LOC

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cultural institution national library research library

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.

Aliases (1)

Library of Congress ×46

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural institution → national library → research library →
abbreviation	LOC →
buildingStyle	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 → 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 → Washington, D.C. →
maintains	Library of Congress Control Number system → Library of Congress Subject Headings → MARC bibliographic standards →
namedAfter	United States Congress →
ownedBy	United States federal government →
primaryLanguage	English →
refersTo	Library of Congress →
significantEvent	major expansion after the 1814 burning of Washington →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Library of Congress → Library of Congress →	abbreviation