Librarians and Subject specialists in the Main Reading Room diligently work to curate, author, and create a selection of online guides and research tools to help navigate users through the Library's vast collections and resources.
Research Center Main Reading Room
Researcher Resources
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Research Guides Guides dedicated to subjects covering history, humanities, and the social sciences that help to navigate you through related topics and collections across the Library. -
Story Maps Story Maps at the Library of Congress are immersive web applications that tell the incredible stories of the Library’s collections through narrative, multimedia, and interactive maps. -
Today in History Today in History is a Library of Congress presentation of historic events illuminated by items from the Library’s Digital Collections. This feature premiered in April, 1997 and are fact-checked and updated by reference staff from the Library’s Researcher & Reference Services Division. Each essay offers search tips and links selected to encourage users to dive more deeply into the Library’s growing digital collections. -
E-Resources & Databases The Library subscribes to a broad range of databases and eResources that focus on research within humanities, social sciences, history, and genealogy. These online resources cover a variety of resource-types from journal articles, to conference proceedings, archives, and beyond. Note that some commercial databases are available only to researchers while on-site in a Library of Congress Reading Room.