Collections Served by the Collections Access, Loan and Management
Division
Introduction
This
guide describes the collections served by the Collections Access, Loan
Management Division (CALM) and provides brief requesting information.
It is intended for researchers using, or planning
to use, any of the following facilities:
- Main Reading Room (Jefferson Building)
- Local History and Genealogy Reading Room (Jefferson Building)
- Science Reading Room (Adams Building)
- Business Reference Services (Adams Building)
(Library employees should
see the "Library Staff" version of this document, which lists other
means of requesting that are not available to the public.)
Questions
about these collections or about services offered by CALM can be answered
at a Book Service Desk or at a Book Service Desk (see end of this
document for locations and hours of operation). Researchers may also
send an inquiry to
Ask a
Librarian
Collection Level Cataloging (CLC) Collection
Description: This growing collection is comprised
of groups of materials on a related subject that are stored together
physically (in archival boxes) and that are described in one bibliographic
record. Most of the materials are unbound, and many are pamphlets.
There are often dozens of items housed together under one CLC number.
(NOTE - Be aware that other custodial units hold CLC materials.
The bibliographic record will indicate when materials are assigned
to a custodial unit other than CALM.)
How to Request: Submit request at a Book Service Desk. (NOTE - These collections must be consulted in the special materials alcove in the Center Room of the Science and Business Reading Room on the 5th floor of the Adams Building.)
Directories (City, Criss-Cross and Telephone)
and Social Registers
Description: This collection is comprised of bound
volumes of City Directories, Criss-Cross Directories, Telephone
Directories (white and yellow pages), and Social Registers. (NOTE
- Current editions of directories are available as part of the Main
Reading Room reference collection. Much of the retrospective bound
directories collection has been replaced by microfilm, which is
available through the Microform Reading Room.)
How to Request: Submit a paper call slip at a
Book Service Desk
General Collections
Description: Approximately twelve million books,
bound serials and other materials classified under the LC Classification
System comprise this collection. Includes all such items not assigned
to other Library custodial units.
How to Request: Submit a paper call slip at a
Book Service Desk
Lesser-Known Languages Collection
Description: This collection is comprised of assemblages
of uncataloged materials printed in over 600 languages, dialects,
pidgins and creoles. The materials for each language are grouped
together and stored in archival boxes. The number of items per language
varies greatly. In some cases, there are only one or two items for
a language, while others have over one hundred. (NOTE - Be aware
that other custodial units also hold Lesser Known Languages materials.
The bibliographic record will indicate when a language is assigned
to a custodial unit other than CALM.)
How to Request: Submit request at a Book Service Desk. (NOTE - These collections must be consulted in the special materials alcove in the Center Room of the Science and Business Reading Room on the 5th floor of the Adams Building.)
MLC Collection
Description: This collection is comprised of
monographs that have received minimal level cataloging treatment.
Items do
not receive Library of Congress call numbers, but instead are assigned
"one-up" MLC numbers that facilitate the shelving of items by size.
A typical MLC number is MLCS 91-9437. The "S" indicates small
physical size; "91" indicates 1991; and 9437 is the "one-up" shelving
number. MLCs are
shelved
offsite at Fort Meade. (NOTE
-Be aware that other custodial units also hold MLC items. The
bibliographic
record
will indicate
when a MLC
item is assigned to a custodial unit other than CALM.)
How to Request: Submit a paper call slip at a
Book Service Desk (for items held at Fort Meade only)
Priority 4 Collection
Description: This collection contains 108,000
monograph and serial volumes, in various subject areas, that were
given minimal cataloging treatment.
How to Request: Submit request at a Book Service Desk. (NOTE - These collections must be consulted in the special materials alcove in the Center Room of the Science and Business Reading Room on the 5th floor of the Adams Building.)
WMLC Collection
Description: The WMLC collection is comprised
of serials that have received minimal level cataloging treatment.
The Collections Access, Loan and Management Division holds the bound
portion of this collection only, and it is stored at the Landover
Center Annex. (NOTE - The unbound portion of the collection
is held on-site in the Serial and Government Publications Division.)
How to Request: Submit request at a Book Service Desk.
X Collection
Description: The X Collection can be described
as an early precursor to the Collection Level Cataloging Collection.
It is comprised of groups of materials on a related subject that
are stored together physically (in archival boxes). However, there
is no "cataloging" of these materials, except for the application
of a general LC Classification number. The materials in this collection
are predominantly of a pamphlet or ephemeral nature.
How to Request: Submit request at a Book Service Desk. (NOTE - These collections must be consulted in the special materials alcove in the Center Room of the Science and Business Reading Room on the 5th floor of the Adams Building.)
Questions & Comments
Any
questions or comments about this document or about the services provided
by the Collections Access, Loan & Management Division may be sent
to Ask
a Librarian
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