ILP: Webinar

This webinar explained how to navigate through the Library of Congress. I personally found the initial part of this webinar boring because it just kept explaining how to use the search bar, which I found redundant and not very useful. As the webinar continued I was more intrigued by the content of the website which includes a lot of resources for students and teachers. 

• They have special interest in America’s history
• You can use an “ask librarian” link and it is one of the most useful tools on the website
• They have a copyright office you can contact
• First Method: Only search within your specific database
• Second Method: Use the search bar at the top
• They have a collection of historical films
• Discover: Locate things by format
• There is a refine your search bar on the side of the screen
• You can also look at all of the digital collections (a group of digitized items as well as framing text) under the discover tab
• Each collection has featured items that can be hidden if needed
• They have a box where participants can ask questions and the panelists will answer them while the webinar is going on

• Click on the thumbnail to make it bigger
• You can zoom in or download the image as well
• They have a lot of different resources specifically for librarians
• They have a poetry and literature center
• Under the Visit tab you can find the different exhibits that have been held at the library
• They have a large range of materials in each exhibit
• They have an Education tab for teachers and students

• Poetry 180 -- a poem a day for high school students
• The have another tab for answers to “everyday mysteries”
• Teacher resources -- under thumbnail image
• Designed for teachers who want to incorporate primary source materials
• Teachers can sort the material based on standard!
• They also have lesson plans and different activities
• They have a link to different blogs related to their website
• They also have podcasts
• Over 10 million digitize newspapers
• Lookup materials based on the audience
• They have a genealogy and local history reference service
• Online web guides and bibliographies