American Journeys

[Dave Monroe]

American Journeys -- Eyewitness Accounts of Early
American Exploration and Settlement: A Digital Library
and Learning Center

http://www.americanjourneys.org/
 
With over 18,000 pages of eyewitness accounts of North
American exploration, the American Journeys Digital
Library and Learning Center is the result of a
collaboration between the U.S. Institute of Museum &
Library Services and by private donors. Much of the
work was done at the Wisconsin Historical Society in
Madison, Wisconsin, and visitors with an interest in
digital projects and their creation and management
will want to review the section that details how the
website was built. Visitors with a limited amount of
time will want to peruse the highlights section, which
offers a number of noteworthy historical accounts,
including the first encounter of Europeans with the
Grand Canyon and the arrival of Captain James Cook in
Hawaii. The resource section for educators is
well-developed and includes suggestions on integrating
documents into lesson plans, information on
interpreting documents, and addressing sensitive
content. As might be expected, the complete contents
of the digital library may be searched in any number
of ways, including by topic, author name, document
type, and by keyword or full text.

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