Digital Reference Section, Library of Congress, Offers Monthly  
Orientation to Web Site

The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural  
institution and the largest library in the world, with more than 134  
million books, recordings, photographs and prints, maps, music items,  
and manuscripts.  Collected in more than 470 languages, the materials  
range from rare cuneiform tablets to born digital materials.  Through  
its Web site (www.loc.gov), the Library makes available its resources,  
services, and more than eleven million of its items in American  
history and culture.

How can you access the wealth of information available on the  
Library’s Web site?  What resources and services can assist you?  The  
Digital Reference Section (DRS) conducts a free, one-hour orientation  
monthly, on the second Wednesday at 11 a.m. - noon, Eastern time, via  
Web conference.  Throughout the program, DRS staff provide  
opportunities to ask questions, learn strategies for online access of  
the materials, and sample the collections and resources provided to  
facilitate your research.

The next session will be January 14, 11 a.m. - noon, Eastern time.  To  
register for the Orientation, use the Participant Registration Form,  
available from  http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/orientation_form.php.   
Confirmation, log on instructions, and the handout will be sent via  
email.  Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis.  For more  
information or to request the Orientation for a group, contact the  
Digital Reference Section via the Ask A Librarian form at http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/ask-digital.html 
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