National Library of Education Site Visit 1

Session Type: Off-Site Visit

Abstract

The National Library of Education is holding two site visit designed for participants at the 2016 Annual Meeting. Library Director Pamela Tripp-Melby is hosting the visit, which will include a briefing on the libraries collections and access to them. This visit is a unique opportunity to receive a guided tour of the National Library.
Tripp-Melby will lead the tour, using items from the historical collection to illustrate issues in education from the mid-1800s to the mid-1900s that continue to be of concern today: Equity in education, the education of immigrants and English language learners, and teacher quality. Participants will have the opportunity to read original documents and ask questions.
Founded in 1994, the library’s collection reaches back nearly 150 years. The historical collection includes education-related government documents, textbooks, monographs, and journals that span a critical era in U.S. history— the transition from an agrarian to an industrial economy. Many of the documents have been recently catalogued and are now available for viewing for the first time.

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