A brief historical account of the Library of Congress from its establishment in 1800 up to the development of a new classification scheme in the early 1900's is presented. A chronology of major events from 1800 to 1907 is included. (SJ)

This article describes the activities of the U.S. Library of Congress Network Development Office and the present operation and future plans of the U.S. Library of Congress National Bibliographic Service. Emphasis is placed on demonstrating how the networking activities related to each other and the importance of this relationship. (Author/JAB)

The benefits and the problems for American librarianship in the American Library Association (ALA)-Library of Congress (LC) association can best be understood through examining the origins of their relationship. (7 references) (Author)

The Federal library community relates to and serves the library profession through many diverse programs. Greatest assistance is provided in the form of general guidance--through the initiation of specific projects or courses of action. (Author)

The paper tries to clarify the position special governmental libraries hold in the system of libraries of today by investigating only one specific type of library mainly from a formal and historical point of view. Central statistical libraries in Europe were first regarded as administrative and archival libraries. Their early holdings of foreign…

Since 1952 the Library of Congress has tremendously increased its collections, programs and services; and, plans for the future call for continued growth and expansion. (SJ)

This Roster of Federal Libraries represents an attempt by the Federal Library Committee to identify each of the more than 1,900 individual libraries serving the many departments, committees, agencies, courts, and other formal organizational entities in the Federal Government. They include six types: Presidential, national, general, academic,…

New filing rules have been developed for the catalogs of the Library of Congress. This article discusses preliminary considerations about the functions of large bibliographic files, the complexities of cataloging, the interaction between users and catalogs, and ways to simplify arrangement. (Author)

Government documents and information services in Australia are discussed. (Author)

This bibliography includes studies and descriptions of federal information systems; including federal libraries, Educational Resources Information Centers (ERIC), Government Printing Office, Library of Congress, National Library of Medicine, and National Technical Information Service. Also listed are National Commission on Libraries and…

The 1973 fiscal year activities of the Federal Library Committee (FLC) are briefly discussed in this annual report. The report begins with background information on the FLC since its establishment in 1965. The three areas emphasized during the fiscal year, which are reported upon, are: the reorganization and functions of the FLC as reported in the…

Miss Barbara A. Ringer, Assistant Register of Copyrights, Library of Congress, filed a formal complaint of discrimination on September 2, 1971. She charged that the rejection of her application for the position of Register of Copyrights in the Library of Congress was the result of discrimination for reasons of sex and race. An analysis of the…

The 1972 fiscal year activities of the Federal Library Committee (FLC) are reported upon under General and Work Group categories. Community Relationships and the Federal Library Advisory Service are discussed as General facets. The Work Groups reported upon are: Automation, Coordinated Collection Development, Education, Interlibrary Loan, Physical…

This article reports on activities relating to the automation of technical processing at the Library of Congress. The master guidelines for automation of the LC core bibliographic system and several individual projects are described. (29 references) (Author/SJ)