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By: Betty Lupinacci
Today’s interview is with Aslihan Bulut, our new deputy law librarian for collections. Aslihan now heads up the Global Legal Collections Directorate of the Law Library. Describe your background. I am 1.5 generation (1.5G) Turkish-American, meaning I immigrated to the United States as an adolescent. I credit learning English to my discovery of the neighborhood …
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By: Betty Lupinacci
Today’s interview is with Breshan Bryant, the newest technician in the Law Library’s Collection Services Division (CSD). We’re very happy to have her aboard. Describe your background. I was born in Mobile, Alabama, but grew up in Prince George’s County, Maryland. I am the best of four siblings and the proud aunt of seven nieces …
Posted in: In Custodia Legis
By: Betty Lupinacci
Today’s interview is with Samantha Winslow, our newest technician in the Collection Services Division. Samantha was with us previously as a contractor and she decided to join our staff when the opportunity arose. We are certainly glad that she did! She brings with her a whole host of library and language experience. Describe your background. …
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By: Betty Lupinacci
Today’s interview is with Robert MacNeish, an intern working in the Collection Services Division, Law Library of Congress. Describe your background. My name is Robert MacNeish. I am half-American and half-Italian. My mother, who also works for the Library of Congress, is from Sicily and my father is from Florida. I am the middle child …
Posted in: In Custodia Legis
By: Betty Lupinacci
Today’s interview is with Michael (“Mookie”) Goodson, an intern in the Collection Services Division. Mookie has the enviable task of conducting preliminary research, identifying U.S. and foreign legal collection items, related to baseball and the law for next year’s Library-wide exhibit: Baseball Americana. Describe your background. I am one of five children (the son of …
Posted in: In Custodia Legis
By: Betty Lupinacci
This week’s interview is with Alia Hussain, the newest technician in the Collection Services Division. With her writing background, I’m hoping she decides to contribute to our blog. Describe your background. I was born and raised in New Jersey, then moved to Chicago after graduating high school to attend college. What is your academic/professional history? …
Posted in: In Custodia Legis
By: Betty Lupinacci
Today’s interview is with Jasmine Stewart, one of this year’s stellar summer interns in the Collection Services Division. Jasmine has been busy inventorying and creating metadata for a collection of no-longer-available-in-print National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) decisions. She is also continuing work on accessioning our collection of foreign legal gazettes gifted by the Dag Hammarskjold …
Posted in: In Custodia Legis
By: Betty Lupinacci
Today’s interview is with Amanda Quinn, a summer intern in the Collection Service Division of the Law Library of Congress. Amanda is working on our gazette database and we couldn’t be happier with the progress she is making! Describe your background. I was born and raised in Columbia, Maryland, and recently graduated from the University …
Posted in: In Custodia Legis
By: Betty Lupinacci
Today’s interview is with Agata Tajchert, a technician in the Processing Section of the Collection Services Division. Agata recently wrote about our collection of House of Lords’ records and briefs. Describe your background. As probably most of my colleagues know, I am originally from Poland. I grew up in Warsaw in a neighborhood that during …
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By: Betty Lupinacci
Today’s interview is with Timothy Byram, an intern in the Collection Services Division. Describe your background. I was born and raised in central Arkansas until I was 12, at which point my family moved to Lynchburg, Virginia. I have lived in Virginia since, except for the year I took to teach English in Mexico before …
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