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By Wendy Boswell, About.com Guide

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The Library of Congress is one of the largest American cultural repositories on the Web. Here are some must-have links at the Library of Congress:

Library of Congress Online Catalogs: Make sure you read the Basic Search Overview before jumping headfirst into this enormous database.
American Memory: My favorite out of all the LOC offerings. Browse the list of all collections.
Library of Congress Country Studies: "The Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world."
Today in History: a brief synopsis of something interesting that happened that day in history.
Library of Congress World Culture and Resources: a gateway to digital collections all over the world that study history and culture.
Library of Congress Map Collections: "The Geography and Map Division of the Library of Congress holds more than 4.5 million items, of which Map Collections represents only a small fraction, those that have been converted to digital form."
The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress: over 4000 diverse and wonderfully interesting collections here.