The Primary Source Librarian

Dedicated to Excellence in Teaching with Primary Sources

When Writing Gets in the Way of Writing

Mary, The Primary Source Librarian | June 21, 2008

My apologies for not having written for over two weeks. You see, I’m in the middle of a huge writing project for Linworth Publishing, and the deadline is looming. All in all, the project has been hugely enjoyable because it has given me an excuse to explore Web 2.0 tools in combination with primary sources. [...]

Finding Films

Mary, The Primary Source Librarian | June 4, 2008

While working on a chapter on teaching with primary source sound and film for the book I’m writing, I discovered the Web site of the National Film Preservation Foundation. The non-profit NFPF has been supporting film preservation for about ten years, and in 2007 it started giving out grants to help libraries, museums, and archives [...]