Designing for the (Citizen) DJ
Brian Foo reflects on the feedback from user testing he incorporated into the final design of Citizen DJ.
Posted in: The Signal
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New Virtual Student Workshops
By: Naomi Coquillon
New virtual workshops for students in grades 3 through 8: Rosa Parks: Freedom Fighter; Stories in the Stars: Mythology at the Library of Congress; and Imagination, Everyone's Superpower.
Posted in: Minerva’s Kaleidoscope
LC Labs Letter: September 2020
September's monthly newsletter from the LC Labs team.
Posted in: The Signal
Ready for Research: The Winold Reiss Collection
The following is a guest post by Owen Ellis, Archivist, Prints & Photographs Division. An invaluable record of modern design and art during the 1920s through 1940s is now available through the Winold Reiss Collection. Close to 800 drawings, photographs, posters, and prints document the creativity and contributions of a visionary designer. The collection highlights …
Posted in: Picture This
Copyright Office Presents at National Book Festival
By: George Thuronyi
We’re geared up this weekend to welcome everyone to learn all about copyright. On Sept. 26 and 27, join the U.S. Copyright Office at the National Book Festival and learn about how copyright empowers todayʼs authors and protects diverse perspectives. We’ll be all-virtual this year, and that means people around the country, and even around …
Posted in: Copyright
Special National Book Festival Session Sept 25, 4ET: Supporting American Ingenuity in Libraries and Museums
By: Stephen Wesson
This post is from Lee Ann Potter of the Library of Congress. The National Book Festival is almost here! This year’s event will be entirely online and will feature a combination of prerecorded and live programs featuring more than 120 authors, poets and illustrators. The online platform will also allow for special engagement opportunities. One …
Posted in: Teaching with the Library
Newspaper Navigator Search Application Now Live!
On September 15, 2020, the Library of Congress announced the release of Newspaper Navigator, an experimental web application which makes 1.5 million photographs from the dataset from Chronicling America available to the public to explore for the first time. Read more about the design and features of the project below or jump straight to the newly launched application at https://news-navigator.labs.loc.gov/search !
Posted in: The Signal
Citizen DJ at the virtual National Book Festival
This post was originally featured on the Minerva's Kaleidoscope blog for kids and families. We're excited and grateful to be able to re-share about this opportunity to experience Citizen DJ at the virtual National Book Festival next week!
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Citizen DJ at the National Book Festival
By: Naomi Coquillon
Create your own beats with Library of Congress collections using Citizen DJ, see the project in action, and meet the creator at the National Book Festival.
Posted in: Minerva’s Kaleidoscope
A Harvest of Pictures: New Flickr Albums
While many Prints & Photographs Division staff are working separately from their home offices, dens, and living rooms, pictures never fail to bring us together. In the waning days of summer, it’s a pleasure to immerse ourselves in the pictures that we gathered in response to seek-and-find challenges offered by reference specialist Jan Grenci. We …
Posted in: Picture This