1. Federal Government Resources for National History Day research Carrie Brunsberg, Librarian Business, Science and Government Documents Hennepin County Library, Central Library October 2009

2. About National History Day The goal of National History Day is to promote the study of history by engaging students and teachers in the excitement of historical inquiry and creative presentation

3. More than 700,000 students nationwide participated in 2008 Last year over 25,000 students in Minnesota participated in National History Day

5. 2006 a simple pathfinder introduced students to government information

6. Website handout referred to MPL’s Government Documents Web page, sort of… Unique Collections!

8. Three Saturdays in early 2008 offered a unique opportunity for students

9. Students met with History Day staff, mentors, and librarians for help with their research

10. A wiki was used to emulate future HCL subject guides

14. Explained who we are and what we have to offer Government Documents Minneapolis Central Library has been collecting agency publications, congressional hearings and laws and regulations since the library became a Federal Depository Library in 1893

16. The Government Printing Office provides persistent links to online documents in catalog records Explained features of resources

18. Also suggested easy-to-access resources such as NARA and American Memory

19. 2008, after the merger Our own subject guide!

20. Offered suggestions for Teen librarians to add to HCL’s Homework Subject Guide

21. History Day 2010