| Description |
xxxi, 569 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 29 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 527-529) and index. |
| Contents |
America's library : a brief history of the Library of Congress / John Y. Cole and Jane Aikin -- The Congressional Research Service / John Y. Cole -- The Law Library and collections / Donald R. DeGlopper -- The Copyright Office / Jane Aikin and John Y. Cole -- The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped / Stephen Prine and George F. Thuronyi -- The international role of the Library of Congress / John Y. Cole -- The National Digital Library and the library's electronic resources / Guy Lamolinara -- The Library of Congress and its digital future / Laura E. Campbell and Amy Friedlander -- The Library of Congress and scholarship / Jane Aikin -- The Library of Congress and American librarianship / Jane Aikin -- The Library of Congress and the Smithsonian Institution : a legislated relationship / Nancy E. Gwinn -- The Library of Congress and the National Archives / John Y. Cole -- American literature and the Library of Congress : a personal perspective / John C. Broderick -- The Library of Congress in fiction and film / Abby L. Yochelson. |
| Subject |
Library of Congress -- Encyclopedias.
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National libraries -- Washington (D.C.) -- Encyclopedias.
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| Added Author |
Cole, John Young, 1940-
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Aikin, Jane.
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Library of Congress.
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| ISBN |
0890599718 |
| Standard No. |
NLGGC 272691097 |
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