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These materials are accessible
through the Library of Congress
Online Catalog and are served to researchers in the following
reading rooms of the Library:
The Main Reading Room in the Thomas Jefferson Building is the
principal reference and book service point for the Library's general
collections.
All researchers must have a Library-issued
Reader Identification Card to use these collections. All collections
are stored in areas that are off-limits to the public and to staff
without authorization. This "closed stack policy," like
the reader identification program, ensures the security of the
Library's collections. Researchers new to the Library are encouraged
to take the "Research
Orientation to the Library of Congress" course offered
by the Humanities and Social Sciences Division. This 90-minute
class, offered throughout the year, is a basic introduction for
researchers using any of the Library of Congress collections and
resources.
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