Using the Library of Congress Staff Telephone Directory

Searching the Directory | Understanding Search Results

SEARCHING THE DIRECTORY

You can search the directory by entering search terms in one or more of the fields that appear on the screen: Name, Phone Number, Mail Stop, and Department. Below are examples of the different types of searches and what the search tool will look for.

• First & Last Name

  	Examples: john smith
                	  smith john
  	Searches for entries containing any combination of the entered
   	names in the Name field. 

• First or Last Name

  	Examples: john
  		  smith
  	Searches for entries containing the entered name anywhere in
  	the Name field. 

• Truncating a Name

  	Examples: ste*  
  	          j*n sm*th
          Searches for entries containing the entered names, replacing 
  	the asterisk with any combination of letters.  This type of 
  	search is helpful when you do not know the correct spelling 
  	of a name.

• Phone Number

  	Examples: 7-5555  
  		  7-55*
  	Searches for entries containing the entered number in the
  	Phone Number field.  All Library of Congress phone numbers 
  	begin with 707; therefore, 7-5555 is the phone number 
  	(202) 707-5555. 

• Mail Stop

  	Examples: 1234
  	   	  123*
          Searches for entries containing the entered number in the 
  	Mail Stop field.  This number is used for sending internal 
  	mail at the Library of Congress. 

• Department

  	Example: LS/P&P/RS
  		 LS/P&P*
  	Searches for entries containing the entered symbols for a 
  	Library of Congress department and division. For example, 
  	LS/P&P/RS is the symbol for the reference section of the 
  	Prints and Photographs Division of Library Services.

UNDERSTANDING SEARCH RESULTS

Any directory entries that match the search terms you enter are displayed on a new screen. Each entry contains different fields:

Name - the last, first, and middle initial (if available) of the staff member

Mail Stop - the four digit code used for Library of Congress internal mail

Phone - the phone number for the staff member; phone numbers are listed in the form 7-####, where 7-5555 is the phone number (202) 707-5555

Office Location - the building and office number of the staff member; LA is the Adams Building, LJ is the Jefferson Building, and LM is the Madison Building

Department - the official symbol of the Library of Congress office where the staff member works

Email - some entries may include the electronic mail address for the staff member

If no entries in the staff directory match your search terms, you will receive the message "No Matches to Your Query."