Federal Research Division

Information about Federal Research Division

The Federal Research Division (FRD) is the research and analysis unit of the United States Library of Congress.

Mission Statement:

The Federal Research Division provides directed research and analysis on domestic and international subjects to agencies of the United States Government, the District of Columbia, and authorized Federal contractors. As expert users of the vast English and foreign-language collections of the Library of Congress, the Division’s area and subject specialists employ the resources of the world’s largest library and other information sources worldwide to produce impartial and comprehensive studies on a cost-recovery basis.

Address

  • 101 Independence Ave. SE
  • John Adams Building,
  • Fifth Floor, Room LA 5281
  • Washington, D.C. 20540-4840
  • Phone: 202-707-3900
  • Fax: 202-707-3920
  • E-mail: frds@loc.gov

Products

  • Primary research material including document delivery
  • Foreign-language abstracting and translation
  • Annoted bibliographies
  • Organizational and legislative histories
  • Studies and reports
  • Books, to include the Country Studies series
  • Web-sites, to include Military Legal Resources

Services

  • Research and analysis
  • Writing and editing
  • Publishing

External links

See also

Motto
"In God We Trust"   (since 1956)
"E Pluribus Unum"   ("From Many, One"; Latin, traditional)
Anthem
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Library of Congress

Location Washington, D.C.
Established 1800
Number of branches n/a
Collection size 30,011,749 Books (130,000,000 Total Items)
Annual circulation library does not publicly circulate
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The Country Studies are works published by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress (USA), freely available for use by researchers. No copyright is claimed on them; therefore, they have been dedicated to the public domain and can be copied freely.
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Congressional Research Service

Agency overview
Formed 1914

Headquarters Washington, DC

Agency Executives Daniel P. Mulhollan, Director
 
Angela M. Evans, Deputy Director

Website
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