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September 20, 2012 Thursday 5:16 PM EST
NEW LIBRARY OF CONGRESS MAGAZINE DEBUTS
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- The Library of Congress issued the following
news release:
The new Library of Congress Magazine (LCM) debuts this week. The
bi-monthly, general-interest magazine features educational and
entertaining content about both current and historical events.
"Like our online offerings and exhibitions, the new magazine pulls the
Library's amazing collections off the shelves and out of the archive
boxes, bringing information, images and history together in an
entertaining and informative package," said Gayle Osterberg, the
Library's director of communications and executive editor. "LCM will
be an important channel for communicating the full breadth and scope
of the Library's mission, its expert staff, its collections and its
myriad services to Congress and to the nation."
LCM is the next-generation publication of a Library magazine that
began circulation as a mimeographed staff newsletter during World War
II. The transformed magazine, which will publish six issues per year,
has been re-imagined to better serve contemporary audiences with
information about upcoming programs and more general-interest features
that inspire research and learning.
"The story of the Library is told in this first issue of our new
'Library of Congress Magazine,'" said Librarian of Congress James H.
Billington. "We hope you will like our new magazine, and that it will
lead you to explore the millions of books, manuscripts, photos,
movies, maps and music in our collection, either in-person or online."
In the cover story, readers will learn how, out of the ashes of the
nascent congressional library-which was burned by the British during
the War of 1812-has grown the world's largest repository of knowledge.
Feature stories explore how the Library acquires its collection-now
comprising more than 151 million items-and mark the centennial of
copyright protection for films.
In regular departments such as "How Do I?"; "Online Offerings"; "For
You at the Library"; "Shop the Library" and "Support the Library"
readers will be given information such as how to use the Library and
its resources; see what's new online and for sale in the Library's
Shop, including new Library publications; find out about events they
can attend (or view as webcasts) and exhibitions they can view in
person and online; and learn how donors support the nation's library.
Each issue is beautifully illustrated with historic images drawn from
the Library's collections and contemporary photographs. The premier
issue includes a copy of the "Star-Spangled Banner" signed by composer
Francis Scott Key, Armenian medieval manuscripts, presidential
campaign posters and contemporary images of Library people and places.
The magazine's circulation of 12,000 includes Members of Congress and
libraries and educational institutions throughout the nation and the
world. The publication is also accessible free online at
www.loc.gov/lcm/.
The Library of Congress, the nation's oldest federal cultural
institution and the largest library in the world, holds more than 151
million items in various languages, disciplines and formats. The
Library seeks to spark imagination and creativity and to further human
understanding and wisdom by providing access to knowledge through its
magnificent collections, programs, publications and exhibitions. Many
of the Library's rich resources can be accessed through its website at
http://www.loc.gov.
From: Baghdasarian
September 20, 2012 Thursday 5:16 PM EST
NEW LIBRARY OF CONGRESS MAGAZINE DEBUTS
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- The Library of Congress issued the following
news release:
The new Library of Congress Magazine (LCM) debuts this week. The
bi-monthly, general-interest magazine features educational and
entertaining content about both current and historical events.
"Like our online offerings and exhibitions, the new magazine pulls the
Library's amazing collections off the shelves and out of the archive
boxes, bringing information, images and history together in an
entertaining and informative package," said Gayle Osterberg, the
Library's director of communications and executive editor. "LCM will
be an important channel for communicating the full breadth and scope
of the Library's mission, its expert staff, its collections and its
myriad services to Congress and to the nation."
LCM is the next-generation publication of a Library magazine that
began circulation as a mimeographed staff newsletter during World War
II. The transformed magazine, which will publish six issues per year,
has been re-imagined to better serve contemporary audiences with
information about upcoming programs and more general-interest features
that inspire research and learning.
"The story of the Library is told in this first issue of our new
'Library of Congress Magazine,'" said Librarian of Congress James H.
Billington. "We hope you will like our new magazine, and that it will
lead you to explore the millions of books, manuscripts, photos,
movies, maps and music in our collection, either in-person or online."
In the cover story, readers will learn how, out of the ashes of the
nascent congressional library-which was burned by the British during
the War of 1812-has grown the world's largest repository of knowledge.
Feature stories explore how the Library acquires its collection-now
comprising more than 151 million items-and mark the centennial of
copyright protection for films.
In regular departments such as "How Do I?"; "Online Offerings"; "For
You at the Library"; "Shop the Library" and "Support the Library"
readers will be given information such as how to use the Library and
its resources; see what's new online and for sale in the Library's
Shop, including new Library publications; find out about events they
can attend (or view as webcasts) and exhibitions they can view in
person and online; and learn how donors support the nation's library.
Each issue is beautifully illustrated with historic images drawn from
the Library's collections and contemporary photographs. The premier
issue includes a copy of the "Star-Spangled Banner" signed by composer
Francis Scott Key, Armenian medieval manuscripts, presidential
campaign posters and contemporary images of Library people and places.
The magazine's circulation of 12,000 includes Members of Congress and
libraries and educational institutions throughout the nation and the
world. The publication is also accessible free online at
www.loc.gov/lcm/.
The Library of Congress, the nation's oldest federal cultural
institution and the largest library in the world, holds more than 151
million items in various languages, disciplines and formats. The
Library seeks to spark imagination and creativity and to further human
understanding and wisdom by providing access to knowledge through its
magnificent collections, programs, publications and exhibitions. Many
of the Library's rich resources can be accessed through its website at
http://www.loc.gov.
From: Baghdasarian