Library of Congress is located in Washington, D.C. and is used by Senators, Congressmen and women, and anyone in the world.

The Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/index.html
“The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world, with millions of books, recordings, photographs, maps and manuscripts in its collections…”

Look through these resources for your research: http://www.loc.gov/rr/

Examples of what is there:

• Audio Recordings
• Books
• Films, Videos
• Legislation
• Manuscripts/Mixed Material
• Maps
• Notated Music
• Newspapers
• Periodicals
• Personal Narratives
• Photos, Prints, Drawings
• Software, E-Resources
• Archived Web Sites
• Web Pages
• 3-D Objects

STUDENTS & LIFELONG LEARNERS

• Ask a Librarian
• Poetry 180
• Primary Source Sets
• Science: Everyday Mysteries

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General Databases (Multidisciplinary): Below are 3 examples.

FindArticles: LookSmart's FindArticles allows users to search and read over 2 million articles from over 500 publications.

Frequently Used Sites Related to U.S. Federal Government Information

• Guide to Library of Congress Microform Collections in the Humanities and Social Sciences Division. Browse able guide to over 7 million pieces in the Library's vast and various microfilm collections, representing global information ranging from human prehistory to unidentified flying objects.

Librarians' Internet Index includes 20,000+ carefully selected and annotated sites, many useful for academic research.
http://lii.org/