The University of
Maryland librarians have arranged for a specialized tour of the Library of
Congress on two separate days. The tour will be given by Abby Yochelson,
one of the Library of Congress reference librarians. Although these tours have been
organized with graduate students in mind, faculty and staff are welcome to
attend.
Click on the URL
of the tour date you would like to attend and fill out the registration
information. Each tour can accommodate a maximum of 25
people. If your registration is accepted you will receive an email
confirmation. If you receive the message “sorry, but this form is no
longer accepting submissions” this means the tour is already filled to
capacity.
Friday, October
17, 10 am – 12:30 pm
Wednesday,
October 22, 10 am – 12:30 pm
The tour will
meet in the Lobby of the Jefferson Building, the oldest of the three buildings
of the Library of Congress. Each of you will be responsible for getting
there on your own. Directions and a map of the Library of Congress buildings
can be found at:http://www.loc.gov/visit/directions/ . It is essential that you
arrive on time.
If you wish to
get a Reader Identification Card at the end of the tour you will need to
present one of the following: a valid driver's license, state-issued
identification card, or passport. You will also need to pre-register
which you can do online at: http://www.loc.gov/rr/readerregistration.html /
The session will
include the following:
1. Basics
about doing research at the Library of Congress.
2. Tour of the
Library of Congress Great Hall and the Main Reading Room. The Main Reading Room
is the primary entrance into the Library's research collections, and the
principal reading room for work in the humanities and social sciences.
3. Overview of
electronic databases available at the Library of Congress.
4. Tour of the
Newspaper and Current Periodicals Room (Madison Building)
5. Visit the
Reader Registration Room (Madison Building) for those who wish to obtain their
Reader Identification Cards. Please be sure to pre-register online. https://wwws.loc.gov/readerreg/remote/
