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FY 1999 Annual Report

1. Pages i-5: Introduction (PDF, 1.2 MB)
   Introduction and highlights of 1999.
2. Pages 6-14: Congressional Research Service (PDF, 506 KB)
   Fiscal 1999 was a milestone year for the Congressional Research Service (CRS), marking eighty-five years of service to the Congress.
3. Pages 15-21: Copyright Office (PDF, 706 KB)
   During fiscal 1999, the Copyright Office advised Congress on national and international issues; created and maintained a public record of copyright registrations and recorded documents; administered compulsory licenses and statutory obligations; furthered the effort to develop an automated registration, recordation, and deposit system; and offered technical, legal, and educational assistance in the international arena.
4. Pages 22-28: Law Library of Congress (PDF, 534 KB)
   The Law Library of Congress — the world's largest law library — provided Congress and other constituents with foreign, international, and comparative legal research and reference, as well as with American law reference.
5. Pages 29-73: Library Services (PDF, 727 KB)
   Library Services in fiscal 1999 pursued an ambitious program of nine annual performance plan goals. Foremost among the objectives (goal 1) was the major effort to implement the Library's first integrated library system (ILS) within budget by the target date of October 1, 1999.
6. Pages 74-76: National Digital Library Program (PDF, 546 KB)
   During the year, the Library's National Digital Library (NDL) Program significantly progressed toward its goal of making a critical mass of American historical materials accessible to all Americans by 2000, the Library's Bicentennial year.
7. Pages 77-110: Office of the Librarian (PDF, 708 KB)
   During fiscal 1999, the Library planned for its upcoming Bicentennial in 2000, which will be celebrated with a commemorative stamp and coin and with other events and initiatives aimed at honoring the nation's library and libraries everywhere.
8. Pages 111-118: Appendix A - Major Events at the Library (PDF, 78 KB)
9. Pages 119-129: Appendix B - The Librarian's Testimony (PDF, 99 KB)
10. Pages 130-135: Appendix C - Advisory Bodies (PDF, 65 KB)
11. Pages 136-148: Appendixes D through I (PDF, 91 KB)
12. Pages 149-161: Appendix J - Statistical Tables (PDF, 473 KB)
13. Pages 163-180: Index (PDF, 114 KB)

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