from the Library of Congress website, In an ongoing effort to make its digital educational, historical and cultural resources available to web users across a broad spectrum of platforms, the Library of Congress today launched “The Library of Congress...

In response to pressure by newspapers that say Google’s First Click Free program is allowing people to “steal”  their content, Google has announced a change to First Click Free. Those  who click more than five times in a day to access content from a...

The Library has received new books on Japan as part of the “100 Books for Understanding Contemporary Japan “  Nippon Foundation donation program.  New books include:  Dreamland Japan : writings on modern manga   Network power : Japan and Asia...

Peter Drucker, considered the father of business management, was born 100 years ago on November 19, 1909.  Although he died a few days short of his 96 birthday, Mr. Drucker’s impact is still felt strongly today.  His teachings on ethical leadership...

Congratulations to Dr. David Crawford for winning the 2009 Julian Steward Award for the best monograph in environmental/ecological anthropology published in the past three years (2006, 2007 and 2008) for his book Moroccan Households in the World...