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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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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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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 …
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. …
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Posted by: Andrew Weber
This week’s Pic of the Week is from Stephanie Rocío Miles, also known as the Bilingual Librarian. Stephanie recently visited the Law Library of Congress and blogged about her experience. She included several pictures from our bigger than a football field size stacks. She graciously allowed me to use my favorite for today’s Pic of the …
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Posted by: Andrew Weber
The following is a guest post by Cynthia Jordan, Senior Writer-Editor at the Law Library of Congress. October 13, 2011, is being celebrated around the world as the First Annual International Plain Language Day. This new celebration is planned to coincide with the first anniversary of The Plain Writing Act, Public Law 111-274, enacted October 13, …
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Posted by: Andrew Weber
The following guest post by Stephen Wesson, an Educational Resource Specialist at the Library of Congress. It is cross posted on the Teaching with the Library of Congress blog. For those of us at the Library of Congress who work with K-12 teachers, a crucial part of our work is promoting the effective instructional use of primary …
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Posted by: Andrew Weber
We posted 26 times in September! That is only one behind our previous high. Kelly’s Inspiring Story of Nelson Mandela finally lost its grip on our top spot that it had held in July and August. What topped it? Nathan’s fascinating post Templar Secrets at the Law Library of Congress? An old favorite from January …
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Posted by: Andrew Weber
The following is a guest post by Robert Newlen, the Assistant Law Librarian for Collections, Outreach, and Services in the Law Library of Congress. Robert has previously blogged about the Kellogg Biennial Lecture, Souvenirs from Moscow, and Humboldt University Law Faculty. I recently had the honor of visiting the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico while attending the annual meeting of …
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