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2011-09-01

Earlier this summer I posted about  CSPAN documentary on the (USA) Library
of Congress- the largest library in the world with nearly 150 million items.
CSPAN has posted the 1 hour and 31 minute documentary which may be watched
by clicking here.

It is a behind-the-scenes look at the national repository, providing the
history of the institution, a tour of its iconic Jefferson Building, and
glimpses of some of the library's rare book, photo, and map collections. The
film also featured some of the presidential papers housed at the Library of
Congress, ranging from George Washington through Calvin Coolidge. Viewers
learn how the library uses technology to preserve its holdings and expand
public access to them, as well as how technology is helping to uncover new
information about some of the items in its collections.
 
Jan Meisels Allen
IAJGS Vice President
Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee