Library of Congress

"The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world, with millions of books, recordings, photographs, maps and manuscripts in its collections.

The Library's mission is to support the Congress in fulfilling its constitutional duties and to further the progress of knowledge and creativity for the benefit of the American people."

• Digital Collections
• American History & Culture
• "A digital library of historic maps, photos, documents, audio and video from American Memory."
• Historic Newspapers
• "Enhanced access to America's historic newspapers through the Chronicling America project."
• Historic Sound Recordings
• "The National Jukebox features over 10,000 78rpm disc sides issued by the Victor Talking Machine Co. between 1900 and 1925."
• Performing Arts
• "Collections, articles and special presentations on music, theater and dance materials from the Performing Arts Encyclopedia."
• Prints & Photographs
• "Catalog of about half of the Library's pictorial holdings with over 1 million digital images."
• Veterans History Project
• "Experience first-person stories of wartime service through personal artifacts, audio and video interviews."
• United States Legislative Information
• "Congress.gov (beta) provides legislation from the 107th Congress (2001) to the present, member profiles, and more."
• Web Site Archiving
• "Collections of archived web sites selected by subject specialists to represent web-based information on a designated topic."

• Library Catalogs
• Library of Congress 
• Prints and Photographs (PPOC)
• Sound Online Inventory (SONIC)
• E-Resources 
• Handbook of Latin American Studies (HLAS Web)
• Alternative Interface to the LC
• Copyright Registrations/Docs
• Other Libraries' Catalogs

• Resources & Programs
• American Folklife Center
• "Preserving & presenting traditional culture"
• Center for the Book
• "Promoting books, reading, & literacy"
• Copyright Royalty Board
• "Determining statutory royalty rates & distributing royalties"
• Digital Preservation
• "A national partnership to preserve new media
• Kluge Center
• "Enriching the bond between scholars & leaders"
• Law Library
• "U.S. & foreign legal collection materials"
• Poetry & Literature
• "Home of America's Poet Laureate"
• Preservation & Conservation
• 'Caring for collections"
• Teaching with Primary Resources
• "Resources for instructors"
• World Digital Library
• "Global partnership of cultural treasures"

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• General Collections
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• Digital Collections
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• Other Programs and Services