The decision locks libraries into an ecosystem that is not in readers' interests. Congress must act. I was raised in the 1980s and ’90s, and for my generation and generations before us, the public ...

In January, James Billington, the Librarian of Congress, will retire after a long career in public service. He’s held a post that carries tremendous influence: running the world’s largest traditional ...

In 2012, Nicole Saylor, head of archives at the Library of Congress’ American Folklife Center, had a revelation while attending an annual meeting of the American Folklore Society. Some of the junior ...

WASHINGTON — The legacy of the famed astrobiologist and science communicator Carl Sagan is now available to people around the world. The new Seth MacFarlane Collection of the Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan ...

Hachette v. Internet Archive was brought by book publishers objecting to the archive’s digital lending library. Notably, the appeals court’s ruling rejects the Internet Archive’s argument that its ...

The Internet Archive is an online digital library based in San Francisco, California, and founded in 1996 with the stated mission of providing “Universal Access to All Knowledge.” The archive enables ...

In a month or six, the United States will get its first new Librarian of Congress in nearly three decades. The current librarian, James Billington, has held the title since his appointment by ...