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Quick Links: LOC, Primary Source & Web Searching Resources Connect quickly and easily to some of the best online resources Using Primary Sources & the LOC | Primary Source Repositories | Web Searching Links LOC Web Links Library of Congress Homepage Exhibitions America's Library Prints & Photographs Online Catalog Learning Page Thomas Portals to the World Collaborative Digital Libraries Country Studies LOC Links by Time Period LOC Links by Theme LOC Resources by Theme Today in History Wise Guide Webcasts Images of Popular Topics Digital Resource Guides Themed Web Archives American Memory Collections LOC American Memory Search Tools & Tips top of page Using Primary Sources & the LOC The Value of Using Primary Sources Use Bloom's taxonomy to assess primary sources Why Use Primary Sources? Bring living history into the classroom Learning about Primary Sources Activities for teachers and students Primary Source Sets Links to creating & using themed primary sources sets American Memory Collections Detailed information about the collections, including topics; titles; descriptions; time periods; source types; searching & browsing capabilities; additional resources; teaching materials American Memory Overview An overview of the LOC American Memory collections and primary sources, tips for searching the collections, and information on how to save links to collection items. Viewing & Saving Items Brief primer on viewing and saving items from the LOC American Memory collections Citing Sources Brief primer on the proper formats for citing primary sources Featured Resources Links to primary source materials & projects from LOC Teaching with Primary Sources Program consortium members Lesson Plans Lesson plans using items from the LOC American Memory collections Thomas Databases An overview of the searchable legislative databases K-12 Primary Source Teaching Ideas Ideas for using primary sources with K-12 students top of page Primary Source Repositories ARC Guide guide to the National Archives' Archival Research Catalog (ARC) Repositories of Primary Sources list of over 5,000 sites from the University of Idaho EuroDocs: Online Sources for European History links to primary source repositories pertaining to European countries Internet Archive features videos, live music and other audio recordings, and texts available for downloading Classical Archives classical music files (registration required, limited free monthly downloads) Gutenberg:The Sheet Music Project links to digitized public domain sheet music Web Searching Links Internet Search Engines All the Web | AOL | Google | MSN | Yahoo! Metasearch Engines Dogpile | Clusty | WebCrawler Kid-Friendly Search Engines/Directories Ask for Kids | Yahooligans! | KidsClick! Search Directories / Specialty Databases Open Directory Project | Pandia Plus | Yahoo! Search Directory / Complete Planet Search Aids Fagan Finder | Noodle Tools | Google Quick Reference Guide top of page

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