| Directory: | Reference / Libraries / Digital |
| Title: | American Memory |
| Description: | Site hosted by the Library of Congress as a gateway to online collections of the history and culture of the United States, totaling more than 7 million digital items. |
| Location: | http://memory.loc.gov/ |
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| Directory: | Reference / Libraries / Directories |
| Title: | NLS/BPH: Reference Directories Index Page |
| Description: | A list of directories provided by the U.S. Library of Congress, National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. |
| Location: | http://www.loc.gov/nls/reference/directories/ |
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| Directory: | Reference / Libraries / Library_and_Information_Science / Digital_Library_Development |
| Title: | National Digital Library Program |
| Description: | Program information and resources for the Library of Congress digitization programs. |
| Location: | http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/dli2/html/lcndlp.html |
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| Directory: | Reference / Libraries / Library_and_Information_Science / Digital_Library_Development |
| Title: | Digital collections and programs: Library functions |
| Description: | Building digital collections at the Library of Congress. |
| Location: | http://www.loc.gov/library/libarch-digital.html |
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| Directory: | Reference / Libraries / Library_and_Information_Science / Librariana |
| Title: | Postage Stamp featuring the Library of Congress |
| Description: | Information about the Library of Congress Bicentennial Program's commemorative stamp. Photographs of stamp and first day cover are prominently featured. |
| Location: | http://lcweb.loc.gov/bicentennial/items_stamp.html |
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| Directory: | Reference / Libraries / Library_and_Information_Science / Librarians |
| Title: | Billington, James H. |
| Description: | Washington, D.C.: 13th Librarian of Congress. Site contains biographical information. |
| Location: | http://www.loc.gov/bicentennial/bios/preserve/billington.html |
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| Directory: | Reference / Libraries / Library_and_Information_Science / Library_History |
| Title: | The Order of Books |
| Description: | Facsimile of Thomas Jefferson's manuscript prescribing the arrangement of his personal library, later to form the nucleus of a Library of Congress classified according to his scheme. |
| Location: | http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/trm027.html |
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| Directory: | Reference / Libraries / Library_and_Information_Science / Library_History |
| Title: | Jefferson's Legacy: A Brief History of the Library of Congress |
| Description: | Official guide to the development of its role as a national library, with descriptions of its buildings, a timeline of acquisitions and a list of Librarians of Congress. |
| Location: | http://www.loc.gov/loc/legacy/ |
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| Directory: | Reference / Libraries / Library_and_Information_Science / Software / Federated_Searching |
| Title: | List of Portal Application Functionalities for the Library of Congress |
| Description: | Requirements list for federated searching products, similar to a RFP (request for proposal) vendor format. From the Library of Congress Portals Applications Issues Group (LCPAIG). |
| Location: | http://www.loc.gov/catdir/lcpaig/portalfunctionalitieslist4publiccomment1st7-22-03revcomp.pdf |
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| Directory: | Reference / Libraries / Library_and_Information_Science / Technical_Services / Cataloguing |
| Title: | Cataloging Policy and Support Office Home Page |
| Description: | The home page for the Cataloging Policy and Support Office, the office that formulates and documents descriptive and subject cataloging policy at the Library of Congress. Includes cataloguing tools and documentation, current information on LC Classification, and cataloging policy papers and reports. |
| Location: | http://www.loc.gov/aba/ |
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| Directory: | Reference / Libraries / Library_and_Information_Science / Technical_Services / Cataloguing / Authority_Control |
| Title: | Library of Congress Authorities |
| Description: | Includes subject, name, title and name/title authority records created by or for the Library of Congress. Permits free downloading in MARC format. |
| Location: | http://authorities.loc.gov/ |
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| Directory: | Reference / Libraries / Library_and_Information_Science / Technical_Services / Cataloguing / Bibliographic_Utilities |
| Title: | USMARC Concise Format for Bibliographic Data |
| Description: | USMARC Concise Bibliographic format to which all related sections of the format are linked. |
| Location: | http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/ |
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| Directory: | Reference / Libraries / Library_and_Information_Science / Technical_Services / Cataloguing / Classification / Library_of_Congress |
| Title: | LC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials I: Subject Terms (TGM I) |
| Description: | "The primary web page for the Library of Congress Thesaurus for Graphic Materials I: Subject Terms (TGM I), a thesaurus of terms for subject indexing of pictorial materials. TGM I is primarily designed for automated cataloging and indexing systems. It is authorized for use in MARC (Machine-Readable Cataloging) records and adheres to the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) guidelines for thesaurus construction." |
| Location: | http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/tgm1/ |
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| Directory: | Reference / Libraries / Library_and_Information_Science / Technical_Services / Cataloguing / Classification / Library_of_Congress |
| Title: | LC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials II (TGM II) |
| Description: | "This is the main web page for the Thesaurus for Graphics Materials II: Genre and Physical Characteristic Terms. It is a thesaurus of terms developed by the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, with input from other archival image repositories. This is a companion volume to the Thesaurus for Graphic Materials I: Subject Terms." |
| Location: | http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/tgm2/ |
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| Directory: | Reference / Libraries / Library_and_Information_Science / Technical_Services / Cataloguing / Classification / Library_of_Congress |
| Title: | Library of Congress Cataloging and Acquisitions |
| Description: | The homepage of the Library of Congress Acquisitions and Bibliographic Access Directorate. |
| Location: | http://www.loc.gov/aba/ |
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| Directory: | Reference / Libraries / Library_and_Information_Science / Technical_Services / Cataloguing / Metadata / Crosswalks |
| Title: | Dublin Core/MARC/GILS Crosswalk |
| Description: | Library of Congress |
| Location: | http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/dccross.html |
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| Directory: | Reference / Libraries / Library_and_Information_Science / Technical_Services / Cataloguing / Metadata / Encoded_Archival_Description |
| Title: | Encoded Archival Description Tag Library |
| Description: | Official Web site for the Encoded Archival Description Document Type Definition (DTD) Version 2002 Tag Library. |
| Location: | http://www.loc.gov/ead/tglib/ |
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| Directory: | Reference / Libraries / Library_and_Information_Science / Technical_Services / Cataloguing / Metadata / Encoded_Archival_Description |
| Title: | Encoded Archival Description (EAD) Official Web Site |
| Description: | "The official Web site for the Encoded Archival Description DTD, a SGML application for archival finding aids. The DTD was developed by the archival community and is maintained by the Library of Congress. The Web page provides links to EAD documents and implementors." |
| Location: | http://www.loc.gov/ead/ |
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| Directory: | Reference / Libraries / Library_and_Information_Science / Technical_Services / Cataloguing / Metadata / MARC |
| Title: | MARC Specialized Tools |
| Description: | Provides links to MARC vendors who market specialized tools that provide enhanced usability to MARC 21 records and systems. Includes both commercial and free tools. |
| Location: | http://www.loc.gov/marc/marctools.html |
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| Directory: | Reference / Libraries / Library_and_Information_Science / Technical_Services / Cataloguing / Metadata / MARC |
| Title: | MARC Standards |
| Description: | Library of Congress Network Development and MARC Standards Office. Includes: general information, MARC documentation, MARC Advisory Committee, MARC SGML, records and systems, and software and utilities. |
| Location: | http://www.loc.gov/marc/ |
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| Directory: | Reference / Libraries / Library_and_Information_Science / Technical_Services / Cataloguing / Metadata / RDF / Technical_Articles_and_TechNotes |
| Title: | Metadata for Web Resources: How Metadata Works on the Web |
| Description: | By Martin Dillon. "The task of this paper: how do we gain (bibliographic) control over knowledge resources on the Web?" |
| Location: | http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bibcontrol/dillon_paper.html |
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| Directory: | Reference / Libraries / Library_and_Information_Science / Technical_Services / Cataloguing / Metadata / Z39.50 |
| Title: | Z39.50 Software |
| Description: | A list of free and commercial Z39.50 software with short descriptions, from the Library of Congress. |
| Location: | http://lcweb.loc.gov/z3950/agency/resources/software.html |
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| Directory: | Reference / Libraries / Library_and_Information_Science / Technical_Services / Cataloguing / Metadata / Z39.50 |
| Title: | Z39.50 Maintenance Agency |
| Description: | Z39.50 Maintenance Agency at LOC. Links to resources, development and maintenance information, and implementation and use information. |
| Location: | http://www.loc.gov/z3950/agency/ |
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| Directory: | Reference / Libraries / Library_and_Information_Science / Technical_Services / Preservation / Instructional_Materials |
| Title: | Caring for Your Collections - Preservation (Library of Congress) |
| Description: | Need advice on the care of books, photos, videos, and other media in your collections? These publications from the Preservation Directorate (LoC) answer many questions about the care, handling and storage of your valuable collections. |
| Location: | http://www.loc.gov/preserv/careothr.html |
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| Directory: | Reference / Libraries / Online_Catalogs |
| Title: | Library of Congress Online Catalog |
| Description: | Online access to the collections resident at the Library of Congress. |
| Location: | http://catalog.loc.gov/ |
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| Directory: | Reference / Libraries / Research |
| Title: | Library of Congress |
| Description: | Research affiliations: Association of Research Libraries, Research Library Group. |
| Location: | http://www.loc.gov/ |
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| Directory: | Reference / Libraries / Subject_Specific / Business |
| Title: | Business Resources at Library of Congress |
| Description: | U.S. government's resources and web links to business related resources and information. |
| Location: | http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/business/ |
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| Directory: | Reference / Libraries / Subject_Specific / Science / Government |
| Title: | Science Reading Room (Library of Congress) |
| Description: | The principal reading room for study in the areas of science, technology, technical reports,and standards. |
| Location: | http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/scitech/ |
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| Directory: | Reference / Libraries / Subject_Specific / Social_Sciences / Area_Studies |
| Title: | Library of Congress Asian Reading Room |
| Description: | Recent publications, links, and a bibliography of Korean works. Collections are particularly strong in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Tibetan, and southeast Asian materials. |
| Location: | http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/asian/ |
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| Directory: | Reference / Libraries / Subject_Specific / Social_Sciences / Area_Studies |
| Title: | Library of Congress Hispanic Reading Room |
| Description: | Contains general reference guides, specific guides for Puerto Rico, Spain and the United States, and an events calendar. |
| Location: | http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/ |
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| Directory: | Reference / Libraries / Subject_Specific / Social_Sciences / Labor |
| Title: | Labor History Sources in the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress |
| Description: | Collections containing labor-related material are considerable and constitute a major archive for labor history research. Hours, location, policies, and an annotated list of what's available in this labor collection. |
| Location: | http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/mss/laborlc.html |
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| Directory: | Reference / Libraries / Subject_Specific / Social_Sciences / Labor |
| Title: | Labor-Related Films in the Library of Congress Collection |
| Description: | A list of non-feature films about American labor history in the collection of the Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division of the Library of Congress. The majority of these films represent pro-labor, pro-union, and sometimes pro-radical viewpoints. |
| Location: | http://www.loc.gov/rr/mopic/findaid/labor.html |
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| Directory: | Reference / Maps |
| Title: | United States Library of Congress Map Collections |
| Description: | Top-level categories include cities and towns, cultural, landscapes, conservation and environment, military battles and campaigns, discovery and exploration, transportation and communication. Searchable by keyword, location, creator, subject, and title. |
| Location: | http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/ |
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| Directory: | Reference / Maps / Historical |
| Title: | United States Library of Congress Map Collections |
| Description: | Searchable collection of digitized maps in the public domain from North America, 1544-1996. Grouped into categories: cities, environment, exploration, immigration, military, and transportation. |
| Location: | http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gmdhome.html |
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| Directory: | Reference / Maps / Historical |
| Title: | Diego Gutierrez Map of America, 1562 |
| Description: | Western Hemisphere map; historical information with scrolling and zooming map viewer. |
| Location: | http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gutierrz.html |
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| Directory: | Reference / Maps / Libraries |
| Title: | Library of Congress - Geography and Map Division |
| Description: | History and background of the geography and map division, and reference services and guides. Includes a large, searchable collection of online North American maps in the public domain, dating from 1544 to present. |
| Location: | http://www.loc.gov/rr/geogmap/ |
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| Directory: | Reference / Museums / Arts_and_Entertainment / Music / Instruments |
| Title: | The Collections of Musical Instruments |
| Description: | The Cremonese, Wilkins, Miller, and Thai collections of the Library of Congress. Located in Washington,DC. |
| Location: | http://www.loc.gov/rr/perform/guide/instru.html |
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| Directory: | Reference / Museums / Arts_and_Entertainment / Textile_and_Costume / Quilting |
| Title: | Quilts and Quiltmaking In America 1978-1996 |
| Description: | Library of Congress American Memory Project exploring America's diverse quilting traditions. |
| Location: | http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/qlthtml/ |
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| Directory: | Reference / Museums / Museum_Resources / Conservation_and_Preservation |
| Title: | The Library of Congress Preservation FAQs |
| Description: | Information on how to store, restore, display, and preserve books, photographs, and other materials. |
| Location: | http://www.loc.gov/preserv/presfaq.html |
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| Directory: | Reference / Museums / Museum_Resources / Conservation_and_Preservation / Methodology |
| Title: | The Library of Congress: Care, Handling, and Storage of Photographs |
| Description: | From the Library of Congress, the care, handling and storage techniques for photographs including cased, glass, film, paper and negative photographic items. |
| Location: | http://www.loc.gov/preserv/care/photolea.html |
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| Directory: | Reference / Museums / Museum_Resources / Conservation_and_Preservation / Methodology |
| Title: | The Library of Congress: Care, Handling and Storage of Motion Picture Film |
| Description: | Care, handling and storage of motion picture film including nitrate, acetate and, safety-based film. |
| Location: | http://www.loc.gov/preserv/care/film.html |
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| Directory: | Reference / Museums / Museum_Resources / Conservation_and_Preservation / Methodology |
| Title: | The Library of Congress: Emergency Drying Procedures for Water Damaged Collections |
| Description: | Techniques and procedures to follow to salvage water damaged library collections, including books, framed items, photographic materials. Paper and mold damaged materials. |
| Location: | http://www.loc.gov/preserv/emerg/dry.html |
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| Directory: | Reference / Museums / Museum_Resources / Conservation_and_Preservation / Methodology |
| Title: | Library of Congress: Leather Dressing |
| Description: | Use of leather dressing for the treatment of rare leather bound books and library materials. |
| Location: | http://www.loc.gov/preserv/care/leather.html |
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| Directory: | Reference / Museums / Science / Psychology |
| Title: | Freud: Conflict & Culture |
| Description: | Features programs, overview, and exhibition sections. Located in Washington, DC. |
| Location: | http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/freud/ |
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| Directory: | Reference / Parliamentary_Procedure |
| Title: | Rules Used By the United States Congress |
| Description: | The parliamentary procedure rules used by the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate are listed. |
| Location: | http://www.loc.gov/global/legislative/rules.html |
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| Directory: | Reference / Thesauri / By_Subject |
| Title: | Library of Congress Thesauri |
| Description: | Links to multiple LOC thesauri, including GLIN, the Global Legal Information Network. |
| Location: | http://www.loc.gov/lexico/servlet/lexico |
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| Directory: | Reference / Thesauri / By_Subject |
| Title: | Library of Congress Classification Schedules |
| Description: | A list of LOC Classification schedules. |
| Location: | http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcco/lcco.html |
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| Directory: | Regional / Africa / Algeria / Government |
| Title: | US Law Library of Congress - Algeria |
| Description: | Annotated compendium of online sources providing access to primary documents, legal commentary and general government information about specific jurisdictions and topics. |
| Location: | http://www.loc.gov/law/help/guide/nations/algeria.html |
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| Directory: | Regional / Africa / Algeria / Guides_and_Directories |
| Title: | US Library of Congress - Portals to the World: Algeria |
| Description: | Annotated directory of selected online resources. |
| Location: | http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/amed/algeria/algeria.html |
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| Directory: | Regional / Africa / Algeria / Guides_and_Directories |
| Title: | US Library of Congress - Country Study: Algeria |
| Description: | December 1993 report on the country's profile, history, geography, economy, government, politics and national security. |
| Location: | http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/dztoc.html |
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