Research Tools: Library of Congress Posts LibGuide For Finding Native American Visual Resources
From the LC “Picture This” Blog:
The Library of Congress recently launched the first batch of guides in a new format, utilizing the LibGuides platform, which we hope will make learning about the collections a bit easier.
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The Prints & Photographs Division’s first guide published in the new format aims to help researchers who wish to find images related to American history and culture, a strength of the Division’s holdings.
In addition to viewing the overview text on the right side of the introductory page, visitors to the website can select topics on the left-hand navigation bar – Selected Collections, Searching for Images, Major Reference Works and Related Resources – to explore further. Be sure to browse through the images in the Featured Content gallery at the bottom of the Introduction page to see examples of the kinds of images you might find in the collections.
Read the Complete Overview Post
Resources
Direct to LibGuide: Native American History and Culture: Finding Pictures
Direct to Library of Congress LibGuide Web Page
15 Available (as of November 15, 2018)
Direct to All LC LibGuides
Direct to Additional Images from the Colorado Springs Intertribal Powwow in the Carol M. Highsmith Collection.
Direct to Additional Prints & Photographs Division Subject Guides
About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.
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