European collections in the Library of Congress in the field of humanities, social sciences and art

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Library of Congress, European collection, humanities collections, art collections, social sciences collections

Abstract

The Library of Congress of the United States of America is one of the largest libraries with publications from around the world. In addition to collecting American collections, it takes care of the development of collections from other countries. Among the most valuable are European collections. The article presents the characteristics of the collections of the Library of Congress concerning European countries. Primarily the collections in the area of humanities, social sciences and art were discussed.

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Published

2021-12-20

How to Cite

Wojciechowska, M. (2021). European collections in the Library of Congress in the field of humanities, social sciences and art . Zarządzanie Biblioteką, (1(13), 161–172. Retrieved from https://czasopisma.bg.ug.edu.pl/index.php/ZB/article/view/6779

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Biblioteki i bibliotekarze za granicą