Recorded orientations and tutorials hosted by the Serial and Government Publications Division.
Webinars
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Film, VideoChronicling America: "Rights and Responsibilities" for National History Day Explore rights and responsibilities in history and learn to use Chronicling America, a freely-available collection of historic American newspapers at the Library of Congress for research in this year's National History Day theme, "Rights and Responsibilities." Join Library specialists Amber Paranick and Mike Saelee for a presentation on Chronicling America, its new search interface, how to navigate the challenges of working with historic newspapers…- Contributor: Saelee, Mike - Paranick, Amber
- Date: 2024-09-11
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Film, Video2024 National Book Festival: Chronicling America, Your Guide to Discovering Digitized Historic Newspapers Dive into the past with our captivating session on exploring digitized historic newspapers via Chronicling America. Perfect for educators, students, genealogists and local history enthusiasts, this workshop will reveal the hidden gems within old headlines. Learn expert tips on how to search and uncover fascinating stories, discover invaluable research guides and embark on a historical adventure that will inspire and inform your future explorations.- Contributor: Pike, Robin
- Date: 2024-08-24
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Film, VideoCensorship and the Comic Book: 'Seduction of the Innocent' at 70 In 1954, psychiatrist Fredric Wertham published "Seduction of the Innocent: The Influence of Comic Books on Today's Youth," a book which cemented his role as America's most prominent critic of comic books. At the time, comic books were near the peak of their popularity, with titles like Batman, Superman and Captain Marvel selling as many as 1.5 million copies per month. The content of…- Contributor: Whitted, Qiana - Levy, Josh - Halsband, Megan - Tilley, Carol - Galavan, Margaret
- Date: 2024-06-06
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Film, VideoChronicling America: "Turning Points in History" Explore Turning Points in History and learn to use Chronicling America, a freely-available collection of historic American newspapers at the Library of Congress for research in this year's National History Day theme, "Turning Points in History." Watch Reference Librarian, Amber Paranick and Digital Conversion Specialist, Mike Saelee for a presentation on Chronicling America, its search interface, how to navigate the challenges of working with…- Contributor: Yarasavage, Nathan - Saelee, Mike - Paranick, Amber
- Date: 2023-09-06
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Film, VideoFinding LGBTQIA+ History Hidden in Historic Newspapers Learn how to find LGBTQIA+ history hidden in historical newspapers with Meg Metcalf, LGBTQIA+ Studies Librarian and Collection Specialist. Explore millions of pages of history with Chronicling America, a free to use digital collection of historic newspapers.- Contributor: Metcalf, Megan
- Date: 2023-06-01
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Film, VideoThe United States Civil War: The Atlanta Campaign This presentation discusses the various collections, the search interface, and how to navigate the challenges of working with historic newspapers. Chronicling America is jointly sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress.- Contributor: Carter, Henry - Yarasavage, Nathan - Summerlin, Donnie
- Date: 2023-05-10
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Film, VideoHistorical Newspapers for National History Day Reference librarian Amber Paranick and digital conversion specialist Mike Saelee show how to navigate the challenges of working with historic newspapers as primary sources and additional resources to assist students and educators in National History Day research. The Chronicling America newspaper database website is jointly sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress.- Contributor: Yarasavage, Nathan - Saelee, Mike - Paranick, Amber
- Date: 2022-09-15
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Film, VideoNewspaper Navigator Data Jam The Library of Congress hosted the Newspaper Navigator Data Jam to showcase Library of Congress Innovator in Residence Ben Lee's work extracting visual content from the Library's Chronicling America digital newspaper collection. After a behind-the-scenes look at Lee's project, Newspaper Navigator, "jammers" had the chance to work with millions of images contained in digitized historic newspapers for the first time.- Contributor: Thomas, Deborah - Mears, Jaime - Lee, Benjamin
- Date: 2020-05-07
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Film, VideoHistoric Newspapers (Online Office Hours) Join Library of Congress education and newspaper experts to learn about the digitized historic newspapers available through the Chronicling America program. Contribute teaching strategies for using the materials with students.- Contributor: Bell, Danna - Butterhof, Robin - Lederle, Cheryl - McGuigan, Kathleen
- Date: 2020-04-09