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By: Jeanine Cali
The following interview was conducted by Donna Sokol, Special Assistant to the Law Librarian of Congress. Since January of this year, Professor Emily Kadens has been a Kluge Scholar at the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress. In her time here, she has given numerous presentations on her topic of study – …
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By: Francisco Macías
As it is summer, it is official summer intern season. Because there are so many post-secondary education institutions in Washington, D.C. and the greater Washington Metropolitan Area, the Law Library is fortunate to be able to draw from a vast pool of talented people—from all around the globe—looking to gain professional experience and exposure to the …
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By: Kelly Buchanan
This week’s interview is with Loi Huynh. Loi is spending time working for the Law Library this summer as an intern in the Global Legal Research Center. Describe your background. I was born and raised in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. I was fortunate to grow up in a family where being a lawyer was …
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By: Andrew Weber
This week’s interview is with Patrick who works as an Information Technology Specialist in the Law Library’s Information Technology Office (ITO). Describe your background. I am a Midwesterner and small-city person. I was born and raised in Sandusky, Ohio. Sandusky is a city on the shore of Lake Erie, about midway between Cleveland and Toledo. …
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By: Francisco Macías
In our day-to-day operations, as part of the greater Library of Congress (LC), the personnel of the Law Library have the opportunity and necessity to exchange and gain guidance, expertise, and insight from other personnel of the LC. The Office of Opportunity, Inclusiveness and Compliance (OIC), formerly the Office of Workforce Diversity (OWD), is one …
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By: Andrew Weber
The following is a guest post by Megan Lulofs Kuhagen, a Legal Information Analyst in the Public Services Division. Meg has previously posted on a variety of topics including States in the Senate, House Committee Hearings Video, the Cardiff Giant, the Canadian Library of Parliament, football blackouts, and librarian services. We have interviewed Law Library staff and our colleagues from around the Library of Congress here at In Custodia Legis. But, …
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By: Jeanine Cali
Today’s interview is with Lena Gómez, Law Library Reading Room Technician. We are happy to give the public a brief glimpse into her life; and as this is a parting interview of a colleague for whom we augur a brilliant future, we would like to take this opportunity to wish her much success in her …
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By: Andrew Weber
Audrey works in the Office of Communications of the Library of Congress as a Public Affairs Specialist. She has previously blogged about our Law Day event for the Library of Congress blog. Audrey also helps craft Law Library of Congress press releases including one on the same Law Day event and on David‘s appointment as the Law Librarian of Congress. Describe your background. I was born …
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By: Francisco Macías
We often have the pleasure of working collaboratively with members of other service units throughout the Library of Congress. Today’s interview is with Dan Paterson, Preservation Specialist/Rare Book Conservator in the Preservation Directorate’s Conservation Division at the Library of Congress. We are happy to give the public a brief glimpse into his life and his path toward …
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By: Ruth Levush
Today’s interview is with Barbara Moore, Program Specialist for the Office of the Law Librarian of Congress, of whom you may have read recently in a blog post concerning the “Career Development Program Graduation.” Describe your background I am originally from Kenbridge, Virginia, a very small town about 71 miles west of Richmond. I grew …
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