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A Newspaper, Digital Library and Encyclopedia Walk into a Classroom...Digital Resources from the Ohio History Connection

Jenni Salamon, Coordinator, Ohio Digital Newspaper Program

INFOhio Webinar | January 22, 2015

Agenda

• Introduction

• Encyclopedia (Ohio History Central)

• Digital Library (Ohio Memory)

• Newspapers (Chronicling America)

• Walk into a Classroom...

Ohio History Central www.ohiohistorycentral.org 

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Browsing Ohio History Central

• Alphabetical Index

• Category

• Topic

• Time Period

• Timeline of Ohio History

Browse by Category

• History

• Prehistory

• Natural History

• State Symbols

Browse by Topic

• More specific topics significant to Ohio history

African Americans Education Science & Medicine

American Indians Frontier Ohio Sports & Recreation

American Revolution Government & Politics State Symbols

Arts & Entertainment Historic Sites Statehood

Business & Industry Military Transportation

Civil War Reform Women

Climate & Weather Religion World Wars

Communities & Counties

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Browse by Time Period

• Ancient Ohio (Prior to 1650)

• Exploration to Statehood (1650‐1803)

• Early Statehood (1804‐1859)

• Civil War (1860‐1865)

• Industrialization & Urbanization (1866‐1900)

• The Progressive Era (1901‐1928)

• Great Depression & World War II (1929‐1945)

• The Cold War & Civil Rights (1946‐1975)

• Towards the 21st Century (1976‐)

Timeline of Ohio History

Searching Ohio History Central

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Search Results

Ohio Memory www.ohiomemory.org

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Browsing Ohio Memory

Browse by Collection

Browse by Collection

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Browse by Subject

Browse by Place

Browse by Contributor

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Searching Ohio Memory

Searching Ohio Memory

Example Record

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Object Description (Metadata)

Printing/Saving an Image

Printing/Saving an Image

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Search by Type

Search by Type

Advanced Search

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Chronicling America http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov

Search Bar Features

• Search Pages (Basic Search)

• Advanced Search

• All Digitized Newspapers, 1836‐1922

• US Newspaper Directory

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Browsing Chronicling America

Browsing (Browse Issues Calendar)

More Info: Newspaper Directory Entry

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Searching Chronicling America

Search Results

Image Viewing Screen

Zoom View Options (Text, PDF, JP2)

Toggle Full Page Scissors Icon (Clip/Print)

Navigation (page, issue)   Citation 

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Full Screen View

Printing an Image

Recommended Topics

• Topics widely reported upon by newspapers

• People, places, events, fads, etc.

• Timeline, search terms/

strategies, links to articles

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Resources www.ohiohistoryhost.org/ohiomemory

Featured Topics

• African Americans• Agriculture• American Indians• Architecture• Arts and Entertainment• Business and Labor• Civil Liberties• Climate and Weather• Daily Life in Ohio• Education• Geography and Natural 

Resources

• Government• Immigration and Ethnic 

Heritage• Literary Ohio• Military Ohio• Plants and Animals• Presidents and Politics• Religion• Science and Technology• Sports and Recreation• Transportation• Women in Ohio

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For Teachers

• More coming soon!

Interactives

• Crossword Puzzles

• Exhibit Creator 

o link also available on Ohio Memory home page

• Scavenger Hunts

• Quizzes

• Word Searches

Then and Now Maps

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Timelines

Tutorials

Library of Congress Resources www.loc.gov/teachers/

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Adapting LOC Primary Source Sets

Using Primary Sources

Using Primary Resources

• Artifacts

o Make a hypothesis about the use of an unknown artifact pictured in an old photograph.

o Use resources to study fashion trends.

• Photographs

o Use an historic photograph or film of a street scene. Give an oral description of the sights, sounds and smells that surround the scene, presenting evidence from the photograph itself and other sources from the time period.

Source: Teaching with Primary Sources, Library of Congress

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Using Primary Resources

• Audioo Have students listen to audio recordings from old 

radio broadcasts.  Compare the language, style of speaking and content to radio and television programs of today.

• Musico Have students search for events that have 

inspired lyrics in music.• Documents

o Study historical maps of a city, state or region to find evidence of changes in population, industry or settlement over time.

Source: Teaching with Primary Sources, Library of Congress

Thank You!

• Questions?  Comments?

• Jenni Salamon, jsalamon@ohiohistory.org