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1. www.loc.gov › about › general-informationGeneral Information | About the Library | Library of Congress

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   Today's Library of Congress is an unparalleled world resource. The collection includes millions cataloged books and other print materials in 470 languages; millions of manuscripts; the largest rare book collection in North America; and the world's largest collection of legal materials, films, maps, sheet music and sound recordings.

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2. www.loc.gov › programs › preassigned-control-numberPreassigned Control Number - Library of Congress

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   A Library of Congress control number (LCCN) 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.

3. www.grunge.com › 1328005How Many Books Are In The Library Of Congress? - Grunge

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   Jul 3, 2023 · By 1802, the library consisted of 243 volumes, mainly dealing with the law, along with encyclopedias and dictionaries. Today, the Library of Congress, housed in five different facilities, boasts more than 51 million books and other printed matter.

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4. blogs.loc.gov › how-big-is-the-library-of-congressHow 'Big' Is the Library of Congress? | Timeless

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   Feb 11, 2009 · If you digitized all of the books in the Library of Congress, you’d get about 10 terabytes of data. So, on Yahoo! alone, people consume more than two Libraries of Congress a day. HOWEVER, data at the Library of Congress are organized, whereas Internet data is scattered.

5. www.loc.gov › about › frequently-asked-questionsFrequently Asked Questions | About the Library | Library of ...

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   Questions. What is the Library of Congress? Where are the books? Does the Library have a copy of every book published in the United States? How does the Library acquire its holdings? Who is in charge of the Library of Congress? How does Congress use the Library? When was the Library built?

6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Library_of_CongressLibrary of Congress - Wikipedia

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   The collections of the Library of Congress include more than 32 million catalogued books and other print materials in 470 languages; more than 61 million manuscripts; the largest rare book collection [76] in North America, including the rough draft of the Declaration of Independence, a Gutenberg Bible (originating from the Saint Blaise Abbey ...

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   How many books does the Library of Congress have?

   • The Library of Congress states that its collection fills about 838 mi (1,349 km) of bookshelves and holds more than 167 million items with over 39 million books and other print materials. [ 6 ]

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   How many librarians are there in Congress?

   • Since the Library's founding in 1800, there have been 14 Librarians of Congress, including the incumbent, Carla Hayden, who was sworn in on September 14, 2016. How does Congress use the Library? Thousands of requests are received annually by the Congressional Research Service (CRS), one part of the Library that directly serves Congress.

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   Why is the Library of Congress important?

   • Today's Library of Congress is an unparalleled world resource. The collection includes millions cataloged books and other print materials in 470 languages; millions of manuscripts; the largest rare book collection in North America; and the world's largest collection of legal materials, films, maps, sheet music and sound recordings.

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   What is a library of Congress control number?

   • A Library of Congress control number (LCCN) 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.

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   What is a library of Congress catalog control number?

   • A Library of Congress catalog control number is a unique identification number that the Library of Congress assigns to the catalog record created for each book in its cataloged collections.

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   How many books did the Library of Congress have in 1876?

   • By 1876, the Library of Congress had 300,000 volumes; it was tied with the Boston Public Library as the nation's largest library. It moved from the Capitol building to its new headquarters in 1897 with more than 840,000 volumes, 40 percent of which had been acquired through copyright deposit.

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8. guides.loc.gov › card-catalog › frequently-askedResearch Guides: The Library of Congress Card Catalog ...

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   Oct 22, 2024 · By 1897, when the Library relocated from the U.S. Capitol to the Thomas Jefferson Building (then known as the Congressional Library, or the Library of Congress Building), the Library's collection has grown to more than 787,000 books and 218,000 pamphlets (Annual Report of the Librarian of Congress, 1897, p. 4 ).