Library of Congress
- Official Site: Library of Congress
- Wikipedia: Library of Congress
- DC Memorials: The Library of Congress
- Flickr:The Library of Congress' Photostream
- Library of Congress: The Library of Congress Experience
- National Park Service: Library of Congress
- YouTube Video: Library of Congress Experience Sneak Preview (Time: 8:13)
Library of Congress News
- Google News: Library of Congress
- USA Today: Get in Techno-Touch with Library of Congress (April 11, 2008)
- Newsweek: Flickr Helps the Library of Congress (January 24, 2008)
- The New York Times: Library of Congress Settles Scottish Spat (January 16, 2008)
- The Herald: Rendered Deaf And Blind By Our Past Failures (January 16, 2008)
- CNET News.com: Flickr to host Library of Congress photos (January 16, 2008)
- Washington Post: Scottish? English? Library Thinks Twice (January 15, 2008)
Library of Congress History and Information
- Library of Congress: The Learning Page... How to use Library of Congress Resources
- Library of Congress: Jefferson's Legacy: A Brief History of the Library of Congress
- Library of Congress: Standards at the Library of Congress
- Project Gutenberg Etexts: Library of Congress Workshop
- AmesLabs: The Library of Congress
Resources at the Library of Congress
- Library of Congress: Map Collections
- Library of Congress: Online Catalogs
- Library of Congress: America's Library
- Library of Congress: U.S. Copyright Office
- Library of Congress: Digital Preservation
- Library of Congress: American Memory Collection
- Library of Congress: Thomas Legislative Collection
- Library of Congress: Prints & Photographs Online Catalog
- Library of Congress: Country Studies - Federal Research Division
- Library of Congress: Local History and Genealogy Reading Room
Library of Congress Videos and Images
- YouTube: Library of Congress Videos
- YouTube Video: Contrasting the National Gallery of Art with...the Library of Congress (Time: 5:47 )
- Google Video: Tracing Your Family Roots 113 - Library of Congress Online Web Site (Time: 27:24)
- Google Images: Library of Congress Photos
- Yahoo! Images: Library of Congress Photos
Library of Congress Blogs and Commentaries
- Official Blog: Library of Congress, Light and Liberty Go Together
- National Coalition for History: Library of Congress and History™ Announce Multimedia.... (April 25, 2008)
- Fremont Libraries: 13 Facts About the Library of Congress (April 23, 2008)
- Boing Boing: Library of Congress Uses Flickr... (January 16, 2008)
- Material Interest (Vogue): What the Government Has in Common With Your Kid Sister (January 16, 2008)
- GigaOM: Library of Congress Goes Web 2.0 (January 16, 2008)
Library of Congress Timeline
- 1800: President John Adams authorizes $5,000 for the purchase of books for the use of Congress.
- 1802: President Thomas Jefferson signs legislation establishing its operating structure on January 26.
- 1814: The Library, and its 3,000 books, is burned by the British during the War of 1812.
- 1814: Thomas Jefferson offers his personal library to replace the burned books.
- 1815: Congress pays Jefferson $23,950 for his 6,487 books.
- 1851: Two thirds of the collection is destroyed by fire.
- 1852: Congress appropriates $168,700 to replace books destroyed in the fire.
- 1852: Library's copyright responsibilities transferred to the U.S,. Patent Office.
- 1866: Smithsonian institution transfers its 40,000 books to the Library of Congress.
- 1870: Copyright responsibility returned to the Library of Congress.
- 1897: Library moves from the Capitol building to its present building.
- 1903: Papers of the Founding Fathers are transferred to the Library.
- 1938: Adams Annex building is completed.
- 1967: Preservation office opens.
- 2008: Library of Congress Experience opens.
Library of Congress in Popular Culture
- Mahalo's Guide to National Treasure Films
- YouTube Video: NT: The President (Time: 7:48)
- IMDb: Library of Congress Search
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