Consortium

The WHH Consortium Members

BCR (Bibliographical Center for Research):

Established in 1935, BCR is a nonprofit multistate library cooperative based in Aurora, Colorado, that helps libraries learn new skills, reach new customers, increase productivity and save money.  In 2007, the CDP (Collaborative Digitization Program) became part of BCR and has expanded their reach to help teachers and educators establish a measurable correlation between the library’s resources and improved educational outcomes. BCR (Bibliographical Center for Research) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit headquartered in Aurora, Colorado. For more information, visit http://www.BCR.org or e-mail info@BCR.org.

Colorado State Library:

A person easily can lose hours exploring the Colorado Historic Newspaper Collection Web site. Stories and reports from Colorado’s communities take on a rich, compelling flavor when read as they actually appeared in the local newspaper. Offering teachers and students online access to more than 115 local and regional newspapers published between 1859 and 1923, the CHNC continues to grow through local community fundraising efforts. With its collaborative, statewide focus, the collection represents 66 cities and 41 counties in the state and contains more than 430,000 digitized pages.
Visit: http://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/ for more information about the Colorado State Library.

Council on 21st Century Learning:

The Council is comprised of education professionals who are exploring the relationship among emerging media; shifting economic, social, and cultural patterns in the U.S. and the world; and innovative strategies for supporting increasingly powerful learning. The Council seeks to partner with educators and organizations who share interests in these relationships.
Their mission is to accelerate the transformation toward 21st century learning, and to help shape the transformation in ways that generate communities of learning.
Visit: http://www.c21l.org/ for more information about the Council on 21st Century Learning.

Denver Newspaper Agency: Educational Services Department:

The Denver Newspaper Agency publishes The Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News under a joint operating agreement designed to preserve editorial competition. Combined business operations are managed by The Agency, which is equally owned by MediaNews and The E. W. Scripps Co.
The purpose of Newspaper In Education (NIE) at The Denver Newspaper Agency is to promote literacy and civic awareness, to foster kid-safe Internet opportunities, and to provide a voice for Colorado youth through in-paper content. NIE targets school-aged youth, their teachers and parents.Visit: http://www.postnewseducation.com for more information about Post-News Educational Services

Teaching with Primary Sources – Colorado:

Teaching with Primary Sources – Colorado (TPS-Colorado), a project of Metropolitan State College of Denver, is part of the larger national Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources program. Professional development classes assist educators in accessing and using the over 11 million digitized primary sources that are available on the American Memory Web site. The goal of the TPS-Colorado program is to develop a professional development network that reaches out to Colorado educators to support the use of Library of Congress primary source-based instruction in the classroom.  
Visit: http://www.mscd.edu/tps for more information about TPS-Colorado.