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Murder at the Library of Congress

Margaret Truman looks inside one of D.C.'s great institutions, the Library of Congress, the place where much of the wisdom of the nation is collected, and finds blood on the floor. Was there a second diary, beyond the one Columbus kept, describing his voyage to the New World? Leading scholars at the Library of Congress think so, and Annabel Smith, with her pre-Columbian interests, has been commissioned by the library's magazine, Civilization, to write about it. She is not the only person interested. Word comes through the rare-books black market that a wealthy bibliophile has been offered the second diary: He'd not only pay, he'd almost kill to possess it. Starting her search in the library itself, Annabel soon finds herself competing with an ambitious TV journalist. As both women come closer to finding the hidden documents, other questions creep up. Was the murder of the library's most prominent Hispanic scholar connected to the missing diary? Further research leads them deeper into barely explored corners of the library and closer to having to face their own mortality. Murder in familiar yet surprising surroundings- a great library- leads to a surprising conclusion in this latest Capital Crime novel. From the Hardcover edition.

Paying Michele Paul for his research broke your library rules, Cale, but it didn't
break any laws, unless the IRS decides to take a look at the charitable
deductions Driscoll was taking for his inflated donations to the library. Funny
about rich men like Driscoll, they don't have to cheat the government. But it
becomes a game of sorts, see how much they can get away with. Of course, if
Michele Paul is named as an accomplice to Driscoll's tax fraud, that means the
Library of Congress might ...

Library of Congress Subject Headings

Philosophy, Practice, and Prospects

The first comprehensive theoretical treatise on Library of Congress subject headings, this important book provides an analysis of the Library of Congress subject heading system and its application. Library of Congress Subject Headings aims to help improve the clarity of the system, increase consistency and arrangement, increase the number of effective access points, facilitate the interaction of the system with the computer, and generally to make the Library of Congress subject heading system and its application of even greater value to the cataloger and the user. Practicing catalogers, library school personnel, advanced students, and any professional who is very knowledgeable about and seriously interested in Library of Congress subject headings will want to read this highly acclaimed volume. Author William Studwell includes theoretical, conceptual, and philosophical considerations based on 25 years of everyday practical cataloging and indexing work and the knowledge gained from theoretical research for the more than two dozen articles on subject cataloging that he has written in the last decade. He presents thought-provoking, often controversial material in three parts. The first section, “The System,” deals with the basic philosophical foundations of LC subject headings. Thirty-two “principles”--guidelines and suggestions are offered along with detailed explanations, examples, and their relationships to other principles. The second section, “Application,” focuses on the matters of subject cataloging practice, or interpretation and application of LC subject headings. The third section, “The Future,” looks ahead to future issues relating to subject cataloging, such as the development of a theoretical subject heading code, the interface of LC subject headings with the computer, and some speculation as to the role and nature of LC subject headings in the years to come.

it should not be discarded in favor of less-established and unproven alternatives
The Library of Congress subject heading system has been in existence for nearly
a century. During that time it has progressed from a small list for use by just the
Library of Congress to a huge and complex system which is widely utilized
around the English-speaking world and beyond (for example, in France and
French Canada). No other system is as pervasive nor as dominant. The system
has a large ...

The Library of Congress Civil War Desk Reference

A resource compiled by a panel of expert advisors and arranged by topic covers all aspects of the Civil War and is augmented by dozens of maps, more than 100 photos and informative tables and lists. Reprint.

Library of Congress writer/editor Margaret E. Wagner has contributed essays on
military history to many of the Library's publications, including Eyes of the Nation:
A Visual History of the United States (CD-ROM and DVD-ROM editions). She is
the author/compiler of several multipanel educational exhibits for libraries and
schools, including Thomas Jefferson's Legacy, Reverberations of the Great War,
and Scenes from the Civil War, and is the author/compiler of the annual Library of
 ...

World Treasures of the Library of Congress

Beginnings

Beginnings is the first volume in the series, and first exhibition, and reveals how common themes have been treated in different cultures and is an exploration of how such cultures have dealt with the creation of the universe and explained the heavens and the earth.

The Library of Congress began in 1800 as a small collection of books and
documents that Congress used as its reference library in drafting legislation for
the fledgling republic. After the British army invaded Washington in 1814 and
burned the Capitol, including the by now 3,000-volume Library of Congress,
Thomas Jefferson offered to sell his personal library at Monticello to Congress to
"recommence" its collections. Not only did the library that Jefferson sold to
Congress include more ...

Library of Congress Subject Headings

The following is a list of subject headings that have been cancelled since
publication of the 14th edition of Library of Congress Subject Headings, together
with their replacement headings. xix XXV. CANCELLED HEADING Aargau in art
Abrittus (Ancient city) Abscam Bribery Scandal, 1980- Acquaro&sa (Ancient city)
Adkins Site (Maine) Adnexitis Advertising-Munitions Advertising-Recruiting of
employees Africa-Civilization-Occidental influences Africa, East-Civilization-
Occidental ...

The Quarterly Journal of the Library of Congress

guide to documents, including reproductions, in the Library pertaining to the
period between 1763 and 1789. It is divided into domestic collections and foreign
reproductions. For each collection a description of the materials and information
about the principal figures are given. Indexed. To Set a Country Free. 1975. 75 p.
$4.50. An account derived from an exhibition in the Library of Congress,
commemorating the 200th anniversary of American independence and the 175th
anniversary ...

The Library of Congress World War II Companion

The noted historian John Keegan called World War II "the largest single event in human history." More than sixty years after it ended, that war continues to shape our world. Going far beyond accounts of the major battles, The Library of Congress World War II Companion examines, in a unique and engaging manner, this devastating conflict, its causes, conduct, and aftermath. It considers the politics that shaped the involvement of the major combatants; military leadership and the characteristics of major Allied and Axis armed services; the weaponry that resulted in the war's unprecedented destruction, as well as debates over the use of these weapons; the roles of resistance groups and underground fighters; war crimes; daily life during wartime; the uses of propaganda; and much more. Drawn from the unparalleled collections of the institution that has been called "America's Memory," The Library of Congress World War II Companion includes excerpts from contemporary letters, journals, pamphlets, and other documents, as well as first-person accounts recorded by the Library of Congress Veterans History Project. The text is complemented by more than 150 illustrations. Organized into topical chapters (such as "The Media War," "War Crimes and the Holocaust," and two chapters on "Military Operations" that cover the important battles), the book also include readers to navigate through the rich store of information in these pages. Filled with facts and figures, information about unusual aspects of the war, and moving personal accounts, this remarkable volume will be indispensable to anyone who wishes to understand the World War II era and its continuing reverberations.

Filled with facts and figures, information about unusual aspects of the war, and moving personal accounts, this remarkable volume will be indispensable to anyone who wishes to understand the World War II era and its continuing ...

Catalogue of the Library of Congress

Library of Congress. 227 a 343 b 269 a 245 a 331 e 445 a 133 b 325 f 209 k 323
e 4 a 31 1 a 173 b 43 a 227 d 320 b 323 d 253 a 260 b 260 Political State of
Europe, 1793, '5, 8 v. 8vo. Pope's Practical Abridgement of the Laws of Customs
and Excise, 8vo. President's Speeches, Addresses, and Messages, 8vo. Price's
Two Tracts on Civil Liberty, &c. 8vo. Princep's External Commerce and
Exchanges of Bengal, 8vo. Proceedings of the Virginia Convention, 1775, 4to. (
pres.J Proces ...

Library of Congress Acquisitions

Rare Book and Special Collections Division