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Collections Policy Statements
- Introduction
- Arts and Humanities
- Law, International Organizations and Government Documents
- Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
- Social Sciences
- Special Topics and Formats
- Supplementary Guidelines
- Alphabetical Listing of Collections Policy Statements
- Collecting Levels
Collections Retention Policy
Collection Overviews
The Collection Overviews provide a brief description of the Library's collections. The sixty-two overviews describe the strengths of individual collections (for example, Australian/New Zealand Studies, Science and Technology) while demonstrating the inter-relationships of the collections. These overviews were prepared in 2008.
Additional Resources
- Digital Collections Strategy Overview
In September 2021, the Digital Collections Strategy, Fiscal Years 2022-2026, was approved. The document available here provides a summarized version of that plan. - Collecting Digital Content at the Library of Congress [PDF]
In January 2017, the Library of Congress adopted a set of strategic steps related to its future acquisition of digital content. The purpose of this document is to provide background information and a high-level description of the strategy. - Electronic Resources Model License [PDF]
The Library’s model license, developed in 2018, articulates the Library’s preferred and required terms for licensing electronic resources.
