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Posted by: Christine Sellers
When I first read about the Library of Congress acquisition of Marilyn Church courtroom drawings in the Library’s Information Bulletin, I was immediately intrigued. The intersection of two of my interests and degrees – an art history major in college and a J.D. – fascinated me. Artist Marilyn Church captured some of the most dramatic …
Posted in: Collections, Law Library
Posted by: Christine Sellers
The following is a guest post by Megan Lulofs, a Legal Information Analyst in the Public Services Division. About a month ago, I received a seemingly simple question through our Ask A Librarian service: was there ever a New York court case between a Barnum and a Hannum in 1869 or 1870, and if so, …
Posted in: Ask A Librarian, Law Library
Posted by: Christine Sellers
This week’s interview is with Bernadette Smith, a Government Documents Technician in the Public Services Division. Describe your background. I was born in Oklahoma, but grew up in south-central Pennsylvania. My dad taught elementary band, and my mom was a journalist for the local newspaper. I have two younger brothers; one is a currently a …
Posted in: Interview
Posted by: Christine Sellers
The following is a guest post by Margaret Wood, a Legal Reference Specialist in the Public Services Division. When the House of Representatives agreed to increase the debt ceiling limit on Monday, August 1, 2011, the roll call vote posted by the Clerk of the House linked to S. 365, a bill then titled “To …
Posted in: Congress, In the News, Law Library, THOMAS
Posted by: Christine Sellers
There are multiple ways to view the United States Code online, including the Cornell Legal Information Institute, FDsys, and the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the United States House of Representatives. In fact, you can find a link in THOMAS to the Office of the Law Revision Counsel site for the U.S. Code (on …
Posted in: Congress, Gov 2.0, In the News, Law Library, THOMAS
Posted by: Christine Sellers
In Custodia Legis started one year ago today on August 2, 2010. We celebrated being a mere week old and now can’t believe how quickly a year has passed. We’ve posted 275 times in the past 365 days (this is number 276). It’s been an interesting year for the blog. I thought I’d ask around …
Posted in: Law Library