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Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
Prolific analyst and world renowned expert on terrorism Professor Gabriel Weimann will be speaking at the Library of Congress on Terrorism in Cyberspace: The Next Generation, which happens to also be the name of his upcoming book (October 2014 , Stanford University Press). Professor Weimann has been in the forefront of tracking terrorist movements “in …
Posted in: Lunchtime Lectures and Videos
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
In celebration of Women’s History Month the American Library Association’s Feminist Task Force invited submissions to highlight valued women in libraries. Library of Congress Science Reference Section Head Constance Carter has contributed this article about her mentor and inspiration Ruth S. Freitag. Ruth S. Freitag is a librarian who should be celebrated during Women’s History Month. Admired by grateful …
Posted in: Astronomy/Mathematics, Biography, Guest Blog Posts, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History, Women's History
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
The following is a guest post from Trevor Owens, Special Curator for the Library of Congress Science Literacy Initiative. To most Americans Carl Sagan is a TV persona. To David Grinspoon, who knew him since he was a child, he is much more. Among other things, Sagan was a personal mentor. I am thrilled to be …
Posted in: Aeronautics/Astronautics, Astronomy/Mathematics, Biography, Guest Blog Posts