-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Library of Congress Offers Free Monthly Web Conference Orientation to Web Site Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:55:11 -0400 From: Edward James Redmond <[log in to unmask]> To: "Maps-l" <[log in to unmask]> For those interested in learning more about the Library of Congress' online collections - including maps - see below: —------- July 2, 2008 Digital Reference Section, Library of Congress, Offers Monthly Orientation to Web Site The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and the largest library in the world, with more than 134 million books, recordings, photographs and prints, maps, music items, and manuscripts. Collected in more than 470 languages, the materials range from rare cuneiform tablets to born digital materials. Through its Web site (www.loc.gov), the Library makes available its resources, services, and more than eleven million of its items in American history and culture. How can you access the wealth of information available on the Library’s Web site? What resources and services can assist you? The Digital Reference Section (DRS) conducts a free, one-hour orientation monthly, on the second Wednesday at 11 a.m. - noon, Eastern time, via Web conference. Throughout the program, DRT staff provide opportunities to ask questions, learn strategies for online access of the materials, and sample the collections and resources provided to facilitate your research. The next session will be July 9, 11 a.m. - noon, Eastern time. To learn more and register for the Orientation, visit http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/orientation.html. Confirmation will be sent via email. Each session is limited to fifteen people, on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information or to request an Orientation for a group, contact the Digital Reference Team via the Ask A Librarian form at http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/ask-digital.html. —------------- Ed Redmond Geography & Map Reference Specialist Geography and Map Division Library of Congress 101 Independence Ave, SE Washington, DC 20540-4651 (202) 707-8548 [log in to unmask] ------------------------------------------- The views expressed in this message are solely mine and do not necessarily represent those of the Library of Congress.