http://www.loc.gov/ New features to the Library of Congress Web site, including new collections and content, as well as major modifications and upgrades. Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:37:00 GMT ListGarden Program 1.3.1 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pp/npcohtml/npcosamp.html Some staff favorites provide a sampling of the flavors to be savored in the National Photo Company Collection in the Library's Prints and Photographs Division. Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:36:23 GMT http://www.loc.gov/preserv/tops/daguerre/daguerre.html Ralph Wiegandt and Patrick Ravines of the George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film discuss their work with fragile early photographs. Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:29:21 GMT http://www.loc.gov/preserv/pds/ Duplication Services provides expanded access to the collections of the Library of Congress through a wide variety of high quality reproduction services. Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:33:26 GMT http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/auslander/ On July 1, 1937, Joseph Auslander began his term as the first Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress. Auslander was noted for his war poems; his best-known work, The Unconquerables (1943), is a collection of poems addressed to the German-occupied countries of Europe. This guide compiles links to resources on Joseph Auslander throughout the Library of Congress Web site, as well as links to external Web sites. Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:27:47 GMT http://www.loc.gov/law/find/sotomayor.php The Law Library launched a new website on Supreme Court Nominee Sonia Sotomayor. The site contains information on articles and books by Sotomayor, Congressional documents, cases, and web resources. Thu, 28 May 2009 20:34:47 GMT http://www.loc.gov/preserv/tops/abagnale/abagnale.html Frank W. Abagnale, one of the world's best known authorities on forgery, embezzlement, and secure documents and subject of the film "Catch Me If You Can," discussed his area of expertise at the Library's Preservation Directorate. Thu, 28 May 2009 20:33:06 GMT http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/list/060_ran_intr.html Images from the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Thu, 28 May 2009 20:30:57 GMT http://www.loc.gov/folklife/Symposia/Burns/ To mark the 250th anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns, Scotland’s national poet, the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress, in collaboration with the Scottish Government, presented a free public symposium on Burns’s life and work, as well as his impact on America and American culture. Thu, 28 May 2009 14:20:58 GMT http://www.loc.gov/nls/tbt/2009/3mayjun.html Information from the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) at the Library of Congress. Thu, 28 May 2009 14:19:40 GMT http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/presidents/fillmore/ The 13th president has been added to the list of compilations of digital materials that are available throughout the Library's Web site. Thu, 28 May 2009 14:14:39 GMT http://www.loc.gov/vets/stories/ex-war-disabledvets.html A special presentation from the Veterans History Project: For disabled veterans, their wounds of war are daily facts of life. They are obstacles or impediments, but for the men and woman in these stories, they are not roadblocks. All say they don’t want special consideration for their disabilities, only fair and humane treatment—from the government they served and from the communities in which they live. Fri, 22 May 2009 14:34:42 GMT http://www.loc.gov/preserv/emergprep/scenarios.html This color-coded chart is a tool to help an institution validate its emergency response plan against the wide variety of factors and combinations of factors that an emergency may include. Understanding that full-scale rehearsals of emergency response are impractical for most institutions, this lays out potential scenarios for “table top” or “talk through” exercises that allow staff to cross-check assumptions and response strategies. Fri, 22 May 2009 14:32:41 GMT http://www.loc.gov/rr/european/yudin/yudinintro.html The year 2006 marked the one hundredth anniversary of the Library of Congress's acquisition of the library of Gennadii Vasil'evich Yudin, a Siberian businessman and lifelong book collector of rare imagination. At the beginning of the twenty-first century, Yudin's collection remains the anchor of the Library of Congress's rich holdings relating to Russia. Here we present several links to summaries, articles, and a book about Yudin's library. Fri, 22 May 2009 14:20:22 GMT http://www.loc.gov/topics/ A new set of reference pages designed to make it easier to find the Library’s diverse and extensive online collections. Wed, 20 May 2009 20:44:12 GMT http://www.loc.gov/loc/cfbook/letters/2009-LAL-nationalwinners.html Listing of winners and their entries for this annual contest that invites students to write a personal letter to an author, living or dead, from any genre--fiction or nonfiction, contemporary or classic--explaining how that author's work changed the student's way of thinking about the world or themselves. Wed, 20 May 2009 20:41:17 GMT http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/coll/womphotoj/collinsintro.html A profile, list of resources and images and essay on this 20th century photojournalist. Wed, 20 May 2009 20:43:05 GMT http://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/0812/index.html The latest issue features a look at the future of bibliographic control; reorganizing the Library's acquisition and cataloging processes; an open house of new items in Rare Book &amp; Special Collections; a celebration of the work of Chinua Achebe; and more. Wed, 20 May 2009 20:38:39 GMT http://id.loc.gov/ The Library launches a new service to enable machines to programmatically access data, starting with Library of Congress Subject Headings. This service is a step toward exposing and interconnecting vocabulary and thesaurus data via URLs. Fri, 01 May 2009 19:14:29 GMT http://www.asianpacificheritage.gov/index.html “Lighting the Past, Present and Future” is the theme of this year's Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, and honors the many contributions citizens of Asian and Pacific Island ancestry have made to America. Fri, 01 May 2009 15:20:03 GMT http://www.jewishheritage.gov/index.html The Library of Congress and several partner institutions join in paying tribute to the generations of Jewish Americans who have helped form the fabric of American history, culture and society. Fri, 01 May 2009 15:19:11 GMT http://www.loc.gov/wiseguide/may09/ The latest issue of the Wise Guide to the Library of Congress Web site features fascinating facts on Law Day, the World Digital Library, architecture and YouTube. Fri, 01 May 2009 15:17:57 GMT http://www.loc.gov/vets/lioness.html The Veterans History Project screened the documentary film Lioness, about women soldiers serving in Iraq, on March 24, 2009. A panel discussion followed, moderated by VHP Historian Tom Wiener. Fri, 01 May 2009 15:15:53 GMT http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/whittemore/ This guide compiles links to resources on poet Reed Whittemore throughout the Library of Congress Web site, as well as links to external Web sites that include features on his life or selections of his work. Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:14:57 GMT http://www.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/index.html Celebrating fifty years, 1959-2009. Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:13:33 GMT http://www.loc.gov/nls/newsletters/flash/volume5/number1.html News from the National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:11:49 GMT http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/lcwa/html/iraq/iraq-overview.html New from the Library of Congress Web Archives. Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:10:30 GMT http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/dunbar/ The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of material associated with Paul Laurence Dunbar, including manuscripts, photographs, and books. Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:22:28 GMT http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/lcwa/html/elec2004/elec2004-overview.html A selective collection of approximately 2,000 Web sites associated with the United States Presidential, Congressional, and gubernatorial elections. Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:20:25 GMT http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/mendelssohn/ To mark the bicentennial of the birth of composer Felix Mendelssohn, the Library of Congress’s Music Division, one of the world’s major repositories of primary source material related to the composer, is making available digital images of selected resources from its holdings. Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:19:12 GMT http://www.loc.gov/bibliographic-future/rda/ In response to concerns about RDA raised by the Library of Congress Working Group on the Future of Bibliographic Control, the three U.S. national libraries--the Library of Congress, the National Library of Medicine and the National Agricultural Library--made a commitment to the further development and completion of RDA. The three libraries agreed to make a joint decision on whether or not to implement RDA, based on the results of a test of both RDA and the Web product. Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:17:44 GMT http://www.youtube.com/user/LibraryOfCongress The Library of Congress launches a YouTube channel as part of a continuing initiative to make its incomparable treasures more widely accessible to a broad audience. Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:26:41 GMT http://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/0811/ The latest issue features an in-depth review of the 2008 National Book Festival, hosted by the Library and Laura Bush; the opening of the literary season with a program of readings by Poet Laureate Kay Ryan; and more. Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:21:36 GMT http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/fortunecookie.html New in the "Everyday Mysteries" series of science facts from the Library of Congress. Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:18:56 GMT http://www.loc.gov/nls/tbt/2009/2marapr.html Information from the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) at the Library of Congress. Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:17:25 GMT http://www.loc.gov/preserv/tops/reedy1.html Chandra Reedy of the University of Delaware on the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (2003). Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:15:58 GMT http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/truth/ The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of material associated with Sojourner Truth, including manuscripts, photographs, and books. Sat, 04 Apr 2009 19:11:25 GMT http://www.loc.gov/wiseguide/apr09/ The latest issue of the Wise Guide to the Library of Congress Web site features fascinating facts on coconuts, poetry, song and helicopters. Sat, 04 Apr 2009 19:02:23 GMT http://www.loc.gov/law/find/web-archive/legal-blawgs.php From the Law Library of Congress, a database of legal blogs, or "blawgs," beginning in 2007. Sat, 04 Apr 2009 19:14:11 GMT http://www.loc.gov/preserv/tops/derrick1.html A webcast describes CAMEO (Conservation and Art Materials Encyclopedia Online), an electronic database of terms, materials and techniques used in all aspects of conservation and production of artistic, architectural, archaeological, and anthropological materials. Sat, 04 Apr 2009 19:07:24 GMT http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/list/slidelinc/index.html A slideshow of images of and related to Abraham Lincoln. Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:06:25 GMT http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/SciRefGuides/womenminorities.html This guide will be helpful to those studying women and minorities in the sciences. Included in the guide are selected book titles, journal titles, Library of Congress guides and Internet resources. Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:03:06 GMT http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pp/krbhtml/krbabt.html This selection of almost 800 photographs by Balthazar Korab (b. 1926) documents 19 projects designed by renowned architect Eero Saarinen (1910-1961). Included are corporate headquarters, airports, university facilities, embassies, private residences, churches, a museum, and a monumental arch. Korab captured their development in the 1950s and 1960s from model and site plan through construction to finished exteriors and interiors. Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:00:57 GMT http://www.loc.gov/preserv/rt/projects/lab_renovation.html The Library of Congress Preservation Research and Testing Division has recently upgraded its 25 year old laboratories. This initiative has allowed the Library to strengthen its scientific research effort in a number of important ways. Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:56:08 GMT http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/presidents/index.html Grover Cleveland, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft and Warren Harding have been added to the list of compilations of digital materials that are available throughout the Library's Web site. Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:53:43 GMT http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/list/picamer/toc.html Sections on Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, West Virginia and more. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:27:12 GMT http://www.loc.gov/preserv/familytreasures/timecap.html Tips and techniques from the Library's Preservation Directorate. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:20:32 GMT http://www.loc.gov/nls/newsletters/news/2008/jul-dec.html July to December 2008 news from the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:22:28 GMT http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/states/index.html The State Resource Guides linked from this page compile digital materials that are available throughout the Library's Web site. In addition, each guide provides links to external Web sites and a bibliography containing selected works for both general and younger readers Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:18:52 GMT http://womenshistorymonth.gov/ Several federal agencies join in paying tribute to the generations of women whose commitment to nature and the planet have proved invaluable to society. This year's theme: "Women Taking the Lead to Save Our Planet." Mon, 01 Mar 2009 13:35:45 GMT http://www.loc.gov/vets/stories/ex-war-helicopters.html A new feature in the Veterans History Project covers the role of the remarkable helicopter in theaters of war. Tue, 03 Mar 2009 13:42:36 GMT http://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/0810/ The latest issue features a history of exhibitions from the Library's collections, a new exhibition of campaign songs, a new home for the Library's European Reading Room, and new publications. Tue, 03 Mar 2009 13:39:28 GMT http://www.loc.gov/wiseguide/mar09/ The latest issue of the Wise Guide to the Library of Congress Web site features fascinating facts on music and the brain, Lincoln in his time, new virtual games from the Library and a center celebrating folklore. Tue, 03 Mar 2009 13:37:25 GMT http://myloc.gov/exhibitions/lincoln/pages/default.aspx Online preview of an exhibition commemorating the 200th anniversary of the birth of the nation’s revered 16th president. More than a chronological account of the life of Abraham Lincoln, the exhibition reveals Lincoln the man, whose thoughts, words, and actions were deeply affected by personal experiences and pivotal historic events. Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:33:20 GMT http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/stern-lincoln/index.html Alfred Whital Stern (1881-1960) of Chicago presented his outstanding collection of Lincolniana, to the Library of Congress in 1953. His collection, which he began to assemble in the 1920s, documents the life of Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) both through writings by and about Lincoln as well as a large body of publications concerning the issues of the times including slavery, the Civil War, Reconstruction, and related topics. Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:37:24 GMT http://www.loc.gov/law/help/rare-books/lincoln.php The Abraham Lincoln historical collection of the Law Library of Congress vividly illustrates three periods in which the law played a prominent part of the Lincoln era: Lincoln the Lawyer, Habeas Corpus and the War Powers of the President, and The Assassination: Trials. Each era includes the full text of several items from the Rare Book Collection of the Law Library of Congress. Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:36:35 GMT http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/sets/72157613324367705/ In honor of the two-hundredth anniversary of his birth, the Library of Congress has recently added a set of twenty-two photographs relating to the life of Abraham Lincoln to the photo-sharing site Flickr. Lincoln lived in the era when photography was introduced to the world and then became a mass communication tool. Lincoln was the first U.S. presidential candidate to tap the new technology frequently and has been called the most photographed man of his day. Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:35:58 GMT http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/lincolnpoetry/ Abraham Lincoln's fondness for poetry influenced the nature of his thought and the character of his writing. This Web Guide provides an overview of Abraham Lincoln as a reader, writer, recipient, and subject of poetry. Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:57:03 GMT http://www.loc.gov/folklife/familyfolklife/index.html Many of the most dearly held traditions among Americans of all backgrounds are maintained within the family. People are increasingly interested in studying their family history, and in researching their family’s folk traditions. The goal of this online presentation, created by the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress, is to encourage and assist American families in carrying out this important and rewarding research. Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:55:44 GMT http://memory.loc.gov/learn/community/cc_lincoln_kit.php From the Learning Page, Teacher's Resources at the Library of Congress. The resources in this primary source set are intended for classroom use. Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:54:50 GMT http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/hamilton/index.html The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of material associated with Alexander Hamilton. This resource guide compiles links to digital materials related to Hamilton such as manuscripts, letters, broadsides, government documents, and images that are available throughout the Library of Congress Web site. Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:53:26 GMT http://www.africanamericanhistorymonth.gov/ The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in paying tribute to the generations of African Americans who struggled with adversity to become a backbone American society. Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:12:59 GMT http://www.loc.gov/wiseguide/feb09/index-flash.html The latest issue of the Wise Guide to the Library of Congress Web site features fascinating facts on the Lincoln Bible used by President Obama, the National Film Registry, the NAACP papers and new interactive features on the Library's Web site. Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:11:53 GMT http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/brooks/ This guide compiles links to resources on Gwendolyn Brooks throughout the Library of Congress Web site, as well as links to external Web sites that include features on her life or selections of her work. Brooks, the first African American author to win the Pulitzer Prize, is perhaps best known for her lyrical portraits of African American urban life. Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:09:16 GMT http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/tubman/index.html The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of material associated with Harriet Tubman, including manuscripts, photographs, and books. This guide compiles links to digital materials related to Harriet Tubman that are available throughout the Library of Congress Web site. Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:08:02 GMT http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/flickr_pilot.html Summary report on Library pilot program through Flickr photo-sharing service. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/states/georgia/index.html The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of material associated with Georgia, including manuscripts, broadsides, government documents, books, and maps. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ryan/ This guide compiles links to resources on Poet Laureate Kay Ryan throughout the Library of Congress Web site, as well as links to external Web sites that include features on her life or selections of her work. http://www.loc.gov/loc/cfbook/relatedorgs/ These "community of the book" organizations and programs have purposes and interests that relate to the basic mission of the Center for the Book - to stimulate public awareness of books, reading, libraries and literacy. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/resource/researchertool.html New from the Prints and Photographs Reading Room: These resources provide information and methods for exploring image history, processes, content, and meaning. http://myloc.gov/Pages/KnowledgeQuest.aspx Go on a quest to discover the hidden meanings of rare treasures from the Library of Congress. Examine historic objects, conquer every challenge, and claim a special reward. http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/tracer-bullets/archaeoastronomytb.html Archaeoastronomy is the interdisciplinary study of prehistoric, ancient, and traditional astronomies within their cultural context. Its sources include both written and archaeological remains and it embraces calendrics, practical observation, sky lore, celestial myth, and more. Its true scope establishes it as an "anthropology of astronomy." http://www.loc.gov/vets/staff-favorites-arthurkeller.html A showcase of our most treasured collections selected by VHP staff members. These veterans’ stories highlight the diversity and dramatic content of our holdings. http://www.loc.gov/blog/?p=410 High-resolution images of the Bible that Abraham Lincoln first took the oath of office in 1861. Barack Obama will use this Bible when he is sworn in as the 44th President of the United States. http://www.loc.gov/preserv/familytreasures/ Elections and inaugurations generate buttons, tickets, news items, photos, bumper stickers, and other collectibles that can connect future generations to history. If you collect such memorabilia, the Library of Congress has advice to help you preserve your collection. http://www.loc.gov/ala/ Library of Congress activities at the 2009 Midwinter Meeting of the American Library Association in Denver, Jan. 23-28. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/dubois/index.html The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of material associated with W.E.B. Du Bois, including manuscripts, photographs, and books. http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/states/index.html The Library of Congress has rich documents and artifacts from every state, the U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia. You can browse some of the best primary sources by state in the Features and Activities section of the Teachers Page. http://www.loc.gov/folklife/inaugural/index.html On January 20, 2009, the United States will inaugurate Barack Obama, the country’s first African American president. In anticipation of citizens’ efforts to mark this historic time around the country, the American Folklife Center will be collecting audio and video recordings of sermons and orations that comment on the significance of the inauguration of 2009. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/btwashington/index.html The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of material associated with Booker T. Washington, including manuscripts, photographs, and books. http://www.loc.gov/rr/european/journals/bu/bujour1.html Description of the Library's collections. http://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/0809/index.html The latest issue features Herman Wouk, first recipient of the Library of Congress Lifetime Achievement Award for the Writing of Fiction; new Poet Laureate Kay Ryan; a government Web archives project; found treasures in the Library's vaults; and more. http://www.loc.gov/about/reports/annualreports/index.html The Library has published its annual report for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2007. These and other recent reports are available in PDF format. http://www.myloc.gov New look and few features for the Library's interactive experience: <br>- A more interactive home page showcasing the Library’s hidden treasures <br>- Interactives and activities for students <br>- Educational content for teachers that’s easy to find <br>- Exhibitions that both show and tell. See items while learning the story. <br> http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/prespoetry/bo.html The newest entry in the Library series, "Presidents as Poets," featuring poetry written by U.S. Presidents (and in this case, the new President-Elect). http://www.loc.gov/loc/cfbook/letters/2008-LAL-nationalwinners_wletters.html Winners and winning entries from the annual reading-writing contest, sponsored by the Library's Center for the Book. http://www.loc.gov/rr/european/comintern/comintern-article.html As one of nine institutions participating in the International Committee for the Computerization of the Comintern (INCOMKA), the Library of Congress (LC) played a primary role in making the archives of the Communist International available to researchers around the world. http://www.loc.gov/nls/newsletters/flash/volume4/number3.html News from the National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. http://www.loc.gov/preserv/rt/projects/mass_deacid.html Information on the a process to extend the life expectancy of certain paper, from the Library's Preservation Directorate. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pp/hechtml/hecabt.html The Harris &amp; Ewing Collection of photographic negatives includes glass and film negatives taken by Harris &amp; Ewing, Inc., which photographed people, events, and architecture, particularly in Washington, D.C., during the period 1905-1945. Available online are a growing proportion of the glass negatives -- a subset of the approximately 50,000 news photographs and 20,000 studio portraits of notable people in the collection. http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/SciRefGuides/autumn.html A guide to selected resources from the Library's Science, Technology and Business Division. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/presidents/mckinley/index.html The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of material associated with U.S. President William McKinley. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/states/florida/ The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of material associated with Florida, including manuscripts, broadsides, government documents, books, and maps. http://www.loc.gov/preserv/rt/projects/cd-r_dvd-r_rw_longevity.html Information on the lifespan of new consumer digital media, from the Library's Preservation Directorate. http://www.loc.gov/topics/nativeamericans/ This year's theme: "Celebrating Tribal Nations: America's Great Partners." http://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/0806/ The new issue highlights "Celebrating the United States" and "Thomas Jefferson's Library," two must-see exhibition for any visitor to the Nation's Capital; the 50th anniversary of Law Day; the final appearance of Charles Simic as Poet Laureate; and more. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pp/pgzhtml/pgzabt.html The Photochrom Print Collection has almost 6,000 views of Europe and the Middle East and 500 views of North America. Published primarily from the 1890s to 1910s, these prints were created by the Photoglob Company in Zürich, Switzerland, and the Detroit Publishing Company in Michigan. The richly colored images look like photographs but are actually ink-based photolithographs. http://www.loc.gov/rr/perform/concert/0809-homepage.html The 2008-09 season of free concerts at the Coolidge Auditorium. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/presidents/bharrison/ The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of material associated with U.S. President Benjamin Harrison. http://www.loc.gov/rr/european/phoneby/byphone.html The Library of Congress maintains a large collection of foreign and domestic telephone directories, although most of these are not cataloged. http://www.loc.gov/preserv/rt/projects/100-yr_nat_aging.html Topics in conservation science from the Library's Preservatin Directorate. http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/SciRefGuides/butterfly.html A new science reference guide from the Library's Science, Technology and Business Division. http://www.loc.gov/wiseguide/oct08/index-flash.html The latest issue of the Wise Guide to the Library of Congress Web site features fascinating facts on Halloween candy, lessons from disaster, and stained glass design. http://www.loc.gov/folklife/Seegersymposium/ The Library of Congress paid tribute to one of America's most enduring musical legacies in a two-day celebration entitled How Can I Keep From Singing? A Seeger Family Tribute, from March 15-16, 2007. Events included a special screening of archival films, a symposium and a two hour concert, over the course of the two days. http://www.loc.gov/nls/reference/addedentries/vol35-4.html The following titles have been selected from materials that were added to the NLS reference collections during summer 2008. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/douglass/ The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of material associated with Frederick Douglass, including manuscripts, photographs, and books. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/instruments/instruments-home.html A new feature in the Library's Performing Arts Encyclopedia features the Library's incomparable collection of musical instruments. http://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/0804/ The new issue celebrates the 75th anniversary of FDR’s New Deal; a new videophone system for employees with special needs; review of a symposium on the legacy of Mexican composers Carlos Chávez and Silvestre Revueltas; Hitler's art; and more. http://www.loc.gov/preserv/rt/projects/paper_ref_coll.html The Library of Congress holds a collection of standard papers made from known fibers from the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry (TAPPI). This collection has long been used to provide reference samples to aid in the identification of fibers in papers found in conjunction with collections in libraries, archives and museums. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/states/ The State Resource Guides linked from this page compile digital materials that are available throughout the Library's Web site. http://www.loc.gov/nls/tbt/2008/5sepoct.html Information from the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) at the Library of Congress. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pp/cwphtml/cwpmystery.html A photo allegedly showing Gen. Ulysses S. Grant in front of his troops at City Point, Va., during the Civil War is examined. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/warren/ On February 26, 1986, Librarian of Congress Daniel J. Boorstin announced the appointment of Robert Penn Warren as the first Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry. This guide compiles links to resources on Robert Penn Warren throughout the Library of Congress Web site, as well as links to external Web sites. http://www.loc.gov/rr/business/BERA/issue13/issue13_main.html This guide provides an extensive collection of annotated print and online information resources on Russia's business and economy. http://www.loc.gov/folklife/events/NorthernIrelandEvents2008.html Events sponsored by the American Folklife Center in the Library of Congress and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland. http://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/0803/ The new issue commemorates 60 years of the Library's Federal Research Division, reviews the Library's pilot program with the Flickr photo sharing service, reveals newly discovered photos of Abraham Lincoln and covers the donation of the papers of civil rights leader James Forman. http://www.loc.gov/preserv/emergprep/tornado.html Tornados can damage collections in many ways. Books and papers may be blown from shelving and desks. Collections may be scattered, damaged and soiled. Information from the Library's Preservation Directorate. http://www.loc.gov/preserv/emergprep/hurricane.html Hurricanes can damage collections in multiple ways. The sheer impact of high winds, flying debris, driving rain and rushing and rising waters can break windows, blow papers around, scatter and tear documents, and knock over bookshelves. Information from the Library's Preservation Directorate. http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/SciRefGuides/beerandbrewing.html A tasty and refreshing reference guide to the history and science of bewing from the Science Technology and Business Division. http://www.loc.gov/topics/hispanicheritage/ This year's theme: "Getting Involved: Our Families, Our Community, Our Nation." http://www.loc.gov/flicc/ New, user-centric and comprehensive web functionality from the Federal Library and Information Center Committee and its FEDLINK purchasing consortium. http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/2008/toolkit/ Your key to joining thousands of book lovers in the National Book Festival. http://www.loc.gov/nls/newsletters/flash/volume4/number2.html News from the National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/SciRefGuides/podcasting.html A reference guide to the new digital resources from the Science Technology and Business Division http://www.loc.gov/vets/stories/ex-war-hispanicveterans.html From the collections of the Veterans History Project. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/statememory/ Across the country, the archives, cultural institutions, museums, and libraries of many states are collaborating to create online collections that document America’s history, culture, and creativity. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/presidents/grant/index.html The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of material associated with Ulysses S. Grant. http://www.loc.gov/nls/reference/bibliographies/accessibility.html A reference bibliography from the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. http://www.loc.gov/preserv/emergprep/flood.html Tips and techniques from the Library's Preservation Directorate. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/coll/womphotoj/kirtlandintro.html Helen Johns Kirtland was an early woman war photojournalist active at the end of World War I. She was the "the first and only woman correspondent allowed at the front after Caporetto, the 1917 Italian retreat in which 275,000 troops were captured." http://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/08012/ The new issue features the new "Exploring the Americas" exhibition, films old and new, concerts on the radio, and a notable stained glass window designer. http://www.loc.gov/folklife/msburton/ The Mary Sheppard Burton Collection was acquired by the American Folklife Center in March 2006. The centerpiece of the collection is a set of twelve beautiful hooked rugs made by Maryland artist Mary Sheppard Burton. The rugs comprise a series entitled Tell Me ’Bout, and each relates a personal narrative about the Burton family. http://www.loc.gov/rr/asian/yao.html The Asian Division of the Library of Congress has purchased in recent years a sizable number of manuscripts of the Yao (a transnational minority, with the majority living in China). http://www.loc.gov/nls/reference/addedentries/vol35-3.html The following titles have been selected from materials that were added to the NLS reference collections during spring 2008. http://www.loc.gov/preserv/emergprep/earthquake.html Earthquakes can damage collections in many ways. Tips and links from the Library's Preservation Directorate. http://www.loc.gov/wiseguide/aug08/index-flash.html The latest issue of the Wise Guide to the Library of Congress Web site features fascinating facts on finding titles from a line of poetry, beauty pageants, poets laureate and skipping stones. http://www.loc.gov/donate/ While the Library of Congress relies upon congressional appropriations to carry out its missions, much of its work also depends on the generosity of the private sector: individuals, corporations and foundations. It is now much easier to support the de facto national library through financial donations with the launch of the Library&amp;rsquos new "e-Giving" Web site. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/presidents/wilson/ The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of material associated with Woodrow Wilson. This resource guide compiles links to digital materials related to Wilson such as manuscripts, broadsides, government documents, images, sheet music, and films that are available throughout the Library of Congress Web site. http://www.loc.gov/nls/newsletters/flash/volume4/number1.html News from the National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. http://www.loc.gov/rr/perform/concert/0708-2008-09-schedule.html Concerts from the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/poetry/laureate_current.html Librarian of Congress James H. Billington announced the appointment of Kay Ryan as the Library’s 16th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry for 2008-2009. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/poetslaureate/ The Library's Digital Reference Team is in the process of creating Web guides to online resources for each U.S. Poet Laureate (1986-present) and Consultant in Poetry (1937-1985) to the Library of Congress. Each guide will link to Library of Congress Web pages that include information on the poet laureate's life and work, as well as to external Web sites that feature biographical information, interviews, poems, audio, video, and other materials that highlight the activities of each poet. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/brodsky/ This guide compiles links to resources on poet (and past Poet Laureate) Joseph Brodsky: Online Resources throughout the Library of Congress Web site, as well as links to external Web sites that include features on his life or selections of his work. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/vanduyn/ This guide compiles links to resources on poet (and past Poet Laureate) Mona Van Duyn throughout the Library of Congress Web site, as well as links to external Web sites that include features on his life or selections of his work. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/hass/ This guide compiles links to resources on poet (and past Poet Laureate) Robert Hass throughout the Library of Congress Web site, as well as links to external Web sites that include features on his life or selections of his work. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/collins/ This guide compiles links to resources on poet (and past Poet Laureate) Billy Collins throughout the Library of Congress Web site, as well as links to external Web sites that include features on his life or selections of his work. http://www.loc.gov/wiseguide/jul08/index-flash.html The latest issue of the Wise Guide to the Library of Congress Web site features fascinating facts on the public markets, the Library's Local History and Genealogy Reading Room, tourism industry guides and much more. http://www.loc.gov/wiseguide/jun08/ The latest issue of the Wise Guide to the Library of Congress Web site features fascinating facts on additions to the National Recording Registry, a new interactive way of exploring the Library's collections, original comic book art and more. http://www.loc.gov/ala/ The Library of Congress shall participate in this year's American Library Association Annual Conference in Anaheim, Calif., from June 26 - July 2. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/presidents/lincoln/ The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of material associated with Abraham Lincoln, including the complete Abraham Lincoln Papers from the Manuscript Division. This resource guide compiles links to digital materials related to Lincoln such as manuscripts, letters, broadsides, government documents, and images that are available throughout the Library of Congress Web site. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/presidents/ajohnson/ The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of material associated with Andrew Johnson. This resource guide compiles links to digital materials related to Johnson such as manuscripts, letters, broadsides, government documents, and images that are available throughout the Library of Congress Web site. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/kooser/ A guide to online resources related to Ted Kooser, who served as Poet Laureate from 2004 to 2006. <br> http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/gluck/ A guide to online resources related to Louise Gluck, who served as Poet Laureate from 2003 to 2004. <br> http://www.loc.gov/rr/business/BERA/issue11/issue11_main.html Tourism and travel have undergone tremendous growth and diversification to become one of the fastest growing economic sectors. This new Business and Economics Research Advisor (BERA) focuses on general resources which cover the travel and tourism industry as a whole, both in the United States and abroad. http://www.loc.gov/vets/stories/ex-war-waronterror.html In 2007, researcher Larry Minear published, through Tufts University's Feinstein International Center, a study of the National Guard’s role in the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. Minear found abundant source material for his study in the collections of the Veterans History Project, drawing on dozens of interviews with Guard personnel and active duty soldiers and on their photographs. This feature highlights some of the collections he employed. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/states/illinois/ The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of material associated with Illinois, including manuscripts, broadsides, government documents, books, and maps. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/presidents/polk/index.html The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of material associated with James K. Polk. This resource guide compiles links to digital materials related to Polk such as manuscripts, letters, broadsides, government documents, and images that are available throughout the Library of Congress Web site. http://www.loc.gov/rr/european/bibs/pposter.html The Library of Congress published The Polish Poster: from Young Poland through the Second World War in 1993 to commemorate the centennial of the Polish art poster movement. This book recently has been digitized and made available through the two links above, for viewing via "page-turner" display or searchable .pdf. http://www.loc.gov/wiseguide/may08/ The latest issue of the Wise Guide to the Library of Congress Web site features fascinating facts on Jewish American servicemen, the Geography and Map Division, Asian Pacific American heritage and addiction. http://www.loc.gov/nationalrecordingregistry/ What our president said to the nation, what the nation said to the universe, and a cornucopia of musical milestones highlight the major themes of the 2007 National Recording Registry. Librarian of Congress James H. Billington named 25 additions to the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress as part of its efforts to preserve the nation’s aural history. http://www.loc.gov/vets/stories/ex-war-asianpacific.html Asian Pacific Americans have made lasting contributions to America's wartime efforts. Eight stories from the Library's Veterans History Project. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/lost/ A new Web guide from the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/0712/ The new issue features the remarkable gift to the Library of photographer Carol Highsmith, the prototype World Digital Library, the National Visionary Leadership Project and more. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/poetryaudio/ This is a guide to selected online resources for audio recordings of poets reading and discussing their work. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/hurston/ Site update: The Zora Neale Hurston Plays at the Library of Congress present a selection of ten plays written by Hurston (1891-1960), author, anthropologist, and folklorist. http://www.loc.gov/topics/asianpacific/ “Leadership, Diversity and Harmony—Gateway to Success” is the theme of this year's Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, and honors the many contributions citizens of Asian and Pacific Island ancestry have made to America. http://www.loc.gov/flicc/wgpreservation.html In honor of May Day, the Library of Congress Preservation Directorate and the Federal Library and Information Center (FLICC) have sponsored a model mutual disaster assistance charter as an aid to librarians interested in collaborating with other institutions to prepare for and cope with disasters. May Day is an initiative of the Heritage Emergency National Task Force which encourages archives, libraries, museums, and historic preservation organizations across America to do something to help protect their collections from disaster on May 1st. http://www.loc.gov/rr/european/bibs/kalevala.html The Library of Congress has recently digitized its 1985 publication Elias Lönnrot and his Kalevala, compiled by Elemér Bakó, the former Finno-Ugrian area specialist of the Library's European Division. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pp/drwgmahtml/drwgmaabt.html The Master Drawings Collection (about 5,000 original drawings) offers works by artists of various nationalities. Although most of the images date from between 1830 and 1930, the oldest drawings were created before 1600 and the most recent in the 1950s. From the Prints and Photographs Division. http://www.loc.gov/wiseguide/apr08/ The latest issue of the Wise Guide to the Library of Congress Web site features fascinating facts on baseball history, rediscovered Lincoln photos, a new Library of Congress Experience and women at war. http://www.jewishheritage.gov/ The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in paying tribute to the generations of Jewish Americans who have helped form the fabric of American history, culture and society. http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/choralmusic In collaboration with the American Choral Directors Association, the Library of Congress has launched a Web site as part of its online Performing Arts Encyclopedia, called "American Choral Music, 1870-1923." http://www.loc.gov/preserv/rt/projects/ The Preservation Directorate fosters research leading to the care of collections. This research takes many forms, ranging from scientific and forensic characterization studies to treatment developments. The following table provides periodic updates for a typical selection of studies. http://www.loc.gov/blog/?p=285 The Library’s Prints and Photographs Division today posted The Private Gallery of Adolf Hitler," an album of 74 reproductions of paintings and two tapestries in Adolf Hitler's private art collection including portraits of his mother and father, his cousin Geli Raubal, his driver Streck (dated 1936). http://www.loc.gov/rr/main/indians_rec_links/overview.html This guide is a compilation of many of the resources on the Indians of North America available at the Library of Congress as well as selected resources outside the Library. http://www.loc.gov/rr/main/uscw_rec_links/civilwarlinks.html This guide is a compilation of many of the Civil War resources at the Library of Congress, along with links to selected resources outside the Library. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/list/picamer/paNewYork.html Selected images from the collections of the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/saco/cpsoed/cpsoed-080409.html From the Cataloging Policy and Support Office: Subject Authority Cooperative Program of the Program for Cooperative Cataloging. Meeting 15, April 9, 2008. http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/ This newly redesigned and improved site highlights Library exhibitions past and present, including those featured in the new Library of Congress Experience. http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/genre2.html In August 2007, the Cataloging Policy and Support Office (CPSO) announced a project to begin issuing genre/form authority records (MARC 21 tag 155) for motion pictures, television programs and videos. As the next step in the development of genre/form headings at the Library of Congress, CPSO has begun a project to create genre/form headings for radio programs. http://www.loc.gov/rr/european/bibs/ecrp.html Tatiana Fessenko (1915-1995) was a cataloger at the Library of Congress for several decades, retiring in the early 1980s. A native of Kiev with an educational background in Russian language and literature, Ms. Fessenko was particularly interested in the Library's Yudin Collection, acquired in 1906. http://www.loc.gov/standards/textMD/ textMD is a XML Schema that details technical metadata for text-based digital objects. It most commonly serves as an extension schema used within the Metadata Encoding and Transmission Schema (METS) administrative metadata section. http://www.myloc.gov/ A new interactive Web site will allow you to personalize your own Library of Congress experience by bookmarking areas of interest online and encourage you to continue your exploration of the Library’s collections by connecting you with digital content. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/libsci/ This guide is intended for individuals without ready access to print resources and subscription databases in the field of library and information science. It compiles free, full-text resources available on the Web for use by librarians, library technicians, and students in the field. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/presidents/madison/index.html The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of material associated with James Madison, including the complete James Madison Papers from the Manuscript Division. This resource guide compiles links to digital materials related to Madison such as manuscripts, letters, broadsides, government documents, and images that are available throughout the Library of Congress Web site. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/presidents/monroe/index.html The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of material associated with James Monroe. This resource guide compiles links to digital materials related to Monroe such as manuscripts, letters, broadsides, government documents, and images that are available throughout the Library of Congress Web site. http://www.loc.gov/wiseguide/mar08/ The latest issue of the Wise Guide to the Library of Congress Web site features fascinating facts on the world's largest "in" box, Russian resources, a modern version of a Shakespeare classic, and women's vision in art. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/libsci/ This guide is intended for individuals without ready access to print resources and subscription databases in the field of library and information science. It compiles free, full-text resources available on the Web for use by librarians, library technicians, and students in the field. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/list/picamer/paMichigan.html Selected images from the collections of the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/list/picamer/paMassachusetts.html Selected images from the collections of the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/list/picamer/paFlorida.html Selected images from the collections of the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/westsidestory/ When West Side Story opened on Broadway on September 26, 1957, it changed the nature of the American musical and challenged the country’s view of itself. See the new exhibition online. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/list/picamer/paMaryland.html Selected images from the collections of the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/list/picamer/paLouisiana.html Selected images from the collections of the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/list/picamer/paKentucky.html Selected images from the collections of the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/list/picamer/paKansas.html Selected images from the collections of the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/topics/baseball/ The rich and unique holdings of the Library of Congress include many items that document the history of baseball and Americans' fascination with the game. Through photographs, personal accounts, official games guides, newspaper accounts, films and memorabilia—including baseball cards dating from 1887—the Library's collections offer a first-hand look at the development of baseball in the 19th and early 20th centuries. http://www.loc.gov/vets/stories/ex-war-jewishveterans.html Fighting Nazi Germany took on special significance for one group of U.S. servicemen in the European Theater. Even those Jewish soldiers and sailors who were serving elsewhere in World War II understood that defeating the Axis would be a defeat for blind hatred of any ethnic group or nationality. A new collection from the Veterans History Project. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/presidents/washington/index.html The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of material associated with George Washington, including the complete George Washington Papers from the Manuscript Division, which consists of approximately 65,000 documents and is the largest collection of original Washington documents in the world. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/slavery/ The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of material related to slavery, including photographs, documents, and sound recordings. This guide compiles links to slavery resources throughout the Library of Congress Web site. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/presidents/adams/ The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of material associated with John Adams. This resource guide compiles links to digital materials related to Adams such as manuscripts, letters, broadsides, government documents, and images that are available throughout the Library of Congress Web site. http://www.loc.gov/experience/ Preview the new exhibitions and technologies designed to inspire and engage, that will be launched in April in the Library's Thomas Jefferson Building in Washington. http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2008/08-049.html More than 79,000 newly digitized newspaper pages, along with several new site features, have recently been added to the Chronicling America Web site. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/presidents/jefferson/ The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of material associated with Thomas Jefferson, including the complete Thomas Jefferson Papers from the Manuscript Division. <br> http://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/0711/ The new issue features coverage of the 2007 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, as well as articles on new Poet Laureate Charles Simic and Bobbitt Poetry Prize winner W.S. Merwin. http://www.loc.gov/rr/business/wallstreet/wallstreet.html Selected reference materials from Business Reference Services, Library of Congress. http://loc.gov/hr/jrfellows/ Description and application process for summer fellowship program. http://www.loc.gov/nls/reference/addedentries/vol35-2.html The following titles have been selected from materials that were added to the NLS reference collections during fall 2007. http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/lcwa/html/lcwa-home.html Update to the Library's collections of archived web sites selected by subject specialists to represent web-based information on a designated topic. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/list/picamer/paWaterworks.html Selected images from the collections of the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/list/picamer/paUScong.html Selected images from the collections of the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/list/picamer/paUniforms.html Selected images from the collections of the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/nls/tbt/2008/2marapr.html Information from the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) at the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/caption/captiondrylongso.html Illustrator Jerry Pinkney (b. 1939) conveys the essence of Lindy and the folk hero Drylongso, the two main characters in Viriginia Hamilton’s book Drylongso, through richly detailed watercolors. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/caption/captionautochrome.html New in the Prints and Photographs Division. http://www.loc.gov/vets/staff-favorites-ottoleven.html A showcase of our most treasured collections selected by VHP staff members. The written descriptions of these veterans’ stories highlight the diversity and dramatic content of our holdings. http://www.loc.gov/preserv/tops/france-easton.html The development of hyperspectral imaging has been of intense interest in its application to issues of preservation for items of cultural heritage. http://www.loc.gov/vets/stories/ex-war-women4wars.html The four major wars in which American women served after World War II can be split into two pairs. Korea and Vietnam were conflicts fought in Asian countries divided by the politics of the Cold War. The Persian Gulf War and the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq were fought in the Middle East and grew out of tensions over aggression in that region and, in the latter instance, the 9/11 attacks. For women, the first two wars signaled few advances in their roles in military service, but in the two recent wars, the areas of women’s participation expanded immensely, with potentially more dire consequences. http://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/0710/ The new issue celebrates 20 years of achievement under Librarian of Congress James Billington;" a donation of more than 7,000 hours of live jazz and blues; a discussion of the digitization of rare books; a meeting of scholars, musicians, artists and activists on the subject of occupational folklore; and the annual meeting of the Global Legal Information Network (GLIN). http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/founders/ The digital resources described in this guide provide online access, in varying degrees, to the personal papers and/or publications of the major founders of the American Republic—that is, those men who served in roles of national political leadership between 1765 and 1815. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/inaugural.html On April 30, 1789, George Washington took the oath of office as the first president of the United States. He delivered his first inaugural address to a joint session of Congress, assembled in Federal Hall in the nation's new capital, New York City. http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/earlyamericas/ The online version of a groundbreaking new exhibition at the Library featuring selections from the more than 3,000 rare maps, documents, paintings, prints, and artifacts that make up the Jay I. Kislak Collection. http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/pre_vs_post.html In 2006, the Director for Acquisitions and Bibliographic Access (ABA) at the Library of Congress (LC) requested the Cataloging Policy and Support Office to review of the pros and cons of pre- versus post-coordination of Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH). The final report recommended, and the ABA Management accepted, that LC catalogers continue to apply pre-coordination of LCSH terms. http://www.loc.gov/preserv/emergprep/katrinarespond.html After Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast of Mississippi and Louisiana in 2005, several organized groups sent conservators to help assess the damage created at many cultural institutions. http://www.loc.gov/performingarts/index.html The Library's online Performing Arts site now incorporates presentations and resources from the former "LC Presents: Music, Theater and Dance" site into one visually appealing and easy-to-use site. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/list/599_linc.html Selected images from the collections of the Library of Congress in response to requests regularly received by the Prints and Photographs Division. http://www.loc.gov/wiseguide/feb08/ The February 2008 issue of the Wise Guide to the Library of Congress Web site features fascinating facts on the a home movie that made it into the National Film Registry, a new ambassador for young people's literature, Danish collections, and more. http://www.loc.gov/nls/children/bibliographies/native_americans.html This is a select list of books that focus on Native American cultures and experiences. It includes books by and about Native Americans that have been added to the collections of the National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped since 1997. http://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/0709/ The new issue celebrates the 50th anniversary of f the classic Broadway musical "West Side Story;" the new Poet Laureate; a symposium on Northern Ireland; and a discussion of the beginning of physics and life from two Nobel laureates. http://www.loc.gov/rr/european/bibs/rlaa.html Online version of a 1988 publication by Robert V. Allen (1923-1991), the Russian/Soviet Area Specialist in the European Division at the Library of Congress for thirty years, from 1955 until his retirement in 1985. http://www.loc.gov/topics/africanamericans/ A site of features, resources and stories in honor of African American History Month. The theme for 2008: "Carter G. Woodson and the Origins of Multiculturalism." http://www.loc.gov/literacy/explore/ Books can open windows to new worlds and doors to adventure. As part of its Lifelong Literacy Campaign, which encourages children and young adults to become engaged in reading, the Library of Congress presents a sampling of suggested books that will spark imagination and transport readers to new and exciting places. Look for them at your public library or in your local bookstore. http://www.loc.gov/wiseguide/jan08/ The January 2008 issue of the Wise Guide to the Library of Congress Web site features fascinating facts on the Library's cookbook collection, a new book on maps, extraterrestrial life and the conquest of Mexico. http://www.loc.gov/rr/record/research.html The Library of Congress maintains two online databases containing bibliographic descriptions of recordings: the Library of Congress online catalog and SONIC. http://www.loc.gov/nls/functions2007.html Functions and responsibilities of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, http://www.loc.gov/blog/?p=233 New project extends the reach of Library of Congress collections into new Web 2.0 communities. http://www.loc.gov/folklife/familyfolklife/FamilyFolklifehome.html From the American Folklife Center. The goal of this presentation is to encourage and assist American Families in collecting and preserving their folklife and oral histories for current and future generations. http://www.loc.gov/folklife/storycorpsfaq.html Frequently asked questions on the StoryCorps collections housed at the American Folklife Center in the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/bibliographic-future/news/ The final report of the Working Group on the Future of Bibliographic Control has been released and is now available. http://www.loc.gov/folklife/events/HomegrownArchives/Homegrown2007.html Archives of past concerts in the Homegrown series from the American Folklife Center. http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/nonlatin_whitepaper.html The Library of Congress and its major authority record exchange partners (British Library, Library and Archives Canada, National Library of Medicine, OCLC, Inc.) have agreed to a basic outline that will allow for the addition of non-Latin script references on name authority records distributed as part of the NACO program (no earlier than April 2008). http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/minutes/an-07.html Minutes from the June 23-24 meeting of MARBI (Machine-Readable Bibliographic Information) is an interdivisional committee of the American Library Association; Association for Library Collections and Technical Services; Library and Information Technology Association; and Reference and User Services Association. http://www.loc.gov/folklife/newdeal/index.html "Art, Culture, and Government: The New Deal at 75," a free public presentation March 13-14, 2008, at the Library of Congress sponsored by the American Folklife Center, the Center for the Book, Prints and Photographs Division and Manuscript Division. http://www.loc.gov/rr/european/bibs/resu.html A guide to manuscripts and archival materials in the United States. http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/careercat.html Competencies, education, and employer expectations for a career in cataloging. http://www.loc.gov/preserv/iflacore-2.html The IFLA Core Program on Preservation and Conservation (PAC) was officially created in 1984 during the IFLA meeting in Nairobi, and then formally launched at the Vienna conference in 1986 http://www.loc.gov/ala/ The Library of Congress will be at the 2008 Midwinter Meeting of the American Library Association in Philadelphia. http://www.loc.gov/wiseguide/dec07/ The December 2007 issue of the Wise Guide to the Library of Congress Web site features fascinating facts on the connection between a 16th-century manuscript and Eric Clapton; the great march king and his namesake instrument; and more. http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/earlyamericas/ The online version of a groundbreaking new exhibition at the Library featuring selections from the more than 3,000 rare maps, documents, paintings, prints, and artifacts that make up the Jay I. Kislak Collection. http://www.loc.gov/preserv/visiting.html A listing of visiting scholars and scientists in the Library of Congress Preservation Directorate. http://www.loc.gov/vets/staff-favorites-jameswoolsey.html A showcase of our most treasured collections selected by staff members of the Veterans History Project. The written descriptions of these veterans’ stories highlight the diversity and dramatic content of our holdings. http://www.loc.gov/rr/european/shevchenko1.html Taras Shevchenko in the Library of Congress: A Bibliography. http://www.loc.gov/preserv/foundtn-grants.html This publication lists 1,725 grants of $5,000 or more awarded by 474 foundations, from 2003 through 2007 to public, academic, research, school, and special libraries, and to archives and museums for activities related to conservation and preservation. http://www.loc.gov/nls/newsletters/news/2007/apr-sep.html April-September 2007 issue of this service from the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. http://www.loc.gov/nls/newsletters/news/2007/jan-mar.html January-March 2007 issue of this service from the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. http://www.loc.gov/rr/european/coll/dan.html The Library's general collections of monographs, bound periodicals, and annuals include nearly 80,000 titles from or about Denmark. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/landscape/ Newly-redesigned collection in American Memory includes approximately 2,800 "lantern slides" represents an historical view of American buildings and landscapes built during the period. http://www.loc.gov/folklife/news/ Northern Ireland, the Seeger Family, Bob Milne and Ragtime highlight this latest issue. http://www.loc.gov/nls/reference/circulars/magazines2007.html This document lists all magazines produced or distributed by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), Library of Congress, through its free reading program. http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/archive/annualreports/PCCAnnualFY07.html The fiscal 2007 annual report of the Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC). http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/tracer-bullets/extraterrestrialtb.html Extraterrestrial life is life that originated any place but on Earth. Although its existence remains purely hypothetical, due to the lack of universally accepted scientific evidence, there are several hypotheses about how and where life might have emerged elsewhere in the Universe, and whether or not those origins resemble the origins of life on Earth. http://www.loc.gov/rr/business/reports/anreports_home.html This guide presents an alphabetical listing by company of selected annual reports on microfiche for the years 1975-1983 held in the Business Reading Room of the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/wiseguide/nov07/ The November 2007 issue of the Wise Guide to the Library of Congress Web site features fascinating facts on veterans, Toni Frissell, racing in November, a national scrapbook, native remedies and more. http://international.loc.gov/intldl/apochtml/apochome.html During the late 1920s, early 1930s, and 1990s the Library of Congress acquired a large collection of Arabic script calligraphy sheets. This presentation exhibits 355 Arabic calligraphy sheets, ranging from the 9th to the 19th centuries. http://www.loc.gov/radioconcerts/ A new companion Web site to the WETA radio series of musical performances and interviews. http://www.loc.gov/vets/stories/ex-war-cbi.html A new feature of the Veterans History Project Web site spotlights the China-Burma-India Theater in World War II. http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/afccards/afccards-home.html This searchable database provides bibliographic information on approximately 34,000 ethnographic sound recordings. http://www.loc.gov/nls/newsletters/flash/volume3/number9.html News from the National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/sousa/sousa-home.html A new online resource on composer John Philip Sousa. http://www.loc.gov/topics/nativeamericans/ The Library and key partners join in paying tribute to the rich ancestry and traditions of Native Americans in November. http://www.loc.gov/vets/faq-new.html Updated frequently asked questions regarding the Library's Veterans History Project. http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/sca/scaannual07.html The annual report (Oct. 2006-Sept. 2007) of the Standard Committee on Automation, Program for Cooperative Cataloging. http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/tracer-bullets/pestmanagementtb.html New in the "Tracer Bullet" series of research finding dids from the Library of Congress, Science Reference Services. http://www.loc.gov/preserv/emergprep/fire.html In light of the California wildfire disaster, the Library offers suggestions on collection recovery after fire damage. http://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/0706/ The new issue features the largest private gift in the Library's history; the recent American Library Association event in Washington; and treasures unearthed by this year's class of Junior Fellows. http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/cwaj/ A new, interactive version of the Library's exceptional exhibition of contemporary Japanese prints from the 50th anniversary of the College Women's Association of Japan Print Show is now available. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/journey/schoolgardens.html The head of the Science Reference Section at the Library of Congress describes the history of the school garden in America and offers reasons why school gardens are making a comeback. http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/SciRefGuides/sputnik.html A guide to selected resources from the Science Reference Section, Science, Technology and Business Division of the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/nls/newsletters/flash/volume3/number8.html News from the National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. http://www.loc.gov/topics/disabilityawareness/ The Library of Congress celebrates 2007 National Disability Employment Awareness Month by recognizing the contributions of disabled Americans to our society and workforce. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/coll/287_turkestan.html The Turkestanskii Al’bom (Turkestan Album) provides a visual survey of Central Asia from the perspective of the Russian imperial government that took control of the area in the 1850s and 1860s. Includes about 1,200 photographs, with some architectural plans, watercolor drawings, and maps. http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/didyouknow/ Did you know that digital materials can be more difficult to preserve than physical ones? Take this quiz to test your digital preservation know-how. http://www.loc.gov/literacy/storybook A new game on the Library's "Lifelong Literacy" site encourages the exploration of children's classic books through an interactive adventure and collage maker. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/coll/589_intro.html Included in this guide are descriptions and examples of photographic processes represented in the collections of the Prints and Photographs Division. http://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/0706/ The June issue features Gershwin Award winner Paul Simon, the Waldseemuller map, Ken Burns' "The War," and celebrations of Asian and Jewish heritage. http://www.loc.gov/vets/stories/thewar/ As a partner with filmmaker Ken Burns and PBS on The War, the Veterans History Project (VHP) offers this special Web site to enhance the viewing experience of this epic yet intimate look at those who sacrificed so much to serve their country during World War II. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/coll/596_womphotoj.html The Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division preserves millions of images that were created for publication in magazines and newspapers. This overview highlights the work of women photojournalists represented in the Library’s collection. http://www.loc.gov/preserv/interns/multi.html Information on 2007 interns in the Preservation Directorate. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/charlessimic/inthelibrary.html A poem by the Poet Laureate. http://www.loc.gov/law/ The Law Library celebrates with 175th Anniversary with a new Web site design that highlights its rich digital resources available online. http://www.loc.gov/acq/conser/conserline/conserline-29.html News from the Library's Cooperative Online Serials Program, Program for Cooperative Cataloging. http://www.loc.gov/literacy/about/ The Library and the Advertising Council announced a new series of public service advertisements (PSAs) developed to inspire young people to "explore new worlds" through reading and to promote literacy in all types of learning, including books, periodicals and cartoons, through a new Web site. http://www.loc.gov The Library today launched an expansion of its home page to better organize and highlight the many programs, events and collections available to the public at no charge through its extensive, award-winning Web site, as well as a new section that gives users an easy search path to the most popular topics and collections. http://www.loc.gov/rss/ The Library has launched new e-mail update function lets users choose from a number of different topics and receive regular updates by e-mail, depending on their interest. The service expands and enhances the series of RSS news feeds launched by the Library earlier this year. http://www.loc.gov/podcasts/ Starting today, the the Library will begin to make its unparalleled resources more accessible to the wired world with the launch of a series of podcasts. http://www.loc.gov/nls/tbt/2007/5sepoct.html Information from the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) at the Library of Congress, http://www.loc.gov/topics/hispanicheritage/ This year's theme recognizes the faith, hard work and perseverance of Hispanic Americans and how these qualities helped build our nation. http://www.loc.gov/nls/newsletters/flash/volume3/number7.html News from the National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. http://memory.loc.gov/learn/community/cc_hispanic.php Online resources from the Library of Congress Learning Page. http://www.loc.gov/rr/european/bibs/bako.html The Library of Congress has recently digitized its 1993 publication Finland and the Finns: A Selective Bibliography, compiled by Elemér Bakó. This highly selective, illustrated bibliography was the result of many years of research covering all aspects of life in Finland. http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/podcasts/ Enjoy these interviews with some of the award-winning authors participating in the 2007 National Book Festival. http://www.loc.gov/nls/catalogs/cassette/2005/cassettebooks2005.html This catalog lists adult cassette books produced by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped during 2005. http://www.loc.gov/rr/business/BERA/issue9/issue9_main.html Issue 9/10 of teh Business and Economics Research Advisor is a guide for beginning researchers or those who need a place to start research on a particular industry. http://www.loc.gov/nls/reference/circulars/braillesources2007.html This reference circular lists sources of books and magazines in contracted and uncontracted braille, jumbo braille, print/braille, and braille in an electronic form. http://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/0705/ The 40th anniversary of the Preservation Directorate, the Caspar Weinberger papers, whirling dervishes, collection security awareness, "Amazing Grace," and honoring Tuskegee Airmen. http://www.loc.gov/nls/newsletters/update/2006/oct-dec.html Latest issue of this service from the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. http://www.loc.gov/rr/perform/concert/0708-schedule.html The Library of Congress presents a dazzling concert roster in its 82nd season, with 40 superb chamber music, jazz, country, pop, rock and roll and world music events. Unveiling a gallery of composer portraits, from César Chavez and Silvestre Revueltas to Fred Hersch, the historic free series showcases new music across the American soundscape. http://www.loc.gov/about/awards/legends/bio/green.html Beginning in the post-war years, Archie Green was a pioneer in documenting the expressive cultural traditions of working people-miners, tinsmiths, textile workers, railroad workers, coal miners and cowboys- and influenced a generation of scholarship on occupational culture and working life. http://www.loc.gov/rr/european/phonechli/chliphone1.html The Library of Congress maintains a large collection of retrospective foreign and domestic telephone directories, most of which are not cataloged. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/mexicanwar/ The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of material associated with the Mexican War (1846-1848), including manuscripts, maps, broadsides, pictures, sheet music, books, and government documents. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/spanishwar/ The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of material associated with the Spanish-American War, including manuscripts, maps, broadsides, photographs, prints, sheet music, and films. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/1812/ The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of material associated with the War of 1812, including manuscripts, broadsides, pictures, and government documents. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/swann/kunz/ An exhibition of works by illustrator Anita Kunz. http://www.loc.gov/rr/business/directories/directories_main.html The Library of Congress holds substantial collections of historical reverse crisscross and street address directories, some dating back to the late 19th century. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/charlessimic/ Links to resources on Charles Simic throughout the Library of Congress Web site, as well as links to external Web sites that include features on Simic’s life or selections of his work. http://www.loc.gov/vets/staff-favorites-geraldinefisher.html A showcase of our most treasured collections selected by staff of the Veterans History Project. http://www.loc.gov/vets/staff-favorites-robertsidney.html A showcase of our most treasured collections selected by staff of the Veterans History Project. http://www.loc.gov/nls/reference/addedentries/vol34-4.html The following titles have been selected from materials that were added to the NLS reference collections during spring 2007. http://www.loc.gov/nls/newsletters/flash/volume3/number6.html News from the National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. http://www.loc.gov/bibliographic-future/meetings/meetingsummary-july9.html The third public meeting of the Working Group on the Future of Bibliographic Control concerned the economics and organization of bibliographic data. http://www.loc.gov/wiseguide/ The August 2007 issue of the Wise Guide to the Library of Congress Web site features fascinating facts on the legend of Evangeline, inventor Thomas Edison, cooking eggs on the sidewalk, the dog days of summer and singing. http://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/0704/ Exhibition of contemporary Japanese prints, celebrating the first family of folk, a new Web site of a quarter-million digitized newspapers, and an agreement with the new library of Alexandria. http://www.loc.gov/avconservation/ The Library of Congress holds the world’s largest and most comprehensive collection of audiovisual works, over 6.2 million moving images, sound recordings and related documents. http://www.loc.gov/rr/european/bibs/csle.html Czech and Slovak Literature in English is a bibliography of Czech and Slovak works in translation, reaching back to the first known work in 1832 and ending in 1986. http://www.loc.gov/rr/european/bibs/hirt.html Hungarians in Rumania and Transylvania; a bibliographical list of publications in Hungarian and West European languages. http://www.loc.gov/nls/reference/factsheets/annual2007.html A fact sheet from the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/presentations/intro-diglibstandards-ala07/ "Using Metadata Standards in Digital Libraries: Introduction to Implementing METS, MODS, PREMIS and MIX," a slide show presentation. http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/news/cities-institute.html The Community College Humanities Association, has been awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to sponsor the American Cities Research Institute, a research project at the Library of Congress for community college faculty. http://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/0703/ The 100th anniversary of the MacDowell Colony, a new grant to digitize books, new initiatives on the world stage, and 10 steps to effective foreign policy. http://www.loc.gov/folklife/news/ Cowboy poetry and life on the Erie Canal with Captain Pearl Nye highlight this latest issue. http://www.loc.gov/teachers/copyrightmystery/ An interactive activity-based web site targeted to middle-school children with the goal of explaining U.S. Copyright Law. <br> http://www.loc.gov/nls/newsletters/flash/volume3/number5.html News from the National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. http://www.loc.gov/rr/perform/special/gd-index.html An A-Z index of finding aids in the Music Division of the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/rr/mss/f-aids/mssfa.html An A-Z index of finding aids in the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/folklife/guides/findaid-collections.html An A-Z index of finding aids of individual collections in the Archive of Folk Culture in the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/bibliographic-future/meetings/index.html Recent meeting summaries just added. http://www.loc.gov/ala/ The 2007 American Library Conference Annual Conference will be held in Washington from June 21-27, and the Library is offering tours and events to conferees. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/caption/captioncushman.html A featured acquisition from the Library's Prints and Photographs Division. Charlotte Cushman (1816-1876) was one of the most famous actresses in the world during the mid-1800s. http://www.loc.gov/bibliographic-future/meetings/meetingsummary-may9.html The purpose of the second public meeting of the Working Group on the Future of Bibliographic Control (Chicago, May 9, 2007) was to promote discussion of the structures and standards that frame bibliographic control, i.e., the rules, guidelines, models and structural schema on which we rely and the means by which they are created and maintained. http://www.loc.gov/rr/perform/concert/0708-preview.html A list of performers and events are currently being scheduled for the next season of concerts from the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/rr/record/nrpb/nrpb-comments.html Notes from The Library of Congress / National Recording Preservation Board public hearing on the state of recorded sound preservation in the U.S. Nov. 29, 2006. http://www.loc.gov/vets/stories/ex-war-wwi.html A new presentation from the archives of the Library's Veterans History Project. http://www.loc.gov/loc/cfbook/2007-LAL-nationalwinners.html 2007 national winners of this letter-writing contest. http://www.loc.gov/folklife/laborlore The American Folklife Center nd the Fund for Labor History and Culture will host this August 15-16, 2007. http://www.loc.gov/rr/asian/MorrisonCatalog.html A guide for the book exhibition entitled "A Bridge Between Two Cultures: Commemorating the Two-Hundredth Anniversary of the Life and Work of Robert Morrison" is available online. http://www.loc.gov/nls/tbt/2007/3mayjun.html Information from NLS Flash, a newsletter on progress in digital technology to patrons, library staff, and other interested individuals from the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped in the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/nls/newsletters/flash/volume3/number4.html News from the National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. http://www.loc.gov/wiseguide/ The May 2007 issue of the Wise Guide to the Library of Congress Web site features fascinating facts on a black-eyed peas, copyright in the time of the Confederacy, life on the Erie Canal, historical newspapers, and phrases borrowed from foreign languages. http://www.loc.gov/about/awards/gershwin/ The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song celebrates the work of an artist whose career reflects lifetime achievement in promoting song as a vehicle of musical expression and cultural understanding. http://memory.loc.gov/cocoon/ihas/html/violins/violins-home.html A violin maker from Cremona, Italy, Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù, created a small group of violins that would be used by virtually every virtuoso from Nicolò Paganini to Jascha Heifetz and Fritz Kreisler. http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/genre.html The Library of Congress Cataloging Distribution Service will begin to issue genre/form authority records (MARC 21 tag 155) no earlier than September 3, 2007. http://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/07012/ The Law Library of Congress at 175, 2006 in review, new Kluge Winners, Jefferson's Quran and a new Congress. http://www.loc.gov/nls/reference/factsheets/audiobkplayers.html http://www.loc.gov/nls/reference/addedentries/vol34-3.html The following titles have been selected from materials that were added to the NLS reference collections during winter 2007 http://www.loc.gov/rr/european/tel.html http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/macdowell/ This online version of the Library's exhibiton celebrating the first artists’ residency program in America includes short video clips of curators providing additional information about exhibition themes and specific objects. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/list/picamer/paMedicine.html Selected images from the collections of the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/list/picamer/paLabor.html Selected images from the collections of the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/list/picamer/paIndustry.html Selected images from the collections of the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/civilrights/home.html The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of material related to civil rights, including photographs, documents, and sound recordings. feed://www.loc.gov/rss/osi/digpre.xml Updates and announcements about the Library's program to preserve the nation's digital heritage. feed://www.loc.gov/rss/poetry/events.xml Notifications of upcoming poetry readings, presentations, symposia, guidelines and other poetry activities at the Library of Congress. feed://www.loc.gov/rss/poetry/180.xml Read a poem each weekday of the school year from the Library's Poetry 180 project. feed://www.loc.gov/rss/poetry/Poetry.xml The latest poetry news from the Poetry &amp; Literature Center and updates on new poetry resources available on the Library's Web site. http://www.loc.gov/loc/cfbook/2007-LAL-statewinners.html Winners by state of the Letters about Literature competition, a National Reading and Writing Promotional Program for children and young adults. http://www.loc.gov/blog/ The Library of Congress might have turned 207 years old on April 24, 2007, but with the addition of the first-ever public blog to its award-winning Web site, it quite possibly has never looked younger. http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/cwaj/cwaj-home.html This new exhibition commemorates the 50th anniversary of the College Women's Association of Japan Print Show. http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/stjohnsbible/stjohns-video.html A video presentation featuring selections from the Library's collections. http://memory.loc.gov/cocoon/ihas/html/grace/grace-home.html History of the hymn through items from the collections of the Library of Congress, from the earliest printing of the song to various performances of it on sound recordings. http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/blackeyedpeas.html Fun science facts from the Library of Congress. Learn about black-eyed peas. http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/universe.html Fun science facts from the Library of Congress! Learn about Edwin Hubble and the Big Bang Theory. http://www.loc.gov/nls/newsletters/flash/volume3/number3.html News from the National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. http://www.loc.gov/rr/business/BERA/issue7/issue7_main.html The Winter 2007/Spring 2007 issue of BERA focuses on international economics and trade. http://www.loc.gov/wiseguide/ The April 2007 issue of the Wise Guide to the Library of Congress Web site features fascinating facts on a famous songwriter, foreign telephone directories, and poetry from an unusual source. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/list/picamer/paHolid.html Selected images from the collections of the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/list/picamer/paHotels.html Selected images from the collections of the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/list/picamer/paHAppliance.html Selected images from the collections of the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/nls/tbt/2007/2marapr.html Information from NLS Flash, a newsletter on progress in digital technology to patrons, library staff, and other interested individuals from the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped in the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/chroniclingamerica/ The Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities have launched "Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers," an online database of more than 226,000 pages of public-domain newspapers from California, Florida, Kentucky, New York, Utah, Virginia and the District of Columbia published between 1900 and 1910. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/nye/ New collection in American Memory captures the culture and music of the men, women, and children who worked and lived along the Ohio and Erie Canal. http://loc.gov/rr/asian/SovietKorean.html Biographies of 80 Soviet-Korean leaders, who were sent to North Korea by the Soviet Communist Party in the mid-1940s to help establish and administer the North Korean government and North Korean institutions. http://www.loc.gov/folklife/events/BotkinArchives/BotkinArchives.html Through the Benjamin A. Botkin Folklife Lecture Series, the American Folklife Center presents the best of current research and practice in Folklore, Folklife, and closely related fields. http://www.loc.gov/folklife/annualreport/2006annualreport.html Report for the year 2006. http://www.loc.gov/hr/jrfellows/ The Library of Congress' Junior Fellows' Summer Intern program offers undergraduate and graduate students insights into the environment and culture of the world's largest and most comprehensive repository of human knowledge. http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/ Updated site on the leadership of the Library of Congress in preserving digital assets. http://www.loc.gov/folklife/northern-ireland/ From March through May 2007, scholars and artists will gather at the Library of Congress and other venues in and around Washington, DC, to present and promote Northern Irish arts and culture. feed://www.loc.gov/rss/teachers/news.xml New from the Library's Educational Outreach division, feeds highlighting Library resources for teachers. http://www.loc.gov/topics/womenshistory/ In celebrating the women's history this March, the Library has launched a new online resource page featuring its rich women's collections, from suffragist profiles to veterans’ oral histories; stories on major historical figures; ready-to-use lesson plans for teachers; collection guides; and online exhibitions. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/diplomacy A new collection of interviews with some of the most prominent diplomats of the 20th century is now available in the Library's American Memory section. http://www.loc.gov/vets/stories/ex-war-womenatwar.html First-hand accounts of women who participated in the war effort, from nurses to code-breakers to welders, flight surgeons and officers. http://www.loc.gov/preserv/familytreasures/ftpreserv.html Tips and techniques for preserving your treasures after disaster strikes. http://www.loc.gov/nls/newsletters/flash/volume3/number1.html News from the National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cocoon/ihas/html/rreynolds/twgen-home.html New feature on a series of compositions in the Roger Reynolds Collection, part of the Library's "Music, Theater &amp; Dance" section from the Performing Arts Reading Room. http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/stjohnsbible/ This exhibition is devoted to an illuminated, handwritten Bible commissioned by Saint John's University and Abbey in Minnesota and displayed in part at the Library in late 2006. http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/skywriting.html A new fun science fact from the Library. http://www.loc.gov/wiseguide/index-flash.html The Feburary 2007 issue of the Wise Guide to the Library of Congress Web site features maps, African American history and culture, historical and current weathermen, and finding buried treasure inside the Library. http://www.loc.gov/africanamericans/ In celebrating the history of African-Americans this February, the Library has launched a new online resource page featuring its rich African-American collections, from slave narratives to veterans’ oral histories; stories on major historical figures; ready-to-use lesson plans for teachers; collection guides; and online exhibitions. http://www.loc.gov/rr/rarebook/kislak.html From the Rare Book and Special Collections Reading Room, items from this remarkable collection of books, maps, documents, paintings, prints, and artifacts from the time of the indigenous people of Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean through the period of European contact, exploration, and settlement. http://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/0612/index.html More than 100,000 lovers of books and reading descended on the National Mall in Washington to celebrate lifelong literacy at the Library's sixth annual National Book Festival. http://www.loc.gov/wiseguide/ The January 2007 issue of the Wise Guide to the Library of Congress Web site features a famous cartoon mouse, murder and mayhem at the Library, a very special honor to two very special people, and a celebration of services to the blind and physically handicapped. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cocoon/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.24003/ The Pulitzer Prize-winning satirist, who passed away on Jan. 17, shared wartime memories with the Library's Veterans History Project. http://www.loc.gov/nls/tbt/2007/1janfeb.html Information from NLS Flash, a newsletter on progress in digital technology to patrons, library staff, and other interested individuals from the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped in the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/ala/ Library of Congress activities at the 2007 Midwinter Meeting of the American Library Association. http://www.loc.gov/preserv/familytreasures/ Information from the Library's Preservation Directorate. http://www.loc.gov/aba/ A new Web site from the Library's Acquisitions and Bibliographic Access Directorate (ABA) more effectively presents acquisitions and cataloging content. http://www.loc.gov/nls/newsletters/news/2006/jan-mar.html The latest edition of NLS News from the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped is now available. http://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/0611/ The latest issue of the Library's monthly magazine features stories on the new "Cartoon America" exhibition, the 10,000th map from the Library digitized and available online, the Saint John's Bible, visitors from Iraq, the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, and an important musical anniversary. http://www.loc.gov/vets/staff-favorites-dec2006.html Rememberances of the Korean War by Edward Pierce. http://www.loc.gov/today/ford/ Remembering the 38th president. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/revolution/home.html The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of material associated with the American Revolution, including manuscripts, broadsides, government documents, books, and maps. http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/newsite.html A new Cataloging and Acquisitions Web site will provide a single source for all cataloging and acquisitions-related material available from the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/wiseguide/ The December 2006 issue of the Wise Guide to the Library of Congress Web site features fascinating facts on Santa Claus; a 6-foot tall, 175-pound mother against drunks; sheet music; tea; and how high an armadillo can jump. http://thomas.loc.gov/beta/ New browsing and keyword search features functions are being offered to the public in test on the Library's THOMAS legislative information site. http://www.loc.gov/search/new/ For the first time, you can search the largest sections of the Library’s site from one search box. Users are asked for feedback. http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/leonardo/leonardo-home.html Online presentation of a special display at the Library of Congress in Washington of Leonard da Vinci's preparatory drawing for the painting "Adoration of the Magi." This is the first public display of the drawing outside of Italy.