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The '''librarian of Congress''' is the head of the [[Library of Congress]], appointed by the [[president of the United States]] with the advice and consent of the [[United States Senate]],<ref>https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/2/136-1</ref> for a term of ten years.<ref name="limit bill">https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2162</ref> The librarian of Congress also appoints and oversees the [[Register of Copyrights]] of the [[U.S. Copyright Office]] and has broad responsibilities around [[copyright]], extending to electronic resources and [[fair use]] provisions outlined in the [[Digital Millennium Copyright Act]]. The librarian determines whether particular works are subject to DMCA prohibitions regarding technological access protection.<ref>https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/1201</ref><ref>http://www.copyright.gov/1201/</ref>  In addition, the librarian appoints the [[United States Poet Laureate|U.S. poet laureate]] and awards the [[Gershwin Prize|Gershwin Prize for Popular Song]].
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Start1800
Leader ofLibrary of Congress
Websitehttp://www.loc.gov/about/librarianoffice/
Head of the Library of Congress

The librarian of Congress is the head of the Library of Congress, appointed by the president of the United States with the advice and consent of the United States Senate,[1] for a term of ten years.[2] The librarian of Congress also appoints and oversees the Register of Copyrights of the U.S. Copyright Office and has broad responsibilities around copyright, extending to electronic resources and fair use provisions outlined in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. The librarian determines whether particular works are subject to DMCA prohibitions regarding technological access protection.[3][4] In addition, the librarian appoints the U.S. poet laureate and awards the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.



 

Office Holders on Wikispooks

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Carla Hayden14 September 2016
James Billington14 September 198730 September 2015
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