Datasets as Primary Sources, Part II
Part 2 of an ongoing occasional series about using datasets as primary sources.
Posted in: The Signal
Blogs Categories: Uncategorized
Blogs Categories: Uncategorized
An Introduction to Born Digital Collections at the Manuscript Division, or How to Cross the Equator
The following guest post by Josh Levy, Historian of Science and Technology in the Library’s Manuscript Division, is part two of a series. You can find Part 1 of the series, “Doing History with Born Digital Files: the Rhoda Métraux and Edward Lorenz Papers,” posted on The Signal. Archives can’t just collect physical objects anymore. …
Posted in: The Signal
Walt Whitman and Modern Voices in Poetry: A Resource Guide
By: Anne Holmes
Among the diverse and modern voices Whitman envisioned would follow him are three recent U.S. Poet Laureate Consultants to the Library of Congress: Joy Harjo, Tracy K. Smith, and Juan Felipe Herrera. They served in association with the Library from 2015 to 2022 and were all inspired in their own ways by Whitman.
Posted in: From the Catbird Seat
Find Star Wars in Copyright
By: Alison Hall
Find Star Wars in copyright! Do you have a favorite Star Wars sequel, game, or toy? They're all derivative works from the original Star Wars movie. Explore the connection between Star Wars and copyright in the exhibit, Find Yourself in Copyright.
Posted in: Copyright
The CASE Act for Libraries and Archives
By: Holland Gormley
Did you know that qualifying libraries and archives can preemptively opt out of participating in the CCB even before any claim is brought against them? Here is what you need to know.
Posted in: Copyright
Film Loans from the Library of Congress -- May 2022
By: Cary O’Dell
Here are some of the titles from the Library’s motion picture collections–many preserved by the NAVCC film laboratory–that we’re loaning for exhibition this month. As always, we can’t guarantee that schedules won’t change or links get broken, but this is our best information at the time of publication. Wesleyan University – Middletown, Connecticut THE CROWD …
Posted in: Now See Hear!
Kluge Center Welcomes Dana R. Fisher into Residence
The John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress is pleased to announce the appointment of Dana R. Fisher as Distinguished Visiting Scholar. Fisher will begin her time in residence in May, 2022. At the Kluge Center, she will work on the book project “Saving Ourselves: From Climate Shocks to Climate Action,” set to …
Posted in: Insights
New BARD Additions: April 2022
By: Katie Rodda
Today’s blog post rounds up all the new digital acquisitions and digitized items added to BARD in April 2022 by the NLS Music Section.
Posted in: NLS Music Notes
The Seizure of Jewish Intellectual Property Ahead of World War II
By: Steve Andreadis
The seizure of intellectual property was among the hardships Jewish people suffered ahead of World War II.
Posted in: Copyright
Behind the Scenes: Reflecting on a Career While Continuing to Explore the Collections
By: Melissa Lindberg
The following is an interview with Barbara Orbach Natanson, former Head of the Prints & Photographs Reading Room. Melissa: Can you tell us about your background, and what roles you played at the Library of Congress before you retired this past December? Barbara: I first came to the Library of Congress in 1980 to do …
Posted in: Picture This