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The Encyclopedia Board of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) was established in 2014 under the visionary proposal of Mr. Masrour Barzani. Our primary goal is to introduce, collect, document, and publish the rich history of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, showcasing the remarkable work and struggles undertaken by the party.

In addition to fulfilling these crucial tasks, our Encyclopedia Board maintains a vast library and archive. Since our establishment, we have published several books that delve deep into the party's history. To complement our efforts, we have developed an extensive website called Partipedia (www.partipedia.org), which hosts a variety of columns covering diverse topics.

The Library of Congress Descriptive Cataloging Manual (DCM) contains local cataloging policy and practices for Library of Congress (LC) staff generally, and LC/NACO policies for name and series authority records (DCM sections Z1 and Z12). Listed below are the most current versions of the DCM files, available for free download. The LC Guidelines Supplement to the MARC 21 Format for Authority Data (to be used in conjunction with DCM section Z1) is also included here.

Note: The formatting of the files is inconsistent, due to their conversion from various source file formats. Some of the revision dates are estimated, based on the content. Some of the content is out-of-date and represents historical practice. Updates to the documents are made as time permits.

Includes list of abbreviations and symbols, foreign and domestic offices, and organizational directory.

current phone directory (2023 version PDFs saved in OneDrive shared folder, as of 10/24/2023.)

This database includes officers of the Department who were Presidential appointees (appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate) and chiefs of bureaus who hold rank equivalent to Assistant Secretary of State. These include: Secretaries, Deputy Secretaries, Under Secretaries, Deputy Under Secretaries, Assistant Secretaries, Counselors, Legal Advisers, Chiefs of Protocol, and certain administrators.

Other positions have, from time to time, been included in the database based on their particular circumstances. The complete lists of heads of the United States Information Agency (USIA), for example, are included. USIA was incorporated into the Department in 1999. Other Chiefs of Mission of particular historical interest have also been included.

https://www.federalregister.gov/reader-aids/understanding-the-federal-register

The Federal Register is the official journal of record for acts of the United States government. The publication is a primary source for proposed rules, final rules, and rule changes within U.S. federal agencies, as well as for executive orders and other presidential documents. Updated daily and printed Monday through Friday (with the exception of federal holidays), the Federal Register includes the following categories:

• Presidential documents, executive orders, and proclamations
• Rules and regulations (policy statements and interpretations of rules by federal agencies)
• Proposed rules (petitions by agencies for assistance in rulemaking and other proposals
• Notices (scheduled hearings and meetings open to the public, grant applications, and administrative orders)

Coverage: 1877 - 2007 ID: 1006359 Coverage: 1987 - current ID: 1005922

Definitely good for citations/verification. We need to confirm it's legal before using the full text of the articles.

Use for subject and keyword terms when cataloguing documents.

browse and view authority headings for Subject, Name, Title and Name/Title combinations.