The Real National Treasure

The Real National Treasure

An Inside Look at the Library of Congress

DVD - 2010
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Where in Washington DC is the nation's most incredible treasure chest? It's a library unlike any other in the world, the U.S. Library of Congress in Washington D.C. Modern Marvels explodes the myth that this 200 year old institution is simply "where members of Congress borrow books". Viewers are taken beyond the magnificent Jefferson Building Great Hall into the secret vaults where more than 600 miles of shelves hold 130 million items, many of them priceless treasures - from George Washington's hand-written diaries to Galileo's first images of the moon to the original camera film of the movie Frankenstein. See how a staff of 4000 catalogues protects and preserves these treasures and distributes them globally via a new World Digital Library.
Publisher: [New York] : A&E Home Video, c2010
ISBN: 9786313806997
9781422995792
1422995798
Branch Call Number: 027.573 REA
Characteristics: 1 dvd (47 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 cm

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akirakato
Nov 27, 2017

This is a 44-minute documentary originally produced in 2009 as an episode of the television program "Modern Marvels".
It explores the U.S. Library of Congress, which is a library unlike any other.
Here, upward of 745 miles of shelves hold close to 145 million items, many of which turn out invaluable treasures such as George Washington's hand-written diaries.
You can see how a staff of 4,000 people catalog, safeguard and preserve these prized possessions and how modern technology has enabled them to distribute these items globally through its award-winning website and a new World Digital Library.

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ReferenceSeete
Jun 27, 2011

The USA's Library of Congress itself is amazing. However this documentary doesn't go into the sort of detail that would do it justice. A good overview.

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