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The Library of Congress, Digital Collections and Programs site provides online access to various print, pictorial, audio-visual collections and other digital services. By providing materials online, those who may never come to Washington can gain access.
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Washington DC Library of Congress
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Internet www text
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As part of it's website the Library of Congress has made digitized versions of collection materials available online since 1994, concentrating on it's most rare collections and those unavailable anywhere else. It provides a gateway to a growing and regularly updated treasury of digitized photographs, manuscripts, maps, sound recordings, motion pictures, and books, as well as born digital materials such as other Web sites. In addition, the Library maintains and promotes the use of digital library standards and provides online research and reference services. Featured Digital Collections and Services include: American history and culture, which is a digital library of historic maps, photos, documents, audio and video from American Memory - Historic Newspapers, giving enhanced access to America's historic newspapers through the Chronicling America project - International Collections, which includes international materials and bilingual presentations from overseas libraries from Global Gateway - Legislative Information, available through THOMAS, which provides searchable full text of bills, Congressional Record and more - Performing Arts, which provides collections, articles and special presentations on music, theater and dance materials - Prints and Photographs, provides a catalog of about half of the Library's pictorial holdings with over 1 million digital images - Veteran History, enables users to experience first-person stories of wartime service through personal artifacts - and finally, the Web Site Archiving feature, provides searchable archives of historic Web pages including national elections, 9/11 and more. Additional Digital Collections and Services also include links and access to the following topic areas: Children and Families: America's Library - Country Studies/Area Handbooks - Digital Interlibrary Loan - Exhibitions from the Library - Folklife Digital Collections - Global Legal Information Network - Hispanic Digital Collections - Local Legacies: Community Roots - Manuscript Collections - Map Collections - Poetry 180: For the American School Year - Rare Books and Special Collections - Today in History and Webcasts from the Library.
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025.28 LIB
Local class:
025.28
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English
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11197
Electronic access:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online | Online Resource | 025.28 LIB | Not for loan (Set: 10 Feb 2016) |