Office
The Library of Congress (LOC) Burma Office is responsible for the collection of materials published in Burma in print and electronic formats. The office collects more than 70 serials and 600 monographs annually in print and in digital formats. LOC-Burma’s mission is to build up a representative collection on Burmese culture, history, and civilization as well as documenting their contributions in the fields of social welfare, planning and development, economics, government, politics, sociology, history, education, science and other areas.
The office maintains contacts with a various local and international, governmental and non-governmental organizations to discover and acquire materials that do not always appear in the commercial market. Acquisitions trips are performed to collect materials from outlying states and divisions in addition to regular visits to the local bookstores and any other sources of public information. The representative also checks on the websites of governmental and non-governmental organizations, international organizations, and aid agencies for their publications. The office also obtains publications through exchange programs with a few institutions in the country. The material is also sent on a variety of subjects under a special cooperative program known as Southeast Asia Cooperative Acquisition Program (CAPSEA) to US and international research centers interested in Burmese studies.
The Burma Office also prepares the Initial Bibliographic Records for the monographs acquired in the country and co-operates with Bangkok Office in cataloging the Burmese publications. The Burma Office is currently located in the US Embassy compound in Rangoon.
Rangoon office address:
Library of Congress Office,
US Embassy Rangoon
110 University Avenue
Kamayut Township
Rangoon, Burma
e-mail: jakarta@loc.gov