Researcher Resources

  • Research Guides These research guides provide an overview to Library of Congress collections, onsite subscription databases, freely available resources, and research strategies on a variety of science and business subject areas.
  • Everyday Mysteries Everyday Mysteries is a web feature of fun and scientifically interesting questions and answers about everyday phenomena that highlights the Library's rich collections in science and technology. It supports curiosity and encourages everyone to observe, learn and ask questions about the world around us.
  • This Month in Business History Compiled by specialists in the Business Section of the Library of Congress, This Month in Business History highlights stories about the people, places, and events in the history of business in the United States. This guide provides access to selected resources on important topics in business history, arranged by month.
  • Story Maps Story Maps at the Library of Congress are immersive web applications that tell the incredible stories of the Library’s collections through narrative, multimedia, and interactive maps.
  • Finding Aids The Science Section maintains and services several specialized collections of archival material that document specific scientific or engineering themes, topics, or historical events. To help researchers discover and access these collections findings aids were created to provide descriptions of the content found in the boxes and folders of these specialized collections.
  • Databases Subscription resources are only available to researchers on-site at the Library of Congress, but freely available online resources can be accessed from anywhere.