Film, Video Teacher Resource: Shortcuts to Primary Sources

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Title: Teacher Resource: Shortcuts to Primary Sources
Summary: This short film is designed to show teachers how to quickly access primary sources from the Library of Congress website, including resources from the Teachers Page, Today in History, and Ask a Librarian.
Event Date: May 23, 2015
Related Resources: Ask a Librarian: https://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/; Today in History: https://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/; Resources for Teachers: https://www.loc.gov/teachers
Running Time: 2 minutes 25 seconds
Language: english
Online Format: video; image
Description: This short film is designed to show teachers how to quickly access primary sources from the Library of Congress website, including resources from the Teachers Page, Today in History, and Ask a Librarian.
Original Format: film, video

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Teacher Resource: Shortcuts to Primary Sources. 2015. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-7030/.

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(2015) Teacher Resource: Shortcuts to Primary Sources. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-7030/.

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Teacher Resource: Shortcuts to Primary Sources. 2015. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/webcast-7030/>.

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