Comments for Library Congress http://www.garrett4congress.com Grant Garrett Tue, 25 May 2010 01:08:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on what does the Library of COngress number on record albums mean? by cdl666 http://www.garrett4congress.com/what-does-the-library-of-congress-number-on-record-albums-mean/comment-page-1/#comment-307 cdl666 Tue, 25 May 2010 01:08:21 +0000 http://www.garrett4congress.com/what-does-the-library-of-congress-number-on-record-albums-mean/#comment-307 I would paraphrase this but the original quotation is a pretty good summary as it is. "A Library of Congress catalog card number is a unique identification number that the Library of Congress assigns to the catalog record created for each book in its cataloged collections. Librarians use it to locate a specific Library of Congress catalog record in the national databases and to order catalog cards from the Library of Congress or from commercial suppliers. The Library of Congress assigns this number while the book is being cataloged. Under certain circumstances, however, a card number can be assigned before the book is published through the Preassigned Card Number Program." I would paraphrase this but the original quotation is a pretty good summary as it is.

“A Library of Congress catalog card number is a unique identification number that the Library of Congress assigns to the catalog record created for each book in its cataloged collections. Librarians use it to locate a specific Library of Congress catalog record in the national databases and to order catalog cards from the Library of Congress or from commercial suppliers. The Library of Congress assigns this number while the book is being cataloged. Under certain circumstances, however, a card number can be assigned before the book is published through the Preassigned Card Number Program.”

]]> Comment on How long has the Library of Congress been a landmark? by JMK45 http://www.garrett4congress.com/how-long-has-the-library-of-congress-been-a-landmark/comment-page-1/#comment-196 JMK45 Mon, 03 May 2010 20:15:55 +0000 http://www.garrett4congress.com/how-long-has-the-library-of-congress-been-a-landmark/#comment-196 The Library was founded in 1800, making it the oldest federal cultural institution in the nation. On August 24, 1814, British troops burned the Capitol building (where the Library was housed) and destroyed the Library's core collection of 3,000 volumes. On January 30, 1815, Congress approved the purchase of Thomas Jefferson’s personal library of 6,487 books for $23,950. It has over 138 million items in its collection in over 470 languages, the largest rare book collection in North America; and the world's largest collection of legal materials, films, maps, sheet music and sound recordings. The public cannot borrow books or other materials like most libraries, but can use the materials for research when they come to the libarary. You can find out much more information about the Library of Congress at it's website: http://www.loc.gov/index.html The Library was founded in 1800, making it the oldest federal cultural institution in the nation. On August 24, 1814, British troops burned the Capitol building (where the Library was housed) and destroyed the Library’s core collection of 3,000 volumes. On January 30, 1815, Congress approved the purchase of Thomas Jefferson’s personal library of 6,487 books for $23,950.

It has over 138 million items in its collection in over 470 languages, the largest rare book collection in North America; and the world’s largest collection of legal materials, films, maps, sheet music and sound recordings. The public cannot borrow books or other materials like most libraries, but can use the materials for research when they come to the libarary.

You can find out much more information about the Library of Congress at it’s website: http://www.loc.gov/index.html

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