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Archive: July 2012 (20 Posts)

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Lessons Learned from AALL in Boston

Posted by: Andrew Weber

I enjoyed collecting feedback from my co-workers after last year’s American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) annual conference.  I thought it would be a good idea to continue the tradition. This year’s conference was in Boston.  In addition to snapping some library pictures while I was there, I presented with David, Tina, and Emily Feltren on …

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From Cheerios v. Cheetos to Apartheid, the Law Library Junior Fellows Shine – Pic of the Week

Posted by: Jeanine Cali

The following is a guest post is by Betty Lupinacci, Lead Technician for Legal Processing Workflow Resolution in our Collection Services Division. The Law Library Collection Services Division’s Junior Fellow Wesley Verge and Associate Junior Fellow Mari Gavin exhibited items from the Law Library’s gift collections as part of the 2012 Library of Congress Junior Fellows display …

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The Laws Behind the London Olympics

Posted by: Clare Feikert-Ahalt

The Olympics are here!  I am currently incredibly homesick and wishing that I could be there in the UK, although I am taking advantage of all the sales of British goods in the US and have been merrily waving my Union Flag. This is not the first time that London has hosted the Olympic Games in …

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Boston Libraries

Posted by: Kelly Buchanan

Today we are highlighting pictures taken in Boston, where the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) is holding its annual conference.  Some of our Law Library of Congress colleagues are attending and presenting at the conference.  As is the nature of peripatetic librarians, Andrew snapped photos of two of Boston’s iconic libraries. The John F. …

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Bibliothèque Nationale de Tunisie: Pic of the Week

Posted by: Kurt Carroll

I was recently in Tunisia and, as is typical of Law Library staff, could not resist searching out the country’s National Library in Tunis.  While the library is now housed in a modern, state of the art structure, I was able to track down its more historic location.  This task was easier said than done …