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 fifteen million of its items in American history and culture.

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 Wednesday, September 9, 11:00 am -12:00 pm, EDT. 
To learn more and register for the Orientation, visit
http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/orientation.html.  Confirmation will be sent
via email.  For more information or to request an 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.

Please excuse cross-postings.

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