Guides, Annette Clay and Janet Mizikar

  28. Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/

  29. Facebook

  30. LOC YouTube Channel http://www.youtube.com/user/LibraryOfCongress

  31. Social Bookmarking Our Del.icio.us site: http://delicious.com/TPS_CUP

  32. Resources for Teachers (loc.gov)

  33. LOC TPS Resources Page(click to download worksheet) http://tpscalu.wordpress.com/ Main Links:Library of Congress Main Page: http://www.loc.govmyLOC: http://myloc.gov American Memory: http://memory.loc.gov Prints and Photographs Online Catalog (PPOC): http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/catalog.htmlRare Children’s Literature (and more): http://www.loc.gov/rr/rarebook/digitalcoll/Exhibitions: http://www.loc.gov/exhibits Global Gateway: http://international.loc.gov/intldl/intldlhome.htmlThomas (legal collection): http://thomas.loc.gov/ World Digital Library: http://www.wdl.org Citing Digital Primary Sources: http://www.loc.gov/teachers/usingprimarysources/citing.htmlSocial MediaWebcasts (lectures and talks): http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberic/ LOC YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/LibraryOfCongress LOC Flickr Photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/

  34. thank you,and happy primary source learning! NIK rOBERTSTeaching with Primary SourcesCollege of Education and Human Services California University of Pennsylvania roberts_n@calu.edu 724- 938-6022 Keystone 112

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