Charles A Goodrum, Helen W Dalrymple

The Library Of Congress

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides an ideal introduction to the Library of Congress, discussing the Library's history, how it works, how the user can take advantage of its many services, where it is going, and how it meets the wide-ranging needs of Congress and other federal government offices.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 338
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 153mm x 234mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 600g
• ISBN-13: 9780367293550
• ISBN-10: 0367293552
• Artikelnr.: 68321647

Autorenporträt

Charles A. Goodruan, Helen ain

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction
An Informal History: How the Library Got Where It Is
The History through Spofford
The History: Young to Boorstin
The Organization of the Library
The Library When It's Working Well
Acquiring the Collections
Controlling the Collections
Using the Collections: The Research Services
Using the Collections: The Congressional Research Service
Using the Collections: The Law Library
Services to the Blind and Physically Handicapped
The Library of Congress and the Performing Arts
The Library under Stress: Relationships with the Special Elites
The Library of Congress and Congress: the Congressional Research Service
The Library of Congress and Congress: The National Library
The Library of Congress and the Library World: Cards and the National Bibliography
The Library of Congress and the Library World: Computers
The Library of Congress and the Scholarly World: The Situation before Boorstin
The Library of Congress and the Scholarly World: The Situation since Boorstin
Question for the Year 2000
Do We Need a National Library
For Whom to Do What?
Librarians of Congress