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Library details: National Library of Education is a National library.
This library is affiliated with United States -- Department of Education (view map)
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The collection of the library contains 100,000 volumes.
Other Info: Congress created The National Library of Education in 1994. The first Commissioner of Education Henry Barnard began the library when he brought his personal book collection on education to the Department in 1867. Congress appropriated funds for the Education Library, as it was known, in 1868. The Library maintains an historical collection including some 16,000 government reports on education dating back to 1870, education journals and monographs, and some 16,000 classroom textbooks on a variety of subjects. Operating as a depository library under the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) of the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO), the Library serves as the federal government's primary education information resource to the public, education community, and other government agencies. The Library's current collection, in print and electronic formats, focuses on education and includes subject matter such as economics, law, psychology, and sociology, as they relate to education.
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| Collection size | 100,000 | volumes |
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| Product Name | Year Contracted | |
| Current Automation System | Symphony | 2000 |
| Electronic Resource Management | 360 Resource Manager | |
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| libraries.org ID | 4178 |
Record History: This listing was created on May 14, 1999 and was last modified on Mar 15, 2025.
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