News from the Library of Congress October 1, 2013 (REVISED October 3, 2013) Federal Government Shutdown

“Due to the temporary shutdown of the federal government, all Library buildings are closed, all public events are canceled, and all inquiries and requests to the Library of Congress web-based services will not be received or responded to until the shutdown ends. Information on loc.gov is not being updated. Copyright.gov, THOMAS.gov and Congress.gov are all available.

A Note to loc.gov Users

Ahead of the temporary shutdown of the federal government, the Library alerted patrons that Library websites, except the legislative information sites THOMAS.gov and beta.congress.gov, would be inaccessible in the event of a shutdown. The Library has restored access to all sites in addition to our legislative information sites. Other legislative branch agencies, and many executive branch agencies with information functions similar to the Library, are granting public access as well.”

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PR 13-A07
10/01/13
ISSN 0731-3527