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A presentation by 2014 IPS Library of Congress Fellow James West

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Library of Congress (LoC) AHRC IPS alumni presentation James West University of Manchester
1. Library • Brief overview of LoC • Research environment • Research perks 2. Support • Personal experience • General support • Research community 3. Housing • Personal experience • Experiences of other Fellows
1. Library • Brief overview of LoC • Research environment • Research perks 2. Support • Personal experience • General support • Research community 3. Housing • Personal experience • Experiences of other Fellows
• Established in 1800 • Much of original collection destroyed by British during the War of 1812. • Collection moved to Thomas Jefferson Building in 1897 • Joined by the John Adams Building in 1939 and the James Madison Building in 1976. • Self-described ‘largest library in the world’ • 150+ million physical items in collection • 1.5+ million onsite visitors per year • Yearly budget of nearly $600 million
Thomas Jefferson Building
John W. Kluge Center
Fellow Cubicle inside Kluge Center
Main Reading Room, Jefferson Building
1. Library • Brief overview of LoC • Research environment • Research perks 2. Support • Personal experience • General support • Research community 3. Housing • Personal experience • Experiences of other Fellows
1. Library • Brief overview of LoC • Research environment • Research perks 2. Support • Personal experience • General support • Research community 3. Housing • Personal experience • Experiences of other Fellows
Presentation by 2014 IPS Library of Congress Fellow James West

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Presentation by 2014 IPS Library of Congress Fellow James West

  • 1. Library of Congress (LoC) AHRC IPS alumni presentation James West University of Manchester
  • 2. 1. Library • Brief overview of LoC • Research environment • Research perks 2. Support • Personal experience • General support • Research community 3. Housing • Personal experience • Experiences of other Fellows
  • 3. 1. Library • Brief overview of LoC • Research environment • Research perks 2. Support • Personal experience • General support • Research community 3. Housing • Personal experience • Experiences of other Fellows
  • 4. • Established in 1800 • Much of original collection destroyed by British during the War of 1812. • Collection moved to Thomas Jefferson Building in 1897 • Joined by the John Adams Building in 1939 and the James Madison Building in 1976. • Self-described ‘largest library in the world’ • 150+ million physical items in collection • 1.5+ million onsite visitors per year • Yearly budget of nearly $600 million
  • 6. John W. Kluge Center
  • 7. Fellow Cubicle inside Kluge Center
  • 8. Main Reading Room, Jefferson Building
  • 9. 1. Library • Brief overview of LoC • Research environment • Research perks 2. Support • Personal experience • General support • Research community 3. Housing • Personal experience • Experiences of other Fellows
  • 10. 1. Library • Brief overview of LoC • Research environment • Research perks 2. Support • Personal experience • General support • Research community 3. Housing • Personal experience • Experiences of other Fellows

Editor's Notes

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