The Library of Congress and Bernan Press recently published the Encyclopedia of the Library of Congress: For Congress, the Nation & the World, an authoritative, one-volume reference work of newly written and researched essays, articles and statistical appendices. Edited by John Y. Cole and Jane Aikin, the volume describes the historical development of the collections, functions and services of the world's largest library and research institution from its origin in 1800 through late 2004