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Pictorial materials are found in many units of the Library of Congress. The Prints & Photographs Division, alone, holds more than 15 million items, including photographs, prints, drawings and architectural and engineering designs; more than 1 million of the items are available in digital form.
The Library was founded in 1800, making it the oldest federal cultural institution in the nation. On August 24, 1814, British troops burned the Capitol building (where the Library was housed) and destroyed the Library's core collection of 3,000 volumes. On January 30, 1815, Congress approved the purchase of Thomas Jefferson’s personal library ...
Library and Information Science. Military Science. Political Science. Population and Demography. Psychology. Sociology. Databases (Library of Congress Electronic Resources Online Catalog). Licensed and recommended free databases, indexing and abstracting services, and full-text reference resources.
Informacion General. La Biblioteca del Congreso ocupa tres edificios en Capito Hill. El edificio Thomas Jefferson (1897) es el edificio original de la Biblioteca del Congreso. (La Biblioteca comenzó en 1800 dentro del Capitolio de los Estados Unidos). El edificio Adams fue construido en 1938 y el edificio conmemorativo James Madison se termino ...
Visiting the Library. We’re excited to welcome you to the Library of Congress. Free timed-entry tickets are required to enter the Library’s Thomas Jefferson Building. We encourage you to take a moment to review our Know Before You Go page to prepare for a safe and enjoyable visit. Visitor Hours * Monday: closed * Tuesday: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution, and it serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world, with more than 162 million items. The collections include books, sound recordings, motion pictures, photographs, maps, and manuscripts.
The Science & Business Reading Room at the Library of Congress serves as the gateway for science, engineering, business, and economics research. Science and business specialists serve the Library’s mission to engage, inspire and inform researchers both in-person and online, covering topics from cooking to corporate histories, energy to transportation, and oceanography to outer space. The ...
