Mary, The Primary Source Librarian | May 25, 2007
One of the means I use to discover online primary sources is through the Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE). I would probably forget to check the website if I hadn’t signed up for the FREE RSS feed. I need “push” rather than “pull” technology because my memory’s not so sharp, and I guarantee that [...]
Mary, The Primary Source Librarian | May 17, 2007
One of my favorite resources for primary sources is “Today in History” from the American Memory pages of the Library of Congress. Much more than a simple list of famous events for each day of the year, “Today in History” offers explanatory text, images, and links to countless goodies that might normally remain hidden in [...]
Mary, The Primary Source Librarian | May 12, 2007
A few days ago, I drove to Denver (about 70 miles away) for a reception/celebration for the newly merged CDP@BCR. When I tried to explain to friends just what this trip was all about, it was tough to avoid the many acronyms that have become a part of my life over the past several years. [...]
Mary, The Primary Source Librarian | May 6, 2007
Nicolas Sarkozy won the election in France. He’s the son of Hungarian immigrants, which explains his very un-French name. There were ten other candidates in the April 22 preliminary vote, hence more posters than I thought. It had been twelve years since France had held a presidential debate (I think), so that’s another reason the [...]
Mary, The Primary Source Librarian | May 6, 2007
As soon as I arrived in France over two weeks ago, I noticed that every village big enough to have a mairie building for its mayor and other town officials also displayed a long line of campaign posters. There were at least seven candidates for French president, but unlike our American primaries, they were all [...]