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By: Kelly McKenna
Describe your background. I’m from a small village in Derbyshire, a county in the East Midlands of England, and don’t live far from the house I grew up in. My parents are both from Birmingham, but moved to Derbyshire just before they had me. I lived in the northern city of Sheffield as an undergraduate, …
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By: Andrew Weber
Today’s interview is with Zuhair Mahmoud, an information technology specialist within the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) of the Library of Congress. Describe your background. I was born in Amman, Jordan, and adopted the U.S. as my new home at the age of 17. I attended high school at Chelmsford High in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, …
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By: Andrew Weber
This week’s interview is with Qun Lai, a quality assurance specialist within the Office of the Chief Information Officer of the Library of Congress. Describe your background. I was born and raised in China. I came to the United States for my graduate studies in my twenties and have stayed since. I have a Bachelor of Science from …
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By: Kelly McKenna
Describe your background. I’m from an island in Lake Erie called Kelley’s Island. My dad was park ranger for the State of Ohio and we spent our summers and the times when the lake wasn’t frozen over on the island. Later, we moved to Salisbury, North Carolina, where my brother and I grew up, and …
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Describe your background. I was born in Washington D.C., but grew up in Prince George’s County, Maryland, along with my five sisters. My grandmother owned several businesses in Washington D.C.; she taught me about hard work and the importance of community. Today, I continue to support my community along with my husband in Northern Maryland, …
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Can you tell us about you and about your career path leading to your current role(s)? I came to the Library of Congress in November of 2014, when I began as the Chief of the Humanities and Social Sciences Division. I assumed the position of Law Librarian of Congress in February of 2017, and also …
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By: Tynesha Hubbard
Describe your background. I grew up in West Chester, Pennsylvania, and lived in Ithaca, New York, while attending college. In 2011, I spent six months in Amsterdam, where I studied Dutch culture and took classes at the University of Amsterdam and the Gerrit Rietveld Academie. In 2012, I moved to Washington, D.C. where I lived …
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By: Kelly McKenna
Describe your background. I was born and raised in Carolina, Puerto Rico. I have a huge family on both sides from all across Puerto Rico, and we love to spend time together every time I go back. I graduated with my bachelor’s degree and immediately moved to Washington, D.C. in June 2017. Moving to Washington …
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By: Jim Martin
Describe your background My first encounter with the Library of Congress (LC) was as a young German legal historian with a fellowship to research the transplantation of European law and government structures into the original American colonies, in particular New Netherlands (New York). My chief adviser and director at the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and …
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By: Andrew Weber
This week’s interview is with Abbie Grotke. She is the web archiving team lead here at the Library of Congress. I have worked with Abbie on a variety of archive collections, including the Legal Blawgs and U.S. Congressional web archives. Describe your background. I’m an all-over-the-East Coast gal. Born in Upstate/central New York, near the Finger Lakes, I’ve …
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