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Posted by: Andrew Weber
Over the past couple months I, along with the great THOMAS team here at the Library of Congress, have been working hard on the latest set of enhancements. Thankfully, we’ve been able to finish them before Congress returns from August recess. User feedback is continuing to drive our newest update. We collect feedback through OpinionLab …
Posted by: Andrew Weber
Last week we posted a collection of pre-1923 piracy trials. The immediate response was fun to follow on Twitter. Georgetown Law Library tweeted: Avast me hearties! Read all about pre-1923 pirate trials from @LawLibCongress http://go.usa.gov/cQk A recent post on Slaw, a Canadian law blog, by Simon Fodden (the founder of the blog) discussed the collection. …
Posted in: Collections, Global Law, Law Library
Posted by: Andrew Weber
We’re big into Twitter here at the Library of Congress. The Library of Congress account is closing in on 100,000 followers. The Law Library account has grown steadily since its launch last October. I work with a colleague to tweet for the @LawLibCongress account. Twitter can be a great tool for both finding out about …
Posted by: Andrew Weber
Want to know what Congress just passed and sent down Pennsylvania Avenue? You can keep track through THOMAS. There is a Bills Presented to the President RSS feed and email alert. It lists bills that have passed both the House of Representatives and Senate and have been sent to the White House for the President’s …
Posted in: THOMAS
Posted by: Andrew Weber
Did you know that we are open to Congress anytime either Chamber is in session? If they are in session on Thanksgiving, we have a law librarian here open for business. If they are gathering during a blizzard, we have someone walk through the snow to be here. What provision requires us to be open? …
Posted in: Congress, Law Library
Posted by: Andrew Weber
Since the January enhancements to THOMAS, I’ve been looking at the statistics on user searches and creating a list of the most searched legislation. Health care legislation has dominated the list since then, jumping around but always somewhere within the top ten. The current top ten includes: H.R. 3590 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act …
Posted by: Andrew Weber
Back before the 18th Edition of The Bluebook was published, we were asked to help revamp table T.2 Foreign Jurisdictions. We have a great group of almost two dozen foreign law specialists (that Kelly previously mentioned) who come from around the world to work at the Law Library of Congress. In other words, we have the …
Posted in: Global Law, Law Library
Posted by: Andrew Weber
In Custodia Legis is Latin for in the custody of the law. One role of the Law Library of Congress is to be a custodian of law and legislation. As part of this, our team of bloggers covers current legal trends, collecting for the largest law library in the world, a British perspective, a perspective …
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