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Hello! TPS Colorado TPS Western Region Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Metropolitan State University of

THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 1900

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS TRIVIA What was the original appropriation amount in 1814 establishing the Library of Congress? What was the new appropriation in 1815 to acquire Jefferson’s Library? How many books? As the largest library in the world, the LOC contains approximately how many miles of bookshelves? How many items does the LOC receive each working day? Of those, how many are added to their collections? How many servers are used to archive the ever- growing array of digital content at the Library of Congress? The LOC has archived 300 billion of these items making it by far the Library’s largest collection. $5000 $23,950 & ,000 & 10, (650 physical / 400 virtual) Tweets

LINCOLN SELFIE “Don’t believe everything you see and read on the Internet…especially when there’s a picture with a quote next to it” - Abraham Lincoln

Primary sources are the raw materials of history — original documents and objects which were created at the time under study. They are different from secondary sources, accounts or interpretations of events created by someone without firsthand experience.

Mystery Photo

Primary Source Analysis Observe Reflect Question

Observe Have students identify and note details

Reflect Encourage students to generate and test hypotheses about the source

Question Have students ask questions to lead to more observations and reflections

Time to Dig Into LOC.GOV

The Good News: Over 50 million resources for your classroom The Bad News: Over 50 million resources for your classroom Library of Congress Cheat Sheet Not to worry…we’re here to help

Thanks! Any questions? You can find us

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