Salon

The bias hiding in your library

For many years, the Library of Congress categorized many of its books under a controversial subject heading: “Illegal aliens.” But then, on March 22, 2016, the library made a momentous decision, ...
Observer

The Library of Congress Opened Its Catalogs to the World—Here’s Why It Matters

Imagine you wanted to find books or journal articles on a particular subject. Or find manuscripts by a particular author. Or locate serials, music or maps. You would use a library catalog that ...
JSTOR Daily

The Library of Congress of the United States: An Institutional Trajectory in the Geopolitics of Culture

The roots and traditions of the Library of Congress of the United States are firmly embedded in eighteenth-century European ideals and practices, but specific to what was to become the United States.
Saint Louis University

Interpreting Call Numbers

The call number, the number placed on the spine of the book, is a code that provides valuable information about the book. SLU Libraries use the Library of Congress system to organize materials ...
Hyperallergic

Library of Congress

The 200-year-old instrument, housed in the Library of Congress, has not been played by anyone else until now. The Library’s “Chronicling America” initiative has now expanded to include media from all ...
Salon

The Library of Congress opened its catalogs to the world. Here’s why it matters

Imagine you wanted to find books or journal articles on a particular subject. Or find manuscripts by a particular author. Or locate serials, music or maps. You would use a library catalog that ...