To
provide general and specialized reference, bibliographic and online
services based on the Library's holdings in science, technology
and business. In science and technology, these include over 3.8
million scientific, technical, and medical books, 61,500 serial
titles, plus more than 5 million technical reports and standards.
In business, there are over 1 million books and 74,000 serial titles.
More than 45 subscription databases for science and business are
also available.
TYPES
OF ASSISTANCE:
Dissemination of Technical Information. Place Cursor Here for Definition
USES
AND USE RESTRICTIONS:
Research
and reader services are provided to users in person, by telephone,
by correspondence and electronically. Further reference assistance
is provided through bibilographic guides and research reports prepared
by division reference librarians.
ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS:
Applicant
Eligibility: Use of the Library is free and
admission to its reading rooms is permitted with a reader registration
card issued by the Library. Reference services for those working
in the fields of science, technology, or business are available
to organizations and agencies, or to individuals over high school
age.
Beneficiary
Eligibility: Not applicable.
Credentials/Documentation:
All persons requiring access to any of the reading rooms, whether
or not they are requesting items from the collections, must register
and acquire a Library-issued user card.
Pre-application
Coordination: This program is excluded from
coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102. This program is excluded
from coverage under E.O. 12372.
Application
Procedure: Walk-in service, telephone, written
or electronic requests. This program is excluded from coverage
under OMB Circular No. A-110.
Award
Procedure: Not applicable.
Deadlines:
Not Applicable.
Range
of Approval/Disapproval Time: Not applicable.
Appeals:
Not applicable.
Renewals:
Not applicable.
ASSISTANCE
CONSIDERATIONS:
Formula
and Matching Requirements: Not applicable.
Length
and Time Phasing of Assistance: Not applicable.
POST
ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Reports:
Not applicable.
Audits:
Not applicable.
Records:
Not applicable.
FINANCIAL
INFORMATION:
Account
Identification: 03-0101-0-1-503.
Obligations:
(Salaries and Expenses) FY 02 $2,325,000; FY 03 est $2,400,000;
and FY 04 est $2,475,000.
Range
and Average of Financial Assistance: Not applicable.
In fiscal year 2002, Science, Technology and Business staff compiled
finding aids and performed direct reference services in person,
by correspondence, by electronic mail, and by telephone. The staff
also prepared exhibits, public lectures, and symposia. Approximately
67,148 direct reference services were provided.
REGULATIONS,
GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE:
Available free upon request from headquarters office listed below,
are literature searching guides on specific topics of current interest
in the series "LC Science Tracer Bullet." Additional indexes, bibliographies,
and guides are found at http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/scitech/ for Science
and Technology, and http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/business for Business.
INFORMATION
CONTACTS:
Regional
or Local Office: Not applicable.
Headquarters
Office: Science, Technology, and Business
Division (reference services), Library of Congress, Washington,
DC 20540-4750. Telephone assistance is provided through the Reference
Referral Service: (202) 707-5522. FAX: (202) 707-1925.
Web
Site Address: http://www.loc.gov
To submit a reference question electronically,
select "Ask
a Librarian," then click on "Science/Tec".
