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Library of Congress Information Bulletin

A selection of the over 5 million items now online

January 2001 - Vol. 60, No. 1

5 Million Items Online

Cover Story
The Library's American Memory project has reached an important milestone: 5 million items online.

About the Cover

  • no image availableSIGNIFICANT CINEMA
    Twenty-five films have been added to the National Film Registry.

  • no image availablePOETRY PRIZE
    David Ferry has won the 2000 Rebekah Johnson Bobbit National Prize for Poetry.

  • no image available"E-JOURNALS"
    The Library has acquired its first complete set of an electronic journal archives.

  • Horblit HistoryHORBLIT HISTORY
    The Science, Technology and Business Division has collected nearly the entire run of an important scientific book series.

  • Boorstins and ColeEMINENT EMERITUS
    Former Librarian of Congress Daniel Boorstin was honored at a recent "Books & Beyond" program.

  • bicentennialBICENTENNIAL WRAP-UP
    In the last installment of our "Bicentennial Background" series, we review how the Library of Congress celebrated its 200th birthday.

  • no image availableA POEM OF PRAISE
    In 1922, Amy Lowell wrote a poem celebrating the Library of Congress.

  • no image availablePACIFIC PUNDITRY
    Tadashi Yamamoto discussed the need for government reform in Japan in the annual Mansfield Lecture.

  • Coke polar bearCOLA COMMERICIALS
    Coca-Cola has donated some 20,000 television commercials to the Library for its archives, and a curator reviews the history of television advertising.

  • no image availableTELEVISION ADVERSTISING
    A brief history.

  • Beacher WigginsCATALOGING CONFAB
    Leaders in cataloging and library systems assembled at the Library in November.

  • no image availableCALL FOR FELLOWS
    Applications are now available for the 2001 American Memory Fellows Program.

  • no image availableAUDIO ARCHIVES
    The Library will lead an audio preservation initiative. 18 Globalization Conference: The Library hosted a conference on law in Muslim societies.

  • no image availableCLASSIFICATION SCHEDULES
    Library tests classification schedules online.

  • no image availableGLOBALIZATION AND LAW
    Library sponsors event on role in Muslim societies.

  • Zora Neale HurstonPOLK COUNTY
    An unpublished play by Zora Neale Hurston was read in the Coolidge Auditorium.

  • no image availableCOPYRIGHT SYMPOSIUM
    Library hosts copyright symposium.

  • Literary map of Washington, DCNEWS FROM THE CENTER FOR THE BOOK

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