WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Library Of Congress has issued a rule called: Photography on Library Premises.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on March 19 by Robert R. Newlen, Acting Librarian of Congress.

Summary: The Library of Congress is issuing this final rule to amend its regulations regarding photography on Library premises. This amendment updates terminology, institutes a permit process for posed, staged, or otherwise directed or organized photography (now defined in the regulation as "formal photography for personal use"), and clarifies the types of photography that require permission from the Director of Communications.

For more information, contact Terri Humphries, Special Assistant, Library of Congress Office of the Ge...