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By: Kelly Buchanan
This week’s interview is with Xiao Yu, who is currently working as a foreign law intern at the Law Library of Congress. Describe your background. I was born in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in South Central China, which has the biggest population of minorities in China. Guangxi is known as “the ocean of folk …
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By: Jeanine Cali
This week’s interview is with Glenn Ricci, lead information technology specialist in the Office of Strategic Initiatives at the Library of Congress. Glenn has produced videos and webcasts for various Law Library events. Most recently, he produced two videos related to the upcoming exhibition – Magna Carta: Muse and Mentor . Describe your background. I …
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By: Betty Lupinacci
This week’s interview is with Tanya London, lead technician in the Stacks Services section of the Law Library’s Collection Services Division. Tanya recently held an extended temporary position as a program specialist in the Law Library’s Office of Legislative and External Relations. Describe your background. I have a Bachelor of Arts degree in History/Political Science from Virginia Union University. …
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By: Ruth Levush
This week’s interview is with Goran Seferovic who has been our scholar in residence at the Law Library of Congress this past summer. This interview is part of a series that introduces our scholars and summer interns to In Custodia Legis readers. Dr. Seferovic is a senior research associate at the University of Zurich’s Institute of Law. …
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By: Andrew Weber
This week’s interview is with Everett Wiggins, a metadata technician here at the Law Library of Congress. Describe your background. I am the oldest of three siblings, born and raised in rural mid- Michigan, where people generally either make corn flakes or cars. It was an idyllic childhood, full of books and open space to explore. …
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By: Hanibal Goitom
This week’s interview is with Dante Figueroa, a senior legal research analyst at the Law Library of Congress. Dante is not new to In Custodia Legis; he has written many guest blog posts. Describe your background. I was born in Concepción, Southern Chile, in a green and rainy land. I am the oldest of three …
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By: Margaret Wood
This week’s interview is with Ann Hemmens, a legal reference librarian with the Public Services Division of the Law Library of Congress. Describe your background. I grew up in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. My parents were transplants from Illinois and I inherited their interest in travel and living in different parts of the country. I’ve …
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By: Tina Gheen
This summer Jolande Goldberg and I had three talented women working with us on the Indigenous Law Portal: Colleen Hybl, Daly Topp, and Shannon Wang. These interns were part of the LC Knowledge Navigators Program Non-paid Internship Program with the University of Virginia. During their time with us, they learned a great deal about LC Classification …
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By: Margaret Wood
Today’s interview is with Andrew Winston, a legal reference librarian in the Public Services Division of the Law Library of Congress. Describe your background. I grew up in Virginia and went to college and law school there. I studied Ancient Greek and Latin as an undergraduate, went to law school and practiced law, and then …
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By: Jennifer Davis
Today’s interview is with Ethan Sea Yoon Shim, a summer intern working in the Collection Services Division at the Law Library of Congress. Describe your background. I was born and raised in Seoul, Korea; I moved to the States in 2005. As a student attending James Madison University, I obtained experience in art and artifact …
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