Library of Congress (LOC) Teaching with Primary Sources(TPS) Tom Adamich – guided inquiry learning advocate and LOC TPS ‘Magician’! Citation: Henry Ford chopping wood. [1921] National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). Prints and Photographs Reading Room, Lib. of Congress. 1 April 2010.
Why select Tom Adamich, and why is he an LOC TPS ‘Magician’? Automobile Parade. Thomas A. Edison, Inc. 6 Feb Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Lib. of Congress. 1 April 2010
1. Tom knows the difference between a primary source and a secondary source Primary sources are original documents and objects created at the time under study Secondary sources are accounts or interpretations of events created without firsthand experience. Primary source -- [Thomas Edison, John Burroughs, and Henry Ford, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, at Edison's home in Ft. Myers, Florida]. c1914 March 16 Miscellaneous items in high demand. Lib. Of Congress. 1 April 2010 Secondary source – interpretation of Henry Ford’s early history. 1
How did you do that, Tom? [know the difference between a primary and a secondary source]…Completed The Library of Congress: America’s Library for Educators online self-directed module [access both the primary source photo and the secondary source website]…Knew how to search The Library of Congress Digital collections [be able to correctly cite the photo used – as well as the one on the first slide and the video on slide two]…1. …knew to access the “about this item” information – cataloging – for each item in the collection. 2. found and correctly used the Citing Primary Sources: MLA webpage provided by the Library of Congress -
What else can you do? …Create a detailed lesson plan using primary sources and multimedia applications LESSON PLAN: Henry Ford: A Cultural Icon GOAL/OBJECTIVE Students will learn how to develop and support a thesis related to specific topical requirements prescribed in the goal statement: Goal Statement: Henry Ford contributed pioneering innovations to the growth and development of United States industrialization which affected economic, technological, and social development during the late Nineteenth and early Twentieth century. [NOTE: See handout included in submission for complete details.]
What else can you do? Use the local and national people networks in which I participate virtually to “create the mystic excitement” of working with the LOC TPS Collections and Resources*: Gov Doc Kids Group – Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) and American Association of School Librarians (AASL) Essential Links AASL Forum Curriculum-enhanced Metadata Creation and Educational Strategies in Context Florida Educational Inquiry Primary Source Team (FEIPST) LOC TPS and FL POWER Libraries - *partial listing
What else can you do? As an independent contract librarian (via my Visiting Librarian Service), I have the ability to devote the time to targeting my LOC TPS message to multiple K-20 school-related individuals and groups in a manner that is both effective and personal (i.e. As a LOC TPS mentor/specialist).
Here’s what others say about the VLS: "Tom's idea of a Visiting Librarian is a valuable one." Dr. Nancy Everhart, Director School Library Media Program and the PALM Center, Florida State University
How to “magically contact” Tom for more information… Tom Adamich President – Visiting Librarian Service P.O. Box 932 New Philadelphia, OH or