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Maps: More Than Just a Tool for Navigation

December 13, 2012
Teaching with the Library of Congress

Most students think of maps as wayfinders, resources to help find their way from point "A" to point "B." However, maps have been created for a variety of different reasons, and studying maps from the Library of Congress can show students how maps can do more than provide directions.

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  • Maps: More Than Just a Tool for Navigation

    from: Teaching with the Library of Congress
    December 13, 2012

  • Raising Digital Preservation Awareness to Combat Complacency and Fear

    from: The Signal: Digital Preservation
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