Library of Congress Public FTP Site

The Library of Congress has placed a variety of files on a central computer for anonymous file transfer by Internet users.

The contents of the /pub directory are described below. Select any hypertext link to view the contents of that directory:

/american.memory

Various reports and papers written about the American Memory Project at the Library of Congress.

/cds

Documention and demonstration files for the Classification Plus - Cataloger's Desktop software.

/copyright

Copyright Office Circulars, Form Letters, and other information.

/ead

Information about the Encoded Archival Description (EAD) Document Type Description (DTD), including the ALPHA version for downloading.

/exhibit.images

Library of Congress Exhibits sre no longer available via FTP. All online versions of Library exhibits are available over the World Wide Web (http://www.loc.gov/exhibits), including:
The Russian Church and Native Alaskan Cutures
African-American Culture and History
1492: An Ongoing Voyage
Scrolls from the Dead Sea
Rome Reborn: Renaissance Culture and the Vatican Library
Revelations from the Russian Archives

/flicc

A directory containing files by and about the Federal Library and Information Center Committee (FLICC), a branch of the Library of Congress which helps federal agencies achieve better utilization of resources and facilities through professional development, promotion of services, and coordination of available resources. FEDLINK (the Federal Library and Information Network) is a cooperative program of FLICC which provides agencies cost-effective access to a number of information- or operations-support services.

/folklife

The text of Folkline, a weekly cooperative information service of the American Folklife Center (AFC) of the Library of Congress, and the American Folklore Society. Database files for use in AFC's digital library projects (see README file).

/incoming

This directory is available to promote the exchange of working documents by allowing FTP to or from the Library of Congress.

/lc.access

Software and documentation for the user-friendly interface client for the Library of Congress Information System (LOCIS).

/lc.internet

Information about the Library of Congress' Internet offerings, including LC MARVEL (the LC gopher) and the LC World Wide Web server.

/lc.online

A description of LC ONLINE SEARCH, a service of the Library of Congress that permits anyone outside the Library to search LOCIS (the Library of Congress Information System) over the Internet. The directory also contains two searching resources to help LOCIS users; both are available in three formats: Macintosh Microsoft Word 4.0, WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS, and ASCII.

/libservices

Reports from the Library Services unit.

/marc

This directory contains PC-based software for MARC record conversion

/marc.test

USMARC classification test records and technical reports information.

/mss

Manuscripts Division general information, finding aids, and reports on new acquisitions.

/ndl

Files and reports from the National Digital Library (NDL).

/nls

Bimonthly book listings and cumulative catalogs for the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS). The directory also contains a search guide for LOCIS users accessing the NLS Union Catalog.

/preservation

Book/paper preservation reports and images.

/reference.guides

The full text of various reference guides, finding aids, and bibliographies produced by Library of Congress reference staff. Large and/or binary files are found in this directory while smaller text files are available through LC MARVEL.

/thomas

Full-text of legislation, including all versions of each bill from the 103rd and 104th Congresses. (Note: Do not list files in these directories; get the README file for instructions on how to get bill texts.)

/z3950

Recent versions of the Z39.50 standard, related profiles, and documentation.

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