With approximately two-thirds of
the books and periodicals in its collections in languages other
than English, the Library of Congress is truly an international
resource. It houses information on virtually every country, region,
national, ethnic, and religious group, often equal to or surpassing
collections found elsewhere. For example, the Library's Chinese,
Russian, Japanese, Korean, and Polish collections are the largest
outside of those countries, and the Arabic collections are the
largest outside of Egypt. The collection of Luso-Hispanic materials
is the largest in the world; its collection of Judaica ranks among
the largest anywhere.
Global
Resources
A description of the scale and depth of the international collections
held by the Library of Congress
Library
of Congress African & Middle Eastern Collections: An Illustrated
Guide (Web
Edition) - Specialists and curators on the Library's
staff describe notable items of interest to researchers
Library
of Congress Asian Collections: An Illustrated
Guide (Web Edition) - Specialists and curators
on the Library's staff describe notable items of interest
to researchers
Library
of Congress European Collections: An Illustrated Guide
(Web Edition) - Specialists and curators on the Library's
staff describe notable items of interest to researchers
Library
of Congress Hispanic and Portuguese Collections: An Illustrated
Guide (Web Edition) - Specialists and curators
on the Library's staff describe notable items of interest to researchers
"A
World of Books"
Annotated surveys of noteworthy books from around the globe
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