This guest post was written by Constance Carter the previous head of Science Reference who now volunteers here at the Library. One of the most delightful children’s books I have read is Barb Rosenstock’s The Camping Trip that Changed America: Theodore Roosevelt, John Muir, and our National Parks (New York, Dial Books for Young Readers, […]
It may seem odd for a blogger at Inside Adams, a blog covering mostly business and science topics, to be writing about a Folklife collection, but stay with me. It may be true that there isn’t much of a “business” nature in a Folklife collection, but many of the field projects do include interviews about […]
This post features Business Reference Section intern Mamadou Cherif Simpara’s answers to the Five Questions. What is your background? I was born and raised in Mali, a landlocked country in western Africa. However, I spent most of my vacations traveling to other countries such as France and Morocco. After graduating in 2012 with a high […]
This post was written by John F. Buydos a Reference Librarian in the Science Section. The Sweet’s Catalog File is a building product source and a frequently used title here at the Library. It is an example of a master catalog (i.e., catalogs or partial catalogs from several manufacturers, with a combined index) in the […]
This post was written by Business Reference librarian Angel Vu. The Library of Congress has many resources you can use for economic and business history research. Directories tend to be a popular resource for researchers attempting to track down an old business. Travel guides, while more selective in the businesses they may list, are another […]
I found the most interesting title while I was working on a major revision to the federal budget guide. It was published by Robert A. Mayo in 1847 and has one of those long titles that were popular in the mid-19th century – A synopsis of the commercial and revenue system of the United States, […]
Not long before NASA’s Juno spacecraft reaches Jupiter on its target date of July 4, the public is invited to a free talk “JUNO Mission to Jupiter” with Dr. Jack Connerney, the mission’s deputy principal investigator and head of the magnetometer team. The talk will be held in the Pickford Theater on the third floor […]
Since the Treasury’s announcement in April that Harriet Tubman would be featured on the front of the new $20 bill, the design change has become a popular topic of conversation. Mention of the note even surfaced in President Obama’s speech at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, where he jokingly remarked that he would be earning […]
The Library of Congress web site has a wealth of resources that may be helpful to you and to your students. Here are just a few suggestions… Your first stop should be the Science Reference Section’s web page. One fun resource you will see is their Everyday Mysteries project with “mysteries” like Why is it […]
The following is a guest post from David Fernández-Barrial, foreign-language librarian at the Library of Congress’ National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) and a union steward for the Library of Congress Professional Guild, AFSCME Local 2910. 130 years ago this month, workers on the streets of Chicago may have seen one […]