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Library of Congress Magazine
No full textLibrary of Congress Magazine (LCM) is published bimonthly to tell the Library’s stories, to showcase its many talented staff, and to share and promote the use of the resources of the world’s largest library. The publication is also accessible free online at www.loc.gov/lcm/
Predicting Library of Congress Classifications from Library of Congress Subject Headings
No full textThis paper addresses the problem of automatically assigning a Library of Congress Classification (LCC) to a work given its set of Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH). LCC are organized in a tree: the root node of this hierarchy comprises all possible topics, and leaf nodes correspond to the most specialized topic areas defined. We describe a procedure that, given a resource identified by its LCSH, automatically places that resource in the LCC hierarchy. The procedure uses machine learning techniques and training data from a large library catalog to learn a model which maps from sets of LCSH to classifications from the LCC tree
Library of Congress records,
No full textRestrictions apply.Classified, in part.Microfilm edition produced, in part, from originals in the Manuscript Division. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1944-1991.Gift, various donors, 1913-1990.Transfer, various Library divisions, 1930-1990.Purchase, 1942.Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room
Puerto Rico at the dawn of the modern age nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century perspectives ; from selected divisions of the Library of Congress.
No full textPortrays the early history of the commonwealth of Puerto Rico through first-person accounts, political writings, and histories drawn from the Library of Congress's General Collections. Among the topics it highlights are the land and its resources, relations with Spain, the competition among political parties, reform efforts, and recollections by veterans of the Spanish-American War. Materials in the collection were published between 1831 and 1929 and consist of thirty-nine political pamphlets, eighteen monographs, and one journal.Title from home page as viewed on Apr. 4, 2000.A collaborative project of the Library of Congress Hispanic Division and the National Digital Library Program in recognition of the centennial of the Spanish-American War.Selected from the collections of the Library of Congress's Humanities and Social Sciences Division, General Collection, Hispanic Division, and Geography and Map Division.Offered as part of the American Memory online resource
Omaha Indian music from the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
No full textEthnographic field collection of traditional Omaha music from the 1890s through the 1980s. Contains recordings from wax cylinders, songs, speeches, interviews, photographs, field notes, and tape logs. Features material from the 1983 Omaha harvest celebration pow-wow, 1985 Hethu'shka Society concert at the Library of Congress, and 1983 and 1999 interviews with members of the Omaha tribe.Title from home page as viewed on Mar. 15, 2000.Offered as part of the American Memory online resource compiled by the National Digital Library Program of the Library of Congress
Collection Management Policy (CMP): A Framework to Achieve Library Goals
No full textCMP is not a miraculous document that carries solutions to all kinds of collection related problems. But, it is far better to have one than not to have. It makes a complex and subjective process of CM less problematic by devising and documenting the philosophy behind a library’s collecting practice. It may serve as a detailed framework to execute the philosophy of a library. Thus, a written CMP has much more to offer to libraries in the digital and hybrid age-- an age which has mesmerized users with explicit and implicit perceptions regarding electronic resources
American women a gateway to Library of Congress resources for the study of women's history and culture in the United States.
No full textA slightly expanded and fully searchable version of American Women: A Library of Congress Guide for the Study of Women's History and Culture in the United States (2001) that has been redesigned for online use, with added illustrations and links to digitized material located throughout the Library of Congress Web site, including 36 items newly digitized especially for American Women.Title from home page (viewed on June 20, 2003).Offered as part of the American Memory online resource compiled by the National Digital Library Program of the Library of Congress
Metadata for Digital Content (MDC) : developing institution-wide policies and standards at the Library of Congress
No full textEsta página incluye la actividad normalizadora de la Library of Congress en cuanto a la creación y gestión de metadatos descriptivos en los distintos proyectos digitales de la misma y que puede ser de interés en otras instituciones. Se incluye una lista matriz de elementos metadata con recomendaciones para dar más consistencia a la creación de nuevos metadatos, con ejemplos de uso que pueden servir de modelo para solucionar casos en proceso; así como una serie de perfiles que se pueden extraer de la lista matriz para usar en aplicaciones específicas o en proyectos
American notes travels in America, 1750-1920 : from the general collections, Library of Congress.
No full text"American Notes: Travels in America, 1750-1920 comprises 253 published narratives by Americans and foreign visitors recounting their travels in the colonies and the United States and their observations and opinions about American peoples, places, and society from about 1750 to 1920. Also included is the thirty-two-volume set of manuscript sources entitled Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, published between 1904 and 1907 after diligent compilation by the distinguished historian and secretary of the Wisconsin Historical Society Reuben Gold Thwaites."Title from home page (viewed on Oct. 3, 2003).Offered as part of the American Memory online resource compiled by the National Digital Library Program of the Library of Congress
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