Constitution Day and Citizenship Day is observed each year on September 17 to commemorate the signing of the Constitution on September 17, 1787 and “recognize all who, by coming of age or by naturalization, have become citizens.” Both the Law Library and the Library of Congress have many resources for researching the Constitution. The Law …
We’ve been busy the last few weeks prepping and enhancing THOMAS for this week. I’ve enjoyed watching the message spread about the changes to THOMAS. I was fortunate enough to be able to do my first radio interview discussing our enhancements from this year for the DorobekInsider on Federal News Radio. (How many places besides …
Over the past couple months I, along with the great THOMAS team here at the Library of Congress, have been working hard on the latest set of enhancements. Thankfully, we’ve been able to finish them before Congress returns from August recess. User feedback is continuing to drive our newest update. We collect feedback through OpinionLab …
As you can see from my previous post on researching Al Capone’s jury, some of the questions that come through “Ask A Librarian” can be quite fascinating. Some on their face appear simple, but upon further research, reveal hidden depths. A recent question involved a private law from the 71st Congress (1929-1931).* Private laws affect …
We’re big into Twitter here at the Library of Congress. The Library of Congress account is closing in on 100,000 followers. The Law Library account has grown steadily since its launch last October. I work with a colleague to tweet for the @LawLibCongress account. Twitter can be a great tool for both finding out about …
Want to know what Congress just passed and sent down Pennsylvania Avenue? You can keep track through THOMAS. There is a Bills Presented to the President RSS feed and email alert. It lists bills that have passed both the House of Representatives and Senate and have been sent to the White House for the President’s …
Since the January enhancements to THOMAS, I’ve been looking at the statistics on user searches and creating a list of the most searched legislation. Health care legislation has dominated the list since then, jumping around but always somewhere within the top ten. The current top ten includes: H.R. 3590 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act …