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Sender: American Memory Fellows <AMFELLOWS@RS8.LOC.GOV>
Poster: Marta Brooks <marta@BIGSKY.NET>
Subject: Re: Need book suggestions
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Hi Betty-I can't remember the title, but I purchased a handy reference book
from the gift shop at the LOC that describes the research process. It's on
how to research in the Library of Congress. It is most valuable. So good,
in fact, I loaned it to a colleague. Another good book since some of your
Fellows use oral history or local history projects is Donald Ritchie's
<Doing Oral History> He is the Associate Senate Historian in your town and
he's done a wonderful job in this book written for high school students and
teachers. He began his career doing research at the LOC too!(Peter Bartis'
Folklife oral history pamphlet-I know it's on-line and a bit antique with
the photos, but it's full of useful tidbits too) You've probably already
purused the bibliographic suggestions at the end of the Fellows' lessons to
get ideas of what teachers are using in their classrooms. What a wonderful
idea you've got there with a study room and on site training. I love it.
Such an uplifting atmosphere. Have a good weekend. Marta
At 09:49 AM 3/2/00 PST, you wrote:
>I don't have any suggestions, but think it's great you're having
>the Institute at the Library. Alison Westfall
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>>From: "Elizabeth L. Brown" <ebro@loc.gov>
>>Reply-To: American Memory Fellows <AMFELLOWS@loc.gov>
>>To: AMFELLOWS@RS8.LOC.GOV
>>Subject: Need book suggestions
>>Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2000 10:19:59 -0500
>>
>>Hello folks,
>>
>>Last spring we renovated the Digital Library Visitors' Center and renamed
>>it the National Digital Library Learning Center. This means we have a
>>space on-site to hold the institute portion of the 2000 AMF Program. In
>>addition to the theater, which you may recall, we now have a 16-seat
>>classroom with another large screen, and other spaces where fellows can
>>work. (We'll be splitting the on-site part into two groups this year so
>>that fellows will have a little elbow room.)
>>
>>One advantage to having the institute on-site is that we can have reference
>>books and other materials, on hand for this summer's fellows to use. I've
>>put together a small staff library in the Learning Center, which consists
>>of materials purchased by the NDL or charged out from the Library's general
>>collections. But I know it could be better.
>>
>>Please help me to help this year's fellows by sending me your
>>recommendations of library titles that you think would be useful to have on
>>hand during the institute.
>>
>>Currently our little collection includes the 1998 Encyclopedia Americana
>>(1999s are in reading rooms), some American history titles, some technology
>>books, plus a group of LC publications. Let me know about your favorite
>>history, technology, and education-related titles, and any other works that
>>you think would good this year's fellows to have right on hand. I'd like
>>our four bookcases full of useful titles by July 1, so I want to get
>>started now, in case (time intensive) purchases are required.
>>
>>Please do not assume that I already know about any title you might
>>recommend. If your favorite titles are already selected, I'll make sure to
>>keep them in. Also, if several people suggest the same title, then I'll
>>know its worth extra effort to acquire.
>>
>>Send your suggestions either to me (ebro@loc.gov) and I'll summarize to the
>>list, or just send them to the list for all to see. I'll bet you fellow
>>fellows would be interested to know what secondary sources you wouldn't
>>want to be without.
>>
>>Thanks.
>>
>>Betty
>>
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>> Elizabeth L. Brown
>> Automated Reference Services Librarian
>> National Digital Library Program, LIBN/NDL/LC(1330)
>> Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20540-1330
>> ebro@loc.gov telephone: 202/707-2235
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