The Library Of Congress (Paperback, 1)

Preface -- Introduction -- An Informal History: How the Library Got Where It Is -- The History through Spofford -- The History: Young to Boorstin -- The Organization of the Library -- The Library When It's Working Well -- Acquiring the Collections -- Controlling the Collections -- Using the Collections: The Research Services -- Using the Collections: The Congressional Research Service -- Using the Collections: The Law Library -- Services to the Blind and Physically Handicapped -- The Library of Congress and the Performing Arts -- The Library under Stress: Relationships with the Special Elites -- The Library of Congress and Congress: the Congressional Research Service -- The Library of Congress and Congress: The National Library -- The Library of Congress and the Library World: Cards and the National Bibliography -- The Library of Congress and the Library World: Computers -- The Library of Congress and the Scholarly World: The Situation before Boorstin -- The Library of Congress and the Scholarly World: The Situation since Boorstin -- Question for the Year 2000 -- Do We Need a National Library?For Whom to Do What? -- Librarians of Congress