A presentation by 2013 IPS Library of Congress Fellow Lydia Morgan

1. AHRC IPS LOC DC
AHRC International Placement
Scheme, Library of Congress,
Washington DC

2. Library of Congress
The LOC is the largest library in
the world.
Situated in the heart of American
politics.
Surrounded by culture and art.

3. The three branches
of the library
Its collections cover:
American History
Arts & Culture
Government, Law & Politics
Maps & Geography
News, Journalism & Advertising
Religion & Philosophy
Science, Technology & Business
Sports, Recreation & Leisure
World History & Cultures

4. The Library of Congress has a “collection of more than 158
million items includes more than 36 million cataloged books
and other print materials in 460 languages; more than 69
million manuscripts; the largest rare book collection in North
America; and the world's largest collection of legal materials,
films, maps, sheet music and sound recordings.”

5. The LOC provides a space to immerse
yourself in material in one place

6. Value added to current
and future research
• Wrote a Chapter
• Understanding of American
Constitution and Political
Context
• Experience of Researching in
another jurisdiction

7. Gained Professional connections
and experience
• Met with experts, including eminent professors
at Georgetown Law
• Presented a paper at the LoC to an
internationally diverse disciplinary audience

8. The CV…

9. ‘Networking’

10. Hegel said “The owl of
Minerva spreads its wings
only with the falling of the
dusk”.
Minerva, the Roman
goddess of wisdom, must
spread her wings to
acquire knowledge.

11. All PhDs
need a little
bit of fun
injected into
them!