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The article discusses the largest publicly available collection of comic books in the U.S., held by the Library of Congress in the Serial and Government Publications Division, that features over 135,000 issues, and the use of the collection for research. Topics discussed include use of comic books for arts, advertising, history and popular culture research, evolution of American comic books from newspaper comic strips in the late 19th century, and emergence of celebrity comic books.

The article reports that Flemish scholar and geographer Abraham Ortelius published his revolutionary "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum", considered the first true atlas in the modern sense, and Ortelius' transformative work, patrons to suit the needs of the individual customer.

The article reports that the American Women Research Guide Series, women's history collections and resources at the U.S. Library of Congress, has been revised and updated online to make it more easily discoverable by researchers.

The article offers information on the collections available at the private libraries in the Library of Congress that are either acquired through donation, purchase or an Act of Congress and on a major collection donated by Businessman Jay Kislak.

The article focuses on Library of Congress' inaugural Connecting Communities Digital Initiative scholar in residence project titled "Black Film Archive: Tenderness in Black Film" that seeks to answer how can examine the necessities and possibilities of tenderness.

The article discusses the tricentennial of the founding of the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. Topics include the founding of the city in 1781 by the French explorer Jean Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, its unique culture and its reputation as the birthplace of jazz music and the Mardi Gras. Some photographs of the city's history, available in the Library collections, are also included.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of researching the life of the jazz composer Billy Strayhorn.

The article presents an interview with Danna Bell, educational resource specialist at the Library of Congress, who discusses role of Educational Outreach to engage students and encourage critical thinking; advancements in educational technology; and online access to resources of the Library.

The article focuses on how daguerreotypes and digital images from the photography collection of the U.S. Library of Congress have been used to illustrate books and publications.

The article focuses on the effort by the U.S. Library of Congress to preserve the country's historical broadcasts, along with the challenge faced with the degradation of the media on which broadcasts were recorded.

The article focuses on Cathy Martyniak role as chief of the Collections Management Division which involve coordinating different tasks in conjunction with divisions across the Library as CMD staff and contractors responsible for moving library materials amongst Library three Capitol Hill buildings.

A photograph of Library of Congress digital specialist Diane Schug-O'Neill digitizing a map from the collections is presented.

The article reviews the book "Our Auntie Rosa: The Family of Rosa Parks Remembers Her Life & Lessons" by Sheila McCauley Keys and Eddie B. Allen Jr., and "A Long Struggle for Freedom" exhibition celebrating Parks' role in the civil rights movement at the Library of Congress through January 2, 2016.

The article offers information on photography collection on various American private libraries including Seattle Central Library, Washington, Roscoe Library, South Dakota, and Library of Congress by photographerRobert Dawson.

The article discusses information on how the nonprofit organization The Library of Congress acquired its growing collection of 160.7 million items including books, manuscripts and articles audio video formats. Collections are mentioned to come to the Library through gifts, the U.S. Copyright Office, and exchanges in addition to purchases. Article also discusses the former U.S. President Thomas Jefferson's efforts as the founder of this Library which is the world's largest one.

The article informs that Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, a collection of large-scale, building-level maps, depict the commercial, industrial and residential sections of cities and towns in the U.S. Canada and Mexico, and Sanborn collection about fire insurance maps comprising individual sheets.

The article discusses how the fight of Samuel L. Clemans, the American author and humorist known as Mark Twain, for the intellectual property rights to his works helped protect authors in the U.S. and overseas. Topics mentioned include the comic sketch "Tire Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," Twain's frustration on literary piracy, and his role as a leading advocate for an international copyright law that was enacted by U.S. Congress in 1891.

The article discusses the history behind the original commission of the one-act ballet "Appalachian Spring," composed by Aaron Coplan, which debuted at the Library of Congress on October 30, 1944. Topics mentioned include a letter from choreographer Martha Graham to Coplan on July 22, 1943, the number of works commissioned by the Coolidge Foundation in various musical genres since its inception in 1925, and the presentation of the ballet as part of the Library's 10th Festival of Chamber Music.

The article provides information on the collections of sports broadcast recordings acquired by the U.S. Library of Congress. They include the private collection of oil engineer John Miley of radio and television broadcast recordings of sporting events in 1920 to 1972, a collection of recorded sports interviews on the radio show "Sports Byline USA," and the personal collection of sports broadcaster Bob Wolff.

The article provides information on the online offerings of the Library of Congress. It notes that the library offers authoritative and comprehensive web-based training for the catalogers as it replaces the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules standard with the new Resource Description and Access (RDA) standard on March 31, 2013. Over 12,000 of the library's almost 5.5 million cartographic materials are available and accessible online.

The article presents step-by-step instructions for using the Duplication Services of the U.S. Library of Congress.

An interview with Diane Schug-O'Neill, a digital conversion specialist at Geography and Map Division is presented, including digital-related questions and to tailor digital projects to reflect the division's collections; and digitizing and organizing Department of Navy documentation.

The article reports on the effort of the Library of Congress in the U.S. in increasing focus on born-digital collecting and user interaction with content.

The article presents an interview with Kate Zwaard, digital strategy director of the Library of Congress in the U.S., who discusses her role at the library, how she prepared for her position, and its plan for crowdsourcing.

The article presents an interview with Andrew Huber, of Veterans History Project (VHP). It mentions his views on to introduce people to VHP; focuses on to preserve oral histories and documentary materials from veterans of World War I, World War II; and his favorite collection items.

The article offers information about rare newspapers document life in internment camps and also the story of life behind barbed wire for Japanese Americans during World War II.

The article focuses on the goal of Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress is to make resources more accessible to folks everywhere, & mentions that Library has adopted a digital strategic plan calling for a digital transformation to ensure that all Americans are connected with the Library of Congress.

The article offers Library of Congress news briefs including Carla Hayden has been named for Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song; the appointment of Michelle Light as director of the Special Collections Directorate; and Library received grant for big data project.

The article offers information on the Library of Congress's collection on Alexander Hamilton's papers and how theatrical production "Hamilton" created by Lin-Manuel Miranda was based on those documents.

The article reports on the decision of the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. to release its collection of Sanborn fire insurance maps on the Internet.

The article focuses on the American Archive of Public Broacasting (AAPR) initiative launched by the Library of Congress and WGBH station and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to preserve historical public television and radio programs.

The article offers information on the color palette featured on the cover image of issue.

The article offers information on some of the movie pictures collected by moving image curator Rob Stone from the Library of Congress' collections, which include the Jerry Lewis Collection with titles such as "Come Back, Little Shiksa" and "Fairfax Avenue."

The article reports that American Folklife Center of Library of Congress has released an online publication of manuscripts and documents related to folklorist Alan Lomax as the library's precious collections.

The article presents details of the 540 Civil War stereograph images added to the Library of Congress built from a collection by Robin Stanford, a Texas grandmother. The collection includes photos by photographers Mathew Brady, James M. Osborn and Alexander Gardner compiled with the help of Bob Zeller, president of the Center for Civil War Photography. The photographs depict Civil War, the U.S. President Abraham Lincoln's funeral procession and actual scenes of slavery.

The article reports that Library of Congress has acquired humorist, commentator and playwright Art Buchwald's archive.

The article reports that the historical versions of U.S. federal law known as U.S. Code have been published online and are being made freely accessible by the Library of Congress.

The article reports that few selected group of motion pictures have been named to the Library's National Film Registry of the Library of Congress that is available for viewing to the public on YouTube as well as on the Library's website.

The article announces that the Library of Congress will open an exhibition on June 29, 2018 that will feature U.S.'s popular sport baseball and will also include film screenings, teacher workshops and family activities.

The article offers information on the Library of Congress Labs web site, located at labs.loc.gov, launched by the U.S. Library of Congress to host hosts experiments, projects, and events that encourage the use of Library's digital collections.

The article offers U.S. Library of Congress news briefs as of July 2017 including Federal Library and Information Network's Federal Library Technician award to Jennea Augsbury; Gene Luen Yang's Reading Without Walls reading program; and book "The Card Catalog: Books, Cards, and Literary Treasures."

The article announces appointment of Edward L. (Ted) Widmer as director of the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress.

The article reports on a memorandum of understanding signed by the Library of Congress, the Royal Collection Trust and King's College London wherein they agreed to share resources to contribute towards digitization of the papers of King George III.

The article announces winners of the Library of Congress Literacy Awards for 2016 which includes organizations such as the Libraries Without Borders; the Parent-Child Home Program; and the Reading Rocket.

The article reports that the historic Ceremonial Office in the Thomas Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress will be open for public viewing; and mentions us of the room for ceremonial purposes since 1980.

The article focuses on the agreement reached by WWOZ radio station manager David Freedman with the Library of Congress to preserve the station's recordings.

The article focuses on the legislation approved by the President John Adams on April 24, 1800 for establishing the Library of Congress and appropriated 5,000 dollar for the purchase of such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress. It further mentions that an act of Congress that approved by President Ulysses S. Grant on July 8, 1870 was the biggest boon to the Library's collection hat centralized all U.S. copyright registration and deposit activities at the Library of Congress.

The article explores the initiative from philanthropist Howard Buffett's Buffett Foundation to preserve the collection of papers by African American ciivil rights leader Rosa Parks, which includes personal correspondence, her own writings and her Presidential Medal of Freedom.

The article reports on the celebration of the 2016 African American History Month in February, which will center on the theme "Hallowed Grounds: Sites of African American Memories and will highlight sites like the 1538 Ninth Street N.W. in Washington, D.C. home of Carter G. Woodson.

The article focuses on the 100th anniversary of the Panama Canal, Panama which connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The Panamanian government is planning to celebrate the anniversary by allowing all cruises to have one trip through the canal this year. Brief description of the Panama Canal mobile application is presented.