Library of Congress

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Library of Congress   - Official site of the national library of the US. Basic and advanced catalog search including books, periodicals, photographs, images, and sound recordings. Sections for librarians, archivists and researchers.

American Memory - Consists of primary source and archival materials relating to American culture and history, more than 7 million digital items from more than 100 historical collections.

America's Library - Stories and facts celebrate the library's 200th anniversary.

Cataloging Directorate - Provides innovative and effective bibliographic control of the Library's collections and leadership to the library and information communities in the development of cataloging theory and practice.

Country Studies: Area Handbook Series - A continuing series of books prepared by the Federal Research Division sponsored by the Department of the Army. This online series presently contains studies of 100 countries.

Jefferson's Legacy - A brief history of the Library of Congress and a chronology of the collections with a selected bibliography on the library.

Library of Congress: Bicentenial Symposia - Biographies of speakers and commentators at the Frontiers of the Mind symposium.

National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped - Administers a free library program of braille and recorded materials circulated to eligible borrowers.

State and Local Governments - The Library of Congress reference guide and index of links to organizations representing various facets of state and local governments including bodies representing executive and legislative branches of government.

U.S. Copyright Office Home Page - Office of public record for copyright registration and deposit of copyright material.

World Treasures of the Library of Congress: Beginnings - Exhibition, divided into four sections: Introduction, Creating, Explaining and Ordering, and Recording the Past.