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Posted by: Andrew Weber
This Pic of the Week is dedicated to our building’s namesake, James Madison. The James Madison Memorial Building is the nation’s official memorial to President Madison. Enter the front door of the Madison Building of the Library of Congress, pass through the security screening, and turn to the left. Here you will find the James …
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Posted by: Andrew Weber
Now that the 111th Congress is officially over, we can start preparing for the 112th! Since the election in November, the House and Senate were busy putting the final touches on several pieces of legislation. This is commonly referred to as a lame-duck session. So what is a lame-duck session? When Congress is in …
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The snow looked so nice in last Friday’s Pic of the Week post that we couldn’t stop at one picture. I’ve always liked the books going up the front of the Madison Building and the addition of the snow was a nice touch. The sculpture is Falling Books or A Cascade of Books (depending on …
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Posted by: Andrew Weber
The following is a guest post by Steve Clarke, Senior Foreign Law Specialist. As Kelly Buchanan mentioned a couple of weeks ago, on December 10, 2010, Law Librarian Roberta Shaffer moderated a panel discussion in which each of the four participants addressed an aspect of the Cultural Property Rights of Indigenous People in recognition of …
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Posted by: Andrew Weber
This week’s interview is with Edith Palmer, Senior Foreign Law Specialist at the Law Library of Congress, who covers the German-speaking countries of Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland. She has been providing research and reference for the U.S. Congress, the Executive Branch, and the Judiciary since she joined the Law Library in 1976. In addition …
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Posted by: Andrew Weber
I recently returned from Italy, and when traveling I enjoy learning more about the country and culture. I love reading through a mixture of online sources like the CIA World Factbook and the State Department Background Notes or through books (I’ve been reading Roma). While in Rome, in addition to having a lot of coffee …
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Posted by: Andrew Weber
This has been an exciting year working on THOMAS. We started enhancing the site in January on its fifteenth anniversary, expanded some of the improvements in June, and revamped it more during the summer recess. There’s been some nice press too. Our goal at the start of the year was to roll out four sets …
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Posted by: Andrew Weber
November was a great month for our blog, In Custodia Legis. We posted more in November than any of our previous months. We also had more page views than any other month. Thanks for reading and sharing our content with others! Our top posts for November in terms of page views were: 1. An Interview …
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Posted by: Andrew Weber
This week’s Pic of the Week is a portrait of John T. Vance found inside our small conference room. The portrait was donated to the Law Library by his family. According to the note by the portrait, he was the Law Librarian of Congress from 1924 until his death in 1943. Archibald MacLeish, poet, scholar, …
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