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Archive: 2010 (14 Posts)

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An Interview With Betty Lupinacci, Lead Technician for Legal Processing Workflow Resolution

Posted by: Kurt Carroll

This week’s interview is with Betty Lupinacci, Lead Technician for Legal Processing Workflow Resolution in our Collection Services Division (CSD). Describe your background I was born and raised in and around Pittsburgh, PA at a time when they still had functioning steel mills in the downtown area.  I am the third of six siblings (two …

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Acid in Books — Preserving the Law Collection

Posted by: Kurt Carroll

If you have visited our Reading Room you may have noticed some of the books have a white dot on the spine.  This does not mean the books were bought on clearance or as factory seconds.  The white dots indicate the books have gone through a process of deacidification or have been printed on acid …

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Blackstone: Commentaries and Burlesque

Posted by: Kurt Carroll

Inspired by the statue of William Blackstone in front of the U.S. District Courthouseourthouse in DC while biking to work, this blog post was intended to introduce the reader to the Law Library’s William Blackstone Collection.  While the Law Library does not have a statue of Blackstone, we do have a very nice portrait. Blackstone …

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Official Gazettes: Afghanistan to Zimbabwe

Posted by: Kurt Carroll

While the United States does not publish an official gazette, most countries of the world do.  These primary law sources are invaluable for foreign legal research.  While no two countries’ gazettes are identical, most contain legislation, orders, regulations, statutory instruments, and international agreements.  Some even include decisions of courts and administrative agencies.  The currency of …

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A Look Inside the Vault

Posted by: Kurt Carroll

Some of the real gems of the Law Library’s collection require special handling and cannot be shelved in the open stacks.  For these materials, we have the Rare Book Collection.  The Law Library’s collection of rare books consists of approximately 60,000 volumes of books and bound manuscripts. The collection is a great place for researchers …

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An Interview with Brian Kuhagen, Lead Technician for Legal Processing Workflow Resolution

Posted by: Kurt Carroll

This week’s staff interview features Brian Kuhagen, a technician in our Collection Services Division. Describe your background I was born across the Potomac River in Arlington, Virginia, and still live in Arlington to this day, though in a different spot.  My only sibling is a younger twin brother.  Growing up in the DC area was …

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System Status: Read Only

Posted by: Kurt Carroll

It is a strange week in collection services.  There has been a lot less movement of library materials but something else is missing.  Noise.  There is a noticeable quietness.  A lack of keyboards and mice clicking away.  This is the week the Library’s ILS (integrated library system) is in read-only mode while upgrades are being …