Author: Library of Congress. Geography and Map DivisionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
The Geography and Map Division
Author: Library of Congress. Geography and Map DivisionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Union List of Serials
Author: United States. General Accounting Office. Library SystemPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
The Music Division
Author: Library of CongressA Guide to Finding Business Information at the Library of Congress
Author: Library of Congress. Humanities and Social Sciences DivisionPublisher: Library of Congress
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
The Library of Congress Civil War Desk Reference
Author: Margaret E. WagnerPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439148848
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 978
Book Description
History.
Congressional Record
Author: United States. CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1324
Book Description
Washington at the Plow
Author: Bruce A. RagsdalePublisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674246381
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
A fresh, original look at George Washington as an innovative land manager whose singular passion for farming would unexpectedly lead him to reject slavery. George Washington spent more of his working life farming than he did at war or in political office. For over forty years, he devoted himself to the improvement of agriculture, which he saw as the means by which the American people would attain the Òrespectability & importance which we ought to hold in the world.Ó Washington at the Plow depicts the Òfirst farmer of AmericaÓ as a leading practitioner of the New Husbandry, a transatlantic movement that spearheaded advancements in crop rotation. A tireless experimentalist, Washington pulled up his tobacco and switched to wheat production, leading the way for the rest of the country. He filled his library with the latest agricultural treatises and pioneered land-management techniques that he hoped would guide small farmers, strengthen agrarian society, and ensure the prosperity of the nation. Slavery was a key part of WashingtonÕs pursuits. He saw enslaved field workers and artisans as means of agricultural development and tried repeatedly to adapt slave labor to new kinds of farming. To this end, he devised an original and exacting system of slave supervision. But Washington eventually found that forced labor could not achieve the productivity he desired. His inability to reconcile ideals of scientific farming and rural order with race-based slavery led him to reconsider the traditional foundations of the Virginia plantation. As Bruce Ragsdale shows, it was the inefficacy of chattel slavery, as much as moral revulsion at the practice, that informed WashingtonÕs famous decision to free his slaves after his death.
America's Greatest Library
Author: John Young ColePublisher: Giles
ISBN: 9781911282136
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A new visual history of the Library of Congress from its creation in 1800 to the present day.
LC21
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309171687
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Digital information and networks challenge the core practices of libraries, archives, and all organizations with intensive information management needs in many respectsâ€"not only in terms of accommodating digital information and technology, but also through the need to develop new economic and organizational models for managing information. LC21: A Digital Strategy for the Library of Congress discusses these challenges and provides recommendations for moving forward at the Library of Congress, the world's largest library. Topics covered in LC21 include digital collections, digital preservation, digital cataloging (metadata), strategic planning, human resources, and general management and budgetary issues. The book identifies and elaborates upon a clear theme for the Library of Congress that is applicable more generally: the digital age calls for much more collaboration and cooperation than in the past. LC21 demonstrates that information-intensive organizations will have to change in fundamental ways to survive and prosper in the digital age.
Guide to Reference in Business and Economics
Author: Steven W. SowardsPublisher: American Library Association
ISBN: 0838912346
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description
Focusing on print and electronic sources that are key to business and economics reference, this work is a must-have for every reference desk. Readers will find sources of information on such topics asBusiness lawE-commerceInternational businessManagement of information systemsOccupations and careersMarket researchGuide to Reference is used internationally as the “source of first resort” for identifying information and training reference professionals, and this book will help connect librarians and researchers to the most relevant sources of information on business and economics.