# Episode 689: We Don't Have A National Library... Or Do We?

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Podcast: [Lost in the Stacks: the Research Library Rock'n'Roll Radio Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lost-in-the-stacks-the-research-library-rock-n-roll-radio-show-390345)
Published: 2026-07-10T19:03:00+00:00
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## Resource

The show team, with the help of cataloger Sofia Slutskaya, discusses the Library of Congress and tries to answer the question, "We don't have a National Library... or do we?" Guest: Sofia Slutskaya, Head of Resource Description at Emory University Libraries. Transcript at: https://hdl.handle.net/1853/81867 First broadcast July 10, 2026. Playlist "As a cataloger, I need a more precise definition."

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