LP3_10_before_you_go

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Good Day to all teacher participants: The following are recommendations for all, in preparation for our visit.


 * [[image:si09_wikisession.jpg caption="Online Research"]] ||
 * Online Research ||

Please visit these online sources //**PRIOR TO**// our BPL visit, as you may find images that are useful, and will then be able to use your time at BPL to discover additional sources.
 * Make sure that you have your [|BPL e-card] number and a photo ID,
 * OR, your BPL card (the old-fashioned type).

> //Here, you will find books, pamphlets, broadsides, newspapers, government publications, etc. These materials are already digitized and you will be able to use them in your lessons.// > //**Be sure to carefully identify each material for your district director,** so the images may be applied to your lesson.//
 * Please visit //Archives of Americana// through the BPL website:
 * Visit http://bpl.org.
 * Go to [|Electronic Resources].
 * Select: A-Z List Select: //Archives of Americana//
 * Enter the barcode from the back of your BPL card or log-in with your BPL eCard.

> //Many, though not all maps are digitized and displayed on this site.// //Map images may be searched by location, subject, date, etc//.
 * Please also peruse the digitized map collection from the **//Norman Leventhal Map Center//**,
 * Visit http://bpl.org
 * Select: Research and Specialized Services
 * Select: [|Norman B. Leventhal Map Center] http://maps.bpl.org/view_ collection/

Looking forward to working with you on November 2nd.

 Remember that curators, for the most part, don't pull information in advance.  They have received a list of sources and essential questions in preparation for our visits, but you will need to ask for what you need.  Here is a guide to the various department of BPL, according to source:

> **- Microtext** or **subject departments**
 * * Advertisements

> - **Government Documents**
 * Census data and demographics, voting lists and districts, elections

> - **Government Documents**
 * Legislation

> - **General Reference/Humanities** || * Passenger lists, ships logs > - **Government Documents**
 * Letters, diaries, journals, poems

> - Begin with **Prints** and **Fine Arts** > - **subject departments** may also have something.
 * Photographs, paintings, drawings (including cartoons)

> - **Social Sciences**
 * Political manifestos

> - **Kirstein Business Library and Government Documents** ||
 * Salary Information

Remember that **Rare Books and Manuscripts** will also have many items, depending on topic and time period, and once you begin working with any department, they will have suggestions for what other departments might be helpful as well.

It is recommended that you check the **BPL catalog** and **online databases**, **electronic resources** **prior to** visiting the BPL. This includes //Archives of Americana//, and //Norman Leventhal Map Center// online collections. //(see above)//

The matching of call numbers to departments is roughly as follows:
 * BPL** **online catalog**

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ ||= == ** Dept ** == _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ||
 * = == ** Call # ** ==
 * = A-B ||= General Reference ||
 * = C-G ||= Social Sciences ||
 * = H-Hj ||= Kirstein Business Library ||
 * = Hk-Hz ||= Social Sciences ||
 * = J ||= Social Sciences ||
 * = K ||= Government Documents ||
 * = L ||= Social Sciences ||
 * = M ||= Music ||
 * = N ||= Fine Arts ||
 * = P-Z ||= General Reference ||

Of course, your best resource is working with the librarians/curators in each department.

Also, remember the other helpful hints from Lesson Planning Workshop #2 and #3.

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