Day 4

    1.  Describe American Memory collections.

         "American Memory is the online resource compiled by the Library of Congress National Digital Library
     Program. With the participation of other libraries and archives, the program provides a gateway to rich primary
     source materials relating to the history and culture of the United States.
         Over one million items from our historical collections are currently available online. In the coming years, the
     National Digital Library Program plans to digitize more of the Library's unique American history collections and
     make them freely available to teachers, students, and the general public over the Internet. Special collections to be
     digitized include the documents, films, manuscripts, photographs, and sound recordings that tell the American
     story. The program is funded by congressional appropriations and private sector donations."
     [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amabout.html]

    2.  Demonstrate use of two collections of the American Memory collection : Selected Civil War Photographs
         and America's First Look into the Camera: Daguerreotype Portraits and Views, 1839-1862

             Steps to access American Memory collection:
                1.  Open the American Memory Collection:  http://memory.loc.gov/
                2.  Enter the collection by clicking on "Enter" or any of the images.
                3.  Open "Collection Finder".  Click on the hypertext "Collection Finder".
                4.  Select " List All Collections" which will provide you with a list of all the collections.
                5.  Scroll down and open "Selected Civil War Photographs".  Review the various features:
                     a.  "Search" by Keyword
                     b.  "Browse" the Subject Index
                     c.  Time Line of The Civil War, 1861-1865
                6.  Go Back to the "All Collections" page.
                7.  Scroll down and open "America's First Look into the Camera: Daguerreotype Portraits and Views".
                     Review the various features:
                     a.  "Search" by Keyword
                     b.  "Browse" the Subject Index
                     c.  Mirror Images: Daguerreotypes at the Library of Congress
                8.  Go Back to the "All Collections" page.

    3.  Provide online time for students to research above American Memory collections.

paul@ed.pdx.edu or caskeym@ed.pdx.edu.
Summer 1999