The Nation's Library:
The Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

The Nation's Library: The Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., by Alan Bisbort and Linda Barrett Osborne. London: Scala Publishers, 2000. ISBN 0-8444-1014-4. $16.95.

Published in cooperation with the Library of Congress, The Nation's Library is the first guide to the buildings, collections, and services of the Library of Congress since 1988. An artful combination of text, maps, and color illustrations, it presents a brief history of the Library, complete with a timeline, magnificent interior and exterior color views of the Jefferson, Adams, and Madison Buildings, and representative treasures from the collections. This celebratory guidebook describes the Library's many and diverse services to Congress, other libraries, and the nation. It also presents useful information about conducting research--in person and online-in the world's largest library.

For additional information on The Nation's Library: the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., visit www.loc.gov/today/pr/2000/00-045.html.