http://www.loc.gov/rr/program Updates on online training opportunities, web guides, Journeys webcasts, and virtual reference services by the Digital Reference Section. Mon, 14 May 2012 15:33:26 GMT ListGarden Program 1.3.1 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/web-discussions.html Many ancestors - immigrants and pioneers, slaves, women, native peoples, and others - are invisible in the historical record, except through census or other data collection entities. Where gaps exist, ancestors' stories can be told through early travelogues, letters, diaries, maps, texts and printed ephemera, photographs and other visual media. Join Library staff specialists and learn strategies and explore online resources to assist in recreating the stories that define and shape a family's story. <br> <br>Webinar date: Wednesday, May 16, 2:00-3:00 pm, Eastern Daylight Time <br> <br>Register by sending an email message to drt@loc.gov. Mon, 14 May 2012 12:53:21 GMT http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/orientation.html Learn to access the Library's online photographs, maps, sound recordings, films, documents, and other resources through the Digital Reference Section's free one-hour orientation via webinar. Confirmation, log on instructions, and handout will be sent via email. <br> <br>Date: Wednesday, May 9, 11:00 a.m. - noon, Eastern Daylight Time Wed, 02 May 2012 15:52:56 GMT http://www.loc.gov/poetry/events.html#may Philip Levine, the 18th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry at the Library of Congress, will connect with high schools and public libraries via video conference to read and discuss three of his poems: "Our Valley," "The Simple Truth," and "What Work Is." The reading and discussion will be followed by an extended question and answer period with video conference participants. <br> <br>Event Date: Friday, May 4, 3 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time <br> <br>Viewing the Event: This event will be streamed live on the Web. A link to the live video feed will be available from the Poetry and Literature Center home page at http://www.loc.gov/poetry/ on the day of the event. <br> Wed, 02 May 2012 15:47:00 GMT http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/web-discussions.html From caregivers to soldiers, women have taken their place on America’s battlefields. Stories of these remarkable women can be found in the photographs, documents, letters, diaries, and other materials found in the Library of Congress and elsewhere. In honor of the sesquicentennial of the Civil War, the Digital Reference Section and the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress will host a webinar on Wednesday, April 11, 2-3 pm, EDT, presenting the story of Clara Barton, angel of the battlefield. We will explore various genres of material to create a fuller picture of Clara Barton, and present tips and tools that will enable others to research and reconstruct the lives and stories of other notable figures of the Civil War. To register, email the Digital Reference Section at drt@loc.gov. Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:43:22 GMT http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/orientation.html Learn to access the Library's online photographs, maps, sound recordings, films, documents, and other resources through the Digital Reference Section's free one-hour orientation via webinar. Confirmation, log on instructions, and handout will be sent via email. Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:46:53 GMT http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/orientation.html Learn to access the Library's online photographs, maps, sound recordings, films, documents, and other resources through the Digital Reference Section's free one-hour orientation via webinar. Fri, 09 Mar 2012 19:15:10 GMT http://www.loc.gov/law/opportunities/thomas-form.php THOMAS, the Library of Congress Web site for federal legislative information, offers the public an opportunity to search and read legislation, track its progress from bill to law, and follow congressional debates. Learn tips and techniques for using this valuable research tool by joining Pamela Craig, Senior Legal Research Specialist in the Law Library at the Library of Congress, in a webinar introducing THOMAS on Wednesday, Feb.22, 2:00-3:00 pm, Eastern time. Register at http://www.loc.gov/law/opportunities/thomas-form.php. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:48:03 GMT http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/orientation.html Learn to access the Library's online photographs, maps, sound recordings, films, documents, and other resources through the Digital Reference Section's free one-hour orientation via webinar. Confirmation, log on instructions, and handout will be sent via email. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:31:40 GMT http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/levine/ A guide to online resources related to Philip Levine, the newly appointed 18th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress. Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:01:57 GMT http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/contestpoems/ The Library of Congress receives hundreds of requests each year from people searching for poems they have written. The majority of these poems were submitted to poetry contests and subsequently published in amateur poetry anthologies. This guide describes many of the publishers that have run poetry contests whose winning poems were published in amateur poetry anthologies, and offers information on how to locate these anthologies at the Library of Congress, other libraries, and bookstores. Tue, 09 Aug 2011 18:51:46 GMT http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/journey/foodthrift.html In the new Webcast presentation "Food Thrift: Scraps from the Past," Constance Carter, Head of the Science Reference Section, Library of Congress, describes the resourceful ways American housewives found to feed their families during hard times of the past. "Food Thrift" is the latest entry in the Journeys &amp; Crossings series &lt; http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/journey/ >, a project of the Digital Reference Section that brings to life some of the Library's most exciting and historically significant materials through Webcasts offering the personal insights of the staff who know them best. Fri, 03 Jun 2011 15:11:21 GMT http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/orientation.html Learn to access the Library's online photographs, maps, sound recordings, films, documents, and other resources through the Digital Reference Section's free one-hour orientation via webinar. Confirmation, log on instructions, and handout will be sent via email. Thu, 02 Jun 2011 19:49:19 GMT http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/orientation_form.php Learn to access the Library's online photographs, maps, sound recordings, films, documents and other resources through the Digital Reference Section’s free, one-hour orientation via webinar. Confirmation, log on instructions, and handout will be sent via email. Fri, 06 May 2011 15:26:25 GMT http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ebooks/ An introduction to e-books: what they are, how to use them, and where to find them, at the Library of Congress and elsewhere online. Mon, 25 Apr 2011 12:10:34 GMT