American Association of School Librarians.
Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning
. Chicago: American Association, 1998.
Information literacy - the ability to access and use information - is the core of learning
. This professional publication provides a conceptual framework for library media specialists and others working to connect students and information.
Darnton, Robert. "No Computer Can Hold the Past."
New York Times. June 12, 1999. A:15.
A Princeton history professor voices concern that students doing all their work on Internet may develop a misunderstanding of research itself and even of the subjects studied.
Dawson, Anthony B. "Titanic Tells Twin Tales of Insensitivity."
New Haven Register. July 1, 1999.
Black New Haven Alderman Anthony Dawson responds to his daughter's comment after viewing the movie Titanic "Dad, I didn't see any black people on the Titanic. He researches the black response to the sinking.
"Learning Page", American Memory
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu> April 18, 1999.
The Library of Congress recognizes that educators need help in connecting students with primary sources and provides excellent guidelines here (lessons, too).
Lord, Walter. A Night to Remember
. New York: Henry Holt, 1955.
This is a basic source for background reading.
Lord, Walter. The Night Lives On
. New York: William Morrow, 1986. Lord adds to his original research in this volume published thirty years later.
Molutsky, Irvin. "Accessible via Modem, the Library of Congress."
The New York Times, April 8, 1999. G: 5.
The author describes the national effort to build a library without walls.
"National History Day"
, http://www.thehistorynet.com/NationalHistoryDay>, April 17, 1999.
This site describes the annual national research competition which focuses on students using primary sources.
The RMS Titanic Radio Page, http://usersnetinfo.com.au/anars>, April 18, 1999. Nineteen pages specializing in the radio aspects of the Titanic disaster.
U.S. Newspaper Program", http://www.neh.fed.us/html//usnp.html>, April 19, 1999.
This is the home site for a project dedicated to locating, describing, preserving, and providing public access to the human record originally captured in newspaper.
see also "Materials for Classroom Use" for more information on Titanic
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