Librarian of Congress

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federal government position leadership role public office

The Librarian of Congress is the chief executive and primary steward of the United States Library of Congress, overseeing its collections, services, and national library programs.

Aliases (2)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal government position → leadership role → public office →
appointedBy	President of the United States →
appointedFor	indefinite term →
confirmedBy	United States Senate →
country	United States of America →
employer	Library of Congress →
fieldOfWork	copyright administration → cultural heritage preservation → information management → librarianship →
hasAuthorityOver	Library of Congress access policy → Library of Congress acquisitions policy → Library of Congress budget execution → Library of Congress cataloging policy → Library of Congress organizational structure →
headOf	Library of Congress →
inception	1802 →
jurisdiction	Library of Congress →
legalBasis	Act of Congress →
locationOfWork	Washington, D.C. →
memberOf	federal legislative branch support offices →
officeType	chief executive of the Library of Congress →
oversees	Library of Congress collections → Library of Congress digital programs → Library of Congress national library programs → Library of Congress outreach and education programs → Library of Congress preservation programs → Library of Congress reading rooms → Library of Congress research services → Library of Congress services →
partOf	Library of Congress →
reportsTo	United States Congress →
residence	Washington, D.C. →
responsibleFor	administration of Library of Congress staff → copyright registration administration → development of library collections → national bibliographic control → national library programs of the United States → oversight of Library of Congress collections → oversight of Library of Congress services → policy direction of the Library of Congress → preservation of library materials → strategic planning for the Library of Congress →
scopeOfWork	national →
seat	Thomas Jefferson Building →
sector	public sector →
workLocation	Library of Congress buildings on Capitol Hill →

Referenced by (21)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Librarian’s Conference Room → Librarian’s Conference Room ("Library of Congress leadership") → Librarian’s Dining Room →	associatedWith
National Recording Preservation Board → Register of Copyrights → United States Copyright Office →	subordinateTo
National Film Preservation Board → Register of Copyrights →	reportsTo
National Recording Preservation Board →	advises
United States National Recording Registry →	announcedBy
Register of Copyrights →	appointedBy
National Film Preservation Act of 1988 →	assignsResponsibilityTo
National Recording Preservation Act of 2000 →	boardAdvises
Thomas Jefferson Building ("Librarian’s Ceremonial Office") →	contains
National Recording Preservation Act of 2000 →	designatesRoleFor
National Film Registry →	firstSelectionsAnnouncedBy
National Recording Preservation Act of 2000 →	givesAuthorityTo
Library of Congress →	governedBy
Library of Congress →	governingBody
Archibald MacLeish →	positionHeld
Librarian’s Suite →	usedBy