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Posted by: Christine Sellers
I recently wrote about the War Powers Resolution research guide available from the Law Library of Congress, which I highlighted because it had been getting a lot of page views. We try to analyze web metrics to see which Law Library web pages are the most viewed, as Andrew and I have mentioned in previous …
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Posted by: Christine Sellers
As Andrew has previously mentioned, we frequently analyze web metrics to see which Law Library of Congress web pages are the most viewed. In addition, I have mentioned the Current Legal Topics page before in writing about the finding aids available on the Law Library website. A page that has recently been getting a lot …
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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 …
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Posted by: Christine Sellers
I’ve previously shared some of the questions that have come in through our Ask A Librarian service, but I have not yet blogged about some of the questions we get in person in the Reading Room. Recently, a patron* asked for assistance in researching a U.S. Supreme Court case about her grandfather: Watkins v. U.S., …
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Posted by: Christine Sellers
I’ve previously written about finding aids on the Law Library’s website, including our Guide to Law Online, Current Legal Topics, Finding U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs, and How Do I Find…?. The Law Library of Congress also offers a Databases and eResources page to help patrons find electronic materials that are contained within databases …
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