National
Digital Library Workshop
Presentation
#1
Participant
Goals:
In this workshop, each
participant will:
Begin to develop the skills needed to use the Library of
Congress/National Digital Library web sites effectively (LOC/NDL)
Explore collection resources to identify topics of
interest
Participant
Objectives:
At the end of this
workshop, participants will be able to:
Understand the mission of the Library of Congress
National Digital Library Program and its commitment to providing access to primary source
material through the use of technology.
Understand that American Memory is a collection of
archival collections each with its own unique characteristics and search opportunities.
Understand the tools, skills and conceptual
underpinnings of the collections, allowing them to utilize the collections in their teaching.
Use strategies that are modeled to locate documents,
images, and multimedia resources on in the collections.
Identify participant/team topic of interest.
Activities:
Facilitator
Activities:
Demonstrate multiple search methods for materials.
Distribute and review contact information, URLs, web
site activities, and agendas.
Participant/Team
Activities:
Participant/Team begin searching the collections.
Participant /Team share strategies of searching
collections that they would use with their students and identify the inherent difficulties.
Participant /Team begin identifying topics