Changing Roles at the Library of Congress

As you might, or might not, know - for libraries in the United States, the Library of Congress is the “top dog.” Meaning that in general libraries in the United States follow the LoC’s lead in many areas - from classification and cataloging, to subject headings and formatting. But, like many libraries in the US in our information age, the LoC is changing. I recently read this post

Thomas Mann on LC’s Distinctive Role, by Jennifer Eustis.

which talks about the criticisms of the LoC put forward by Thomas Mann. There are some good points in the post, and I suggest reading the post for more information. Also, the blog post discusses some of the key roles for the LoC - important ones for such a large and influential institution.