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This post describes a collaboration between LC Labs member Eileen J. Manchester and Peter DeCraene, the Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow to answer the question: "what would it mean to treat a dataset as a primary source?"
Posted in: The Signal
Introduction The Selected Datasets Collection was publicly launched June 2020 as part of the Library’s ongoing efforts to support emerging data-driven styles of research. Since then, our initial offering of twenty datasets has grown to nearly 200 unique items, and we’ve continued to refine the technical workflows by which content is prepared and delivered to …
Posted in: The Signal
By: Steve Andreadis
Forty-eight years ago, Barbara Ringer was appointed Register of Copyrights. Amanda Levendowski, associate professor of law at Georgetown Law, discusses how she inspires current and future intellectual property professionals.
Posted in: Copyright
By: Brian McCurdy
Progressive Rock drew its inspiration from a number of influences. For this week's NLS Music Notes Blog post, learn more about the classical music that inspired Rush, Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, and many others!
Posted in: NLS Music Notes
By: Cary O’Dell
Yes. These two. Still. Regular readers of this blog know of our long quest to identify some super-obscure film and TV (and “other”) stills that we found in a collection here at the Library of Congress. (For those who would like a recap, please see the links at the bottom of this post.) Our crowd-sourcing …
Posted in: Now See Hear!
By: Cary O’Dell
By Rachel Del Gaudio, a Moving Image Processing Technician at the Library’s Packard Campus Game shows have long been a television staple and it’s no different today, as “The Chase,” “Ellen’s Game of Games,” and “Family Feud” and long-time favorites like “Jeopardy!,” “Wheel of Fortune,” and “The Price is Right” attest. With prizes such as …
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The following is a guest post by Katherine Blood, Curator of Fine Prints, Prints & Photographs Division. A longer version will appear in On Paper: Journal of the Washington Print Club (Fall 2021). Like poetry, literature, and music—visual art can reflect history, society, politics, and culture in uniquely powerful ways. Artists’ prints typically exist in …
Posted in: Picture This
By: Juliette Appold
November is Native American Heritage Month. Celebrate with us by appreciating Native American music, which expresses deep respect for the cycle of life and for nature. Consider finding out more by using NLS and Library of Congress resources.
Posted in: NLS Music Notes
By: Cary O’Dell
Like most people, we were very saddened to hear of the passing of the great Mort Sahl last week at the age of 94. About 10 years ago, Sahl’s landmark comedy album, “At Sunset” (1955), was added to the Library’s National Recording Registry. In 2017, the Library was able to sit down with Sahl to …
Posted in: Now See Hear!
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. Music Box Theatre, Chicago, Illinois TRAFFIC IN …
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