More than a Library for Congress: Making LC the Nation's Library.

Mason, Marilyn Gell

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Publication Date: 1993

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More than a Library for Congress: Making LC the Nation's Library.

Mason, Marilyn Gell

Library Journal, v118 n18 p40-43 Nov 1 1993

Discusses designating the Library of Congress (LC) as a national library. Topics addressed include problems with Congress; costs of serving the information needs of Congress; funds for electronic conversion; access to LC resources; user fees; reallocating federal library aid; and governance of LC. (LRW)

Descriptors: Access to Information, Costs, Databases, Federal Aid, Federal Government, Governance, Library Administration, Library Automation, National Libraries, Online Systems, Problems, User Needs (Information)

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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