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LC 21: A Digital Strategy for the Library of Congress
TABLE 2.1 Net Costs by Program Area at the Library of Congress (dollars)
Program Area
Cost
Revenue
Net Cost
Library Services
239,046,427
4,868,749
234,177,678
Law Library
14,562,531
0
14,562,531
Copyright Office
48,039,321
18,218,923
29,820,398
Congressional Research Service
96,017,808
0
96,017,808
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicappeda
SOURCE: Adapted from the Financial Statements for Fiscal 1999, Library of Congress, March 2000, p. 2-2.
aAlthough the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLSBPH) is a unit of Library Services, it receives a separate appropriation from Congress.
bThe Library manages the Federal Library and Information Network (FEDLINK) and the Federal Research Division, which account for the major portion of the reimbursable revenues. In addition, LC provides accounting services for four legislative agencies under cross-servicing agreements. The net program costs for the Library’s reimbursable funds are nearly zero when intra-Library net revenues of $4.3 million are included and adjustments of $1.5 million are excluded.
cUnder the authority of 2 U.S.C. 160, the Library operates 11 gift revolving fund activities to provide a variety of services.
blind and physically handicapped, and internal clients.”10 The Library fulfills this mandate by providing access to its collection of 26 million volumes, nearly 1 million serials, and many items in other formats. It does this in more than 20 reading rooms in Washington, D.C., alone, as well as through interlibrary loans and Internet access. Not only does Library Services provide access to books, but it also supports the creation and distribution of information about books in direct ways—through the
10
“Information Technology Beyond the Year 2000,” presented by LC staff at the committee’s first plenary meeting on February 18, 1999.
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