Did you know that the Library of Congress and the History Channel have created a partnership? It sounds like teachers will benefit from this as well! According to the Library of Congress website at http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2008/08-075.html, ''The Library of Congress and History™ have joined forces to create a multimedia partnership to ...

Have you seen the Guide to Online Resources in Library and Information Science from the Library of Congress? Check it out at http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/libsci/ The site says, ''This guide is intended for individuals without ready access to print resources and subscription databases in the field of library and information science. It ...

On March 20, 2008, at 2 p.m. Eastern time, there will be a free EASI webinar: Updating NLS Library of Congress Uses of Digital Book Formats. The presenters will be Lloyd Rasmussen, Acting Head, Engineering Section, National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, and 3 patrons who have been part of the NLS digital download ...

I received the following email today from Alice L. Hagemeyer, Director of the National Literary Society of the Deaf: On Thursday, March 13, 2008 from 11:00 a.m. to 12 noon, the Center for the Book at the Library of Congress, in partnership with the National Literary Society of the Deaf (NLSD), will be hosting a program entitled, “Researching Amos ...

I recently received the following email from an author of one of the NLS talking books! Check it out, and yes, be sure to read the book! :) Hi, My editor at Disaboom.com recommended your website and blog. I would like to make you aware that my novel, Blind Traveler Down a Dark River, is part of the Library of Congress Talking Book Library ...

USA.gov has a government and public libraries section at http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Reference_Shelf/Libraries.shtml. The site includes a library search, where you can search for libraries within 10 miles of a specific zip code. Links to library related websites are organized alphabetically on the site. Some of the links go to sites like Ask a ...