Barbara Orbach Natanson is Head of Reference services for the Prints & Photographs Division and an active participant in the Library of Congress Flickr photostream. Her special interests include visual literacy and pictures that tell stories. After earning graduate degrees in library science and folklore studies at UCLA, Barbara joined the Library in 1984, working first as a cataloger, then a reference librarian and a reference automation specialist. Curious to explore interconnections among the Library’s rich resources and to gain a researcher's perspective on using the collections, she completed a doctoral degree in American Studies at the University of Maryland in 1999.
Most Recent Posts
- Caught Our Eyes: You See the Strangest Things… May 9th, 2013
- Taking the Long View (in Miniature) May 3rd, 2013
- It’s Arbor Day–Tree Planting Time April 26th, 2013
- Fresh Eyes on a Classic: Photographers Share Pictures of the Main Reading Room on Flickr April 18th, 2013
- Charles Dana Gibson: Exhibiting an Illustrator Who also Shines as a Cartoonist April 10th, 2013
- The Beauty of Enduring Friendship: Cherry Blossoms April 5th, 2013
- Caught Our Eyes: A Giant Bat Roost? March 27th, 2013
- Caught Our Eyes: Perspective on a Patriotic Parade March 13th, 2013
- Creative Outpouring: Titling a Picture February 7th, 2013
- Caught Our Eyes: An Engineering Marvel January 31st, 2013