Calling all cars

In honor of Constitution Day- read the Preamble. This art piece was created by Mike Wilkins.

Please note the states are in alphabetical order! Mr. Wilkins must be a librarian at heart.


-kls

Shh, We're writing....

They wrote and wrote and wrote...fortunately the Library of Congress has collected and digitized some of the writings at the Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention.

The Continental Congress Broadside Collection (256 titles) and the Constitutional Convention Broadside Collection (21 titles) contain 277 documents relating to the work of Congress and the drafting and ratification of the Constitution. Items include extracts of the journals of Congress, resolutions, proclamations, committee reports, treaties, and early printed versions of the United States Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. Most broadsides are one page in length; others range from 1 to 28 pages. A number of these items contain manuscript annotations not recorded elsewhere that offer insight into the delicate process of creating consensus. In many cases, multiple copies bearing manuscript annotations are available to compare and contrast.

My title came from the book by Jean Fritz, "Shh! We're writing the Constitution".

Using GALILEO I found the title in Book Index with Reviews. The first time I searched in BIR, I had too many h's in the Shhhh. When I tried by author, the title came right up. Spelling does count.

I looked for the title in NoveList and couldn't find it by author or by title.I was surprised it's not listed in NoveList. I really was looking for extenders for the classroom. I noticed the NoveList K-8 as I was scrolling through the GALILEO list - so I thought- well, maybe it's in that database - nope - not there either.

All three databases are published by EBSCO. Interesting. You get the password to use GALILEO at home from your Georgia librarian.


-kls

Reference Wiki

Greetings.

One resource that we would like to make you aware of is our reference wiki North Metro Tech Reference Wiki.

First, what is a reference wiki? A reference wiki is a tool that is being increasingly used by libraries and librarians. The purpose of a reference wiki is to allow library staff, and in some cases library users, to create editable information about the library and its resources.

There are several reasons for creating this wiki:

The wiki provides alternate routes to valuable library resources in case that the other routes are disabled.

The wiki provides basic information about the library and its resources.

Librarians post received or asked questions to the wiki. This allows librarians to share with other librarians their past experiences in helping a patron. It also allows a librarian to remember how they did something in the past.

The wiki is easily editable in case resources become out of date or there is a better way of helping a patron with a particular issue.

The format we chose to use for the reference wiki is Wetpaint. We felt that this was the format that was capable of being edited the easiest. There have been some complaints about Wetpaint being too commercial. However, you can request Wetpain remove any ads from your wiki if you declare yourself to be an educational wiki.

JWF

violating copyright

I went looking for YouTube videos about the Preamble of the US Constitution. Someone has uploaded the School House Rocks version- which is very clever, easy to sing and probably violates copyright- but it is Constitution week- you may be tested on your knowledge of the Preamble and this is an easy way to learn it!

We the People

We the People of the United States,
.....(that’s all of us- you and me)

in Order to form a more perfect Union,
.....(better than the old country)

establish Justice,
.....(everyone is equal under the law)

insure domestic Tranquility,
.....(my neighborhood should be safe and so should your neighborhood)

provide for the common defense,
.....(we’ll fight together against attackers)

promote the general Welfare,
.....(we’ll look out for each other)

and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity,
.....(we’ll be free people and so will our children and grandchildren)

do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.