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This week’s interview is with Margaret Wood, a Legal Reference Specialist in the Public Services Division. Describe your background. I was born in Boston, Massachusetts, where my father, a solid state theoretical physicist, taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. When I was five we moved to Los Alamos, New Mexico, where my dad went …
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By: Kelly Buchanan
This week’s interview is with George Sadek, Senior Legal Information Analyst for the Global Legal Information Network (GLIN). George is no stranger to In Custodia Legis, having written three guest posts for us. Describe your background. I was born in Egypt and immigrated to the United States in 1999. I have worked in the field …
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This week’s interview is with William Mahannah, an Assistant Reference Librarian in the Public Services Division. Describe your background. Baltimore, MD, is my home. While my immediate family is deceased, I am extremely fortunate in having a great god-niece who will receive a Ph.D. in biophysics this year. Her progress is a continual joy. What …
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By: Andrew Weber
This week’s interview is with Robert Newlen. He is the Assistant Law Librarian for Collections, Outreach, and Services. Robert is an active participant on our blog. He reviews items before posting. Robert has been extremely busy leading up to this week coordinating the Wickersham Award Ceremony. Describe your background. I am a …
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By: Andrew Weber
This week’s interview is with Hope O’Keeffe. Hope works in the Office of General Counsel of the Library of Congress. There are many attorneys who work in the Library of Congress who work outside of the Law Library. Among other duties, she helps work out agreements so we can use social media like Twitter, Facebook, …
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This week’s interview is with Bacilio Mendez II, an intern in the Public Services Division of the Law Library of Congress. Describe your background. I’m a gay, first-generation, Puerto Rican from Reading, Pennsylvania. Most people recognize the name of my hometown because of the long-defunct railroad that lives on Monopoly boards, but thanks to my …
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By: Andrew Weber
This week’s interview is with Mike Newman, an Information Technology Specialist at the Library of Congress. Mike works with Tammie in Information Technology Service of the Library. He knows all the technical ins and outs of THOMAS.gov. Chances are if I get a call about how THOMAS works that I can’t answer, I can ask Mike …
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By: Andrew Weber
This week’s interview is with Tammie Nelson. Tammie is an Information Technology Specialist in ITS (which stands for Information Technology Service) here at the Library of Congress. She is wonderful at managing projects and plays a key role in our completion of so many enhancements to THOMAS.gov. Describe your background. I grew up in New …
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By: Kelly Buchanan
This week’s interview is with Marjut Kokko, who is the Chief of Information Services at the Supreme Court of Finland. Marjut visited the Law Library of Congress to learn more about our services and practices. Describe your background. I have been at the Law Library of Congress for two weeks as an international guest/intern. I …
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By: Kurt Carroll
This week’s interview is with Nathan Dorn, who is a rare book technician in our Collection Services Division. Nathan is no stranger to In Custodia Legis; he recently wrote a guest piece on the Law Library’s Jewish law collection. Describe your background. I’ve been working at the Law Library for just over five years, first …
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