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Archive: November 2011 (5 Posts)

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An Interview with Christine Sellers, Legal Reference Librarian

Posted by: Andrew Weber

This week’s interview is with Christine, a co-worker who is already familiar to loyal blog readers.  She has been instrumental in our blog’s success.  Not to provide too much a spoiler, but Christine is leaving the Law Library of Congress on Friday. We have worked together on many other projects over the last two years, some …

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Human Rights Day Event: Save the Date!

Posted by: Andrew Weber

The following is a guest post by Constance Johnson, a Legal Research Analyst in the Law Library’s Global Legal Research Center.  She previous guest posted on Water Rights at Star Island. On Friday, December 9, 2011, the Law Library of Congress will hold its fourth annual Human Rights Day celebration.  International Human Rights Day is actually observed on …

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The THOMAS Starting Point – Pic of the Week

Posted by: Andrew Weber

Shortly after giving me the THOMAS Memo dated January 10, 1995, Pam showed me a copy of the Library of Congress Information Bulletin that announced THOMAS in a front page story entitled “Congress on the Internet.”  I saw this screen shot and thought it would make a perfect Pic of the Week.  Note that there was …

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A THOMAS Time Capsule

Posted by: Andrew Weber

Christine and I received a memo from Pam dated January 10, 1995, on the original THOMAS launch.  It was so fascinating to read that we thought we should share it.  We also found the original press release online. SUBJECT: Legislative Information on the Internet (“THOMAS”) Here is a copy of a handout on the new legislative information system …

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October Retrospective

Posted by: Andrew Weber

My monthly retrospective is a little later than usual this month.  I was out of the office admiring my beautiful newborn daughter. Kelly’s Inspiring Story of Nelson Mandela reclaimed our top spot by having one more page view than Clare’s Weird Laws, or Urban Legends? Clare’s item inspired a post in the Widener Law Library Blog.  …