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Archive: 2014 (41 Posts)

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Animal Locomotion: From Antiquity to the 21st Century

Posted by: Jennifer Harbster

We have all marveled at the gracefulness of a cat leaping in the air, the swift movements of a hummingbird’s wings, the determined salmon swimming up river, the incredible precision of the marching feet of a millipede and the power of a galloping horse. Animals exhibit all types of movement- they walk, run, creep, hop, …

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Upcoming Lecture: Professor Weimann discusses Terrorism in Cyberspace

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 …

Photograph of Ruth S. Freitag with Halley's Comet Bibliography taken at the Library of Congress, April 1985.

Celebrating Librarian Extraordinaire Ruth S. Freitag

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 …

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Carl Sagan, Imagination, Science, and Mentorship: An interview with David Grinspoon

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 …