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Posted by: Andrew Weber
The following is a guest post by Debora Keysor, a Legal Reference Specialist in our Public Services Division. Starting July 1, the Law Library of Congress will be one of two law libraries to serve as test hosts of the Access and Education Program for PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records). Working in collaboration, …
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Posted by: Andrew Weber
The following is a guest post by Bacilio Mendez II, an intern in the Public Services Division of the Law Library of Congress. We, the authors of the In Custodia Legis blog, would like to apologize. In all our excitement over Live Tweeting the 15th Wickersham Award Ceremony celebrating the Honorable Justice John Paul Stevens …
Posted in: Guest Post, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Andrew Weber
This has been a fun week to work at the Law Library of Congress. We hosted the 15th Wickersham Award Ceremony on Monday where the Honorable Justice John Paul Stevens was presented with the award. Our new acquisition, the Casus breves, had its first public viewing. William C. Burton received the first Blackstone Award. I also brushed up …
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Posted by: Andrew Weber
The following is a guest post by Jean Marie Layton, Part-time Contractor in the Office of Collections, Outreach, and Services. William C. Burton received the Blackstone Award at the Friends of the Law Library of Congress Wickersham Awards Ceremony on June 13, 2011. I was fortunate to attend the gathering at which the Honorable Justice John Paul …
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Posted by: Andrew Weber
This week’s interview is with Robert Newlen. He is the Assistant Law Librarian for Collections, Outreach, and Services. Robert is an active participant on our blog. He reviews items before posting. Robert has been extremely busy leading up to this week coordinating the Wickersham Award Ceremony. Describe your background. I am a …
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Posted by: Andrew Weber
I was fortunate to spend Monday afternoon at the Wickersham Award Ceremony. My primary focus while there was to live tweet the event for the Law Library of Congress. I also posted a few pictures to our Facebook page. For the event, I used the hashtag #Wickersham to make it easier for others to follow …
Posted in: Gov 2.0, Law Library
Posted by: Andrew Weber
This week’s interview is with Hope O’Keeffe. Hope works in the Office of General Counsel of the Library of Congress. There are many attorneys who work in the Library of Congress who work outside of the Law Library. Among other duties, she helps work out agreements so we can use social media like Twitter, Facebook, …
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Posted by: Andrew Weber
It’s that time of year again when I get to talk about new enhancements to THOMAS.gov. While I spend a lot of time on our social media at the Law Library of Congress, THOMAS is my primary focus. Earlier this year, we announced that Constitutional Authority Statements were now on the Bill Summary and Status …
Posted by: Andrew Weber
The following is a guest post by Brock Thompson, chair of LC GLOBE, the gay and lesbian employee association at the Library of Congress. Brock is also a former editor of In Custodia Legis. This spring, the Library of Congress added two small but important pieces of gay and lesbian legal history to the “Creating …
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