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Library of Congress Information Bulletin

James Billington addressing the media.

May 2009 - Vol. 68, No. 5

The World at Your Fingertips

Cover Story
A treasure trove of cultural artifacts and international collections have been assembled for the new World Digital Library, available free via the Internet.

About the Cover

  • A man and woman looking at a computer screen.TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGY
    The framework for the new World Digital Library had to be both robust and easy to use, which required exhaustive behind-the-scenes work.

  • A crowd of reporters.LIBRARY OF CONGRESS IN THE NEWS

  • A man and woman talking at a reception.A MORE PERFECT UNION
    Library staff and guests assembled recently to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC).

  • Nelson AlgrenSOUL OF A PEOPLE
    A Library program highlighted the Federal Writers Project and how it documented America during the Great Depression of the 1930s.

  • No image available.GLIN EXCELLENCE
    The Global Legal Information Network has won a 2009 Excellence in Government Award from the Industry Advisory Council.

  • Detail of an abstract print of a landscape.ART OF THE ABSTRACT
    The Library has acquired a notable collection of American Abstract Expressionist prints from the 1940s through 1960s.

  • Arthur Guerrero, a disabled vet.WOUNDS THAT DO NOT HEAL
    The Library’s Veterans History Project spotlights the stories of disabled vets in a new web presentation.

  • Barbara RingerPASSAGES

  • A young boy.NEWS FROM THE CENTER FOR THE BOOK

  • Petr Kolar and James BillingtonCZECH CINEMA
    The Embassy of the Czech Republic has donated a collection of important Czech films to the Library.

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