Library of Congress
Library of Congresshttp://www.loc.gov
Gateway to the Library of Congress online information
Teaching with Primary Sourceshttp://www.loc.gov/teachers/tps/
Professional development programs that help teachers use the Library of Congress's rich reservoir of digitized primary source materials to design challenging, high-quality instruction.
About the Library of Congress: More than a Libraryhttp://www.loc.gov/more/
Presentation about what the Library of Congress is and the resources that it makes available
American Memoryhttp://memory.loc.gov
Provides free and open access through the Internet to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience. It is a digital record of American history and creativity. These materials, from the collections of the Library of Congress and other institutions, chronicle historical events, people, places, and ideas that continue to shape America, serving the public as a resource for education and lifelong learning.
Learning Pagehttp://memory.loc.gov/learn/
"Teacher's eye view" of the American Memory collections with access to lessons, features, activities, and tips and tricks for using the collections in the classroom
Global Gatewayhttp://international.loc.gov
Portal to international research centers, collections, and other resources available at the Library of Congress and through its Web site.
America's Story from America's Libraryhttp://www.americaslibrary.gov
Designed for children and families to have fun while learning history. At this page, visitors can: Meet Amazing Americans; Jump Back in Time; Explore the States; Join America at Play; and See, Hear, and Sing.
THOMAShttp://thomas.loc.gov
Contains the Congressional Record and full text of legislation available from 1989 (101st Congress) to the present. In addition, also summaries (not full text) of legislation back to 1973 (93rd Congress).
Exhibitionshttp://www.loc.gov/exhibits/
Offering a wide range on online exhibitions featuring treasures from the Library of Congress collections as well as the treasures of other national libraries worldwide.
Wise Guidehttp://www.loc.gov/wiseguide/
Refreshed monthly, much like a magazine, offering links to the best of the Library's online materials. Each of these "articles" is based on items contained in a collection, database, reading room or other area of the Library's online offerings.
Site of Congressman John Murthahttp://www.house.gov/murtha
Representative for the 12th Congressional District and sponsor of the Teaching with Primary Sources Project at California University of Pennsylvania.
Adventure of the American Mindhttp://www.aamprogram.org
Designed to train in-service and pre-service classroom teachers and college teacher education faculty to access, use and produce curriculum utilizing the Internet and the digitized primary source materials from the collections of the Library of Congress.
Online Primary Sources for Southwestern Pennsylvania
Washington & Jefferson College, U. Grant Miller Library Digital Archives
http://washjeff.cdmhost.com/
A multimedia exhibition of materials from the Archives & Special Collections Library at Washington & Jefferson College. The Archives & Special Collections Library houses items related to the College and its history as well as a large collection of manuscripts and other material related to 18th and 19th century history of the United States, with an emphasis on Southwestern Pennsylvania. Alexis Dave, working with College Archivist Rebecca Keenan, created this site to recount the history of Washington & Jefferson College.
University of Pittsburgh Digital Research Libraryhttp://digital.library.pitt.edu/
Photographs, map images, finding aids, several databases, audio-visual material, and bibliographic catalogs of collections, and text-based collections whose digitization and accessibility on the Web would aid the research of scholars, historians, faculty, and students.
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Departmenthttp://www.clpgh.org/locations/pennsylvania/
Has resources on Pennsylvania history, biography, law, economics, sociology, and demographics with an emphasis on Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania. Resources include books, photographs, maps, atlases, newspapers, periodicals, manuscripts, clipping files, electronic databases and other memorabilia.
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
California University of Pennsylvania's College of Education and Human Serviceshttp://www.cup.edu/education
Putting as much information as possible at the fingertips of current students. Find information about the Praxis exams, certification areas, course requirements, and directories for faculty and staff. Inform prospective students of the tremendous opportunities that await them at the College of Education & Human Services. The teacher education program is fully accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). Out of ninety colleges of education in Pennsylvania, California is one of only 15 schools to be recognized by NCATE.
Pennsylvania Department of Educationhttp://www.pde.state.pa.us/
Leading and serving the educational community to enable each individual to grow into an inspired, productive, fulfilled lifelong learner.
Local Libraries and Museums
Heinz History Center (Pittsburgh)www.pghhistory.org
www.pghhistory.org/Heinz_National_History_Day2.asp (National History Day) (Link is temporarilty inactive)
Manderino Library @ California University of Pennsylvania http://www.library.cup.edu/
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Educationhttp://www.passhe.edu
Harnessing the power of public higher education for the benefit and prosperity of all in the Commonwealth. Explore the website and learn about the quality educational opportunities available to nearly 106,000 students, and about the contributions the 14 universities, their talented faculties and staff, and nearly 400,000 alumni make to their communities and the Commonwealth
Related Collaborative Sites
National History Dayhttp://www.nationalhistoryday.org/
Our BlogA link to our Department's blog.
http://loctps.blogspot.com/
Del.icio.usA link to our Department's social bookmarks (includes links to all the above and more).
http://del.icio.us/tps_cup
LibraryThingOur Department has jumped on board with the world's largest book club.
http://www.librarything.com/catalog/TPS_CUP