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As you seem to know stuff about the LoC: I've read that of each newly published book in the US you have to send samples to the LoC. However, I've read that they
by est31 7y ago
As you seem to know stuff about the LoC: I've read that of each newly published book in the US you have to send samples to the LoC. However, I've read that they don't keep all samples. Do you know what happens with the ones they discard with? How many are discarded and what are the criteria?
- saalweachter 7y agohttps://www.loc.gov/about/fascinating-facts/ https://www.loc.gov/about/fascinating-facts/ "Each working day the Library receives some 15,000 items and adds more than 10,000 items to its collections. Materials are acquired as Copyright deposits and through gift, purchase, other government agencies (state, local and federal), Cataloging in Publication (a pre-publication arrangement with publishers) and exchange with libraries in the United States and abroad. Items not selected for the collections or other internal purposes are used in the Library’s national and international exchange programs. Through these exchanges the Library acquires material that would not be available otherwise. The remaining items are made available to other federal agencies and are then available for donation to educational institutions, public bodies and nonprofit tax-exempt organizations in the United States."