Members of the staff have a wide range of linguistic capabilities, and support the development of the law collections in their jurisdictions. While the foreign legal specialists of the Law Library are primarily responsible for research prepared for congressional members and committees and for other Government offices, they are available on a limited basis to respond to public reference questions. Some of the services provided by these specialists to the public include research guidance and bibliographic information on issues of foreign, international and comparative law. These include a limited supply of free publications, available through the U.S. Depository system in microformat, as well as priced hardbound monographs sold through the Government Printing Office. Correspondence concerning interlibrary loans should be addressed to Library of Congress, Chief, Loan Division, Washington, D.C. 20540.
Debit cards are available for purchase.
Additional photoduplication facilities are available in the Library's various reading rooms in all three main buildings. To obtain a Library of Congress Reader Registration Card, applicants must be at least 18 years of age, and present photo identification bearing a verifiable permanent address.