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 Browse shortcut URL is: https://catalog.loc.gov/browse. Browse Options. Browse offers four types of searches: Searches against controlled lists of authors/creators, subjects, names/titles, and series/uniform titles used by the Library of Congress - along with cross-references.
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Catalogs & Finding Aids. Use the online catalog to search the Library's collections by keyword or browse materials by subject, title, author & more. While much of our content is available in digital format, a majority of the collections have not yet been digitized.
Keyword (AUTHOR/CREATOR) - Search Tips. Matches search word (s) found in name fields (including names of persons and groups who have authored, created, collected, or performed in a work). All the words entered in the search box are matched. Enter words in any order: william shakespeare or shakespeare William.
Databases (Library of Congress Electronic Resources Online Catalog). Licensed and recommended free databases, indexing and abstracting services, and full-text reference resources.
Online Catalog. The Library of Congress Online Catalog contains approximately 14 million records representing books, serials, computer files, manuscripts, cartographic materials, music, sound recordings, and visual materials. The Online Catalog also displays searching aids for users, such as cross-references and scope notes.