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Library of Congress Reference Correspondence Policy

The primary mission of the Library of Congress is to serve Members of the Congress and thereafter, the needs of the government, other libraries, and members of the public, universities, and learned societies.

The Library of Congress encourages correspondents to use local library resources first. Public, state, academic, and special libraries are often able to respond more quickly and thoroughly than we and are better able to identify and respond to specific and ongoing research needs. Please note that the scope of our services does not include:

• Answers for student assignments
• Prices of old stock certificates
• Extensive research
• Detailed bibliographies
• Answers for contests, puzzles, or games

SCOPE:

The Science, Technology & Business Division will provide a reasonable amount of information about materials in the collections of the Library relating to the sciences, technology, business, and economics. Please indicate resources already consulted when requesting information about a wide-ranging subject.

COPIES:

Library of Congress Duplication Services will not reproduce copyrighted material without written permission from the current copyright claimant. Securing such permission is the patron's responsibility. (see Copyright Office for more information)

Please note: All requests, regardless of the form in which they are received (postal service, email, phone, etc.) are treated equally.