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Posted by: Nate Smith
Join the Science Reference Section in discovering digitized science collections from the Library of Congress on September 21.
Posted in: Uncategorized
Posted by: Nate Smith
Tania M. Ríos Marrero, 2021 Junior Fellow, tells us about her research and what it was like collaborating with the Library.
Posted in: Five Questions
Posted by: Nate Smith
In the summer of 1860, three American scientists set out on an epic months-long journey into the Canadian north, where indigenous guides hauled them hundreds of miles up the Saskatchewan River to catch sight of a total solar eclipse.
Posted in: Astronomy/Mathematics, Guest Blog Posts, History of Science and Technology, Science
Posted by: Natalie Burclaff
Interested in how to do Business Research at the Library of Congress? Attend our Virtual Business Research Orientation on September 8, from 1-2 pm!
Posted in: Business, Lunchtime Lectures and Videos
Posted by: Natalie Burclaff
Hannah Spring Pfeifer, one of the 2021 Library of Congress Junior Fellows in the Science, Technology and Business Division, reflects on her work this summer.
Posted in: Five Questions
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Researching the history of the U.S. economy? This case study may help guide your own research.
Posted in: Business
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
In celebration of National Aviation Day on August 19, come fly away with us on a virtual tour exploring the Library's world-class history of aviation collections.
Posted in: Aeronautics/Astronautics, Lunchtime Lectures and Videos
Posted by: Natalie Burclaff
A reflection from Pariti Sutaria's time as a Junior Fellow this summer, updating and curating a database of indexed business and economics websites.
Posted in: Business, Five Questions
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
However, practical arithmetic standardized professionalization by treating all students as potential workers in fields that required numeracy skills--from banking and farming to masonry and carpentry. The business application of arithmetic education became so ingrained--apparently to Davidson’s dismay--that by 1895, the West Virginia State Series curriculum defined arithmetic as: “the solving of problems from its various applications to business life.”
Posted in: Business, Mathematics