What materials are in the Library of Congress collections?
The Library has in its collections well over 100 million items, in hundreds of different languages and virtually every format–not just books and journals, but also prints, drawings, government documents, photographs, microforms, films, sound and video recordings, manuscripts, and other formats. As large and diverse as the Library’s collections are, it does not have every book ever published. While virtually all subject areas are represented in the collections, the Library does not attempt to collect comprehensively in the areas of clinical medicine and technical agriculture, which are covered by the National Library of Medicine and the National Agricultural Library, respectively. Researchers should also note that the Library of Congress is distinct from the National Archives, which is the major repository for the official records of the United States government. Back to Questions • Where are the Library of Congress collections stored? Because of the extraordinary size and diversity of
