The Library of Congress

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Goodrum, Charles A.
Other Authors:	Dalrymple, Helen W.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Milton : Routledge, 1982.
Subjects:	Library of Congress > Periodicals. Library of Congress Periodicals
Online Access:	Click for online access

Table of Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction; PART 1 AN INFORMAL HISTORY: HOW THE LIBRARY GOT WHERE IT IS; 1 The History Through Spofford; 2 The History: Young to Boorstin; 3 The Organization of the Library; PART 2 THE LIBRARY WHEN IT'S WORKING WELL; 4 Acquiring the Collections; 5 Controlling the Collections; 6 Using the Collections: The Research Services; 7 Using the Collections: The Congressional Research Service; 8 Using the Collections: The Law Library; 9 Services to the Blind and Physically Handicapped; 10 The Library of Congress and the Performing Arts
PART 3 THE LIBRARY UNDER STRESS: RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE SPECIAL ELITES11 The Library of Congress and Congress: The Congressional Research Service; 12 The Library of Congress and Congress: The National Library; 13 The Library of Congress and the Library World: Cards and the National Bibliography; 14 The Library of Congress and the Library World: Computers; 15 The Library of Congress and the Scholarly World: The Situation Before Boorstin; 16 The Library of Congress and the Scholarly World: The Situation Since Boorstin; PART 4 QUESTION FOR THE YEAR 2000
17 Do We Need a National Library-For Whom to Do What?List of the Librarians of Congress; Bibliography; Index; About the Book and Authors

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