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THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS1900

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS TRIVIA

What was the original appropriation amount in 1814 establishing the Library of Congress?

What was the new appropriation in 1815 to acquire Jefferson’s Library? How many books?

As the largest library in the world, the LOC contains approximately how many miles of bookshelves?

How many items does the LOC receive each working day? Of those, how many are added to their collections?

How many servers are used to archive the ever-growing array of digital content at the Library of Congress?

The LOC has archived 300 billion of these items making it by far the Library’s largest collection.

$5000 $23,950 & 6487

840

22,000 & 10,000

1050(650 physical / 400

virtual)

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LINCOLN SELFIE

“Don’t believe everything you see and read on the Internet…especially when there’s a picture with a quote next to it”

- Abraham Lincoln

Primary sources are the raw materials of history — original documents and objects which were created at the time under study. They are different from secondary sources, accounts or interpretations of events created by

someone without firsthand experience.

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Primary Source Analysis

Observe

Reflect

Question

ObserveHave students identify and note details

ReflectEncourage students to generate and test hypotheses about the source

QuestionHave students ask questions to lead to more observations and reflections

Time to Dig IntoLOC.GOV

http://loc.gov

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