LOC
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LOC is the commonly used abbreviation for the Library of Congress, the national library of the United States and one of the largest libraries in the world.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| LOC canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural institution
ⓘ
national library ⓘ research library ⓘ |
| abbreviation | LOC self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| buildingStyle |
Palace of Fine Arts
ⓘ
surface form:
Beaux-Arts (Jefferson Building)
|
| collectionSize | one of the largest library collections in the world ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| employs |
archivists
ⓘ
conservators ⓘ librarians ⓘ researchers ⓘ |
| foundedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| governingBody | Librarian of Congress ⓘ |
| hasCollectionType |
books
ⓘ
digital collections ⓘ manuscripts ⓘ maps ⓘ motion pictures ⓘ photographs ⓘ recorded sound ⓘ |
| hasMission |
to further the progress of knowledge and creativity for the benefit of the American people
ⓘ
to support the Congress in fulfilling its constitutional duties ⓘ |
| hasOnlineService |
American Memory
ⓘ
Chronicling America ⓘ Congress.gov ⓘ loc.gov ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Adams Building
ⓘ
Thomas Jefferson Building ⓘ
surface form:
Jefferson Building
Madison Building ⓘ |
| hasReadingRooms |
public reading rooms
ⓘ
specialized research reading rooms ⓘ |
| hasRole |
copyright deposit library of the United States
ⓘ
national library of the United States ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Capitol Hill ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic landmark in Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| inception | 1800 ⓘ |
| legalForm | federal institution ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United States Capitol Complex
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Capitol complex
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| maintains |
Library of Congress Control Number
ⓘ
surface form:
Library of Congress Control Number system
Library of Congress Subject Headings ⓘ MARC bibliographic standards ⓘ |
| namedAfter | United States Congress ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| primaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| refersTo | Library of Congress ⓘ |
| significantEvent | major expansion after the 1814 burning of Washington ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Library of Congress