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Film, Video The Main Reading Room of the Library of Congress

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Title

  • The Main Reading Room of the Library of Congress

Summary

  • When most researchers arrive at the Library of Congress, their journey of discovery begins in the Main Reading Room. As the home to the library's reference collections, the computer catalog center, and knowledgeable reference staff, the Main Reading Room's purpose is to make library research easily accessible to anyone with enough curiousity to pursue it. This video includes general information about the library's staff and material resources, the reader ID process, and encourages researchers to experience all that the library has to offer. Speakers include 2012 Library of Congress Junior Fellow Kristen Schumacher and Library staffers Cheryl Adams, Kathy Woodrell, Steven Davenport, Abby Yochelson, Thomas Mann, Kristi Conkle and Judy Robinson.

Names

  • Library of Congress
  • Library of Congress. Researcher and Reference Services Division, sponsoring body

Created / Published

  • Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2012-06-18.

Headings

  • -  Biography, History
  • -  Education
  • -  Literature
  • -  Government, Law
  • -  Technology, Industry

Notes

  • -  Classification: Bibliography, Library Science, Information Resources (General).
  • -  Classification: General Works.
  • -  Various.
  • -  Recorded on 2012-06-18.
  • -  Librarians, Archivists.
  • -  Researchers.
  • -  Visitors.

Medium

  • 1 online resource

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021688909

Online Format

  • video
  • image
  • online text

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Credit Line: Library of Congress

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Chicago citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body Library Of Congress. Researcher And Reference Services Division. The Main Reading Room of the Library of Congress. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -06-18, 2012. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021688909/.

APA citation style:

Library Of Congress & Library Of Congress. Researcher And Reference Services Division, S. B. (2012) The Main Reading Room of the Library of Congress. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -06-18. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021688909/.

MLA citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body Library Of Congress. Researcher And Reference Services Division. The Main Reading Room of the Library of Congress. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -06-18, 2012. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021688909/>.