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Posted by: Andrew Weber
I enjoyed collecting feedback from my co-workers after last year’s American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) annual conference. I thought it would be a good idea to continue the tradition. This year’s conference was in Boston. In addition to snapping some library pictures while I was there, I presented with David, Tina, and Emily Feltren on …
Posted in: Law Library, Event
Posted by: Jeanine Cali
The following is a guest post is by Betty Lupinacci, Lead Technician for Legal Processing Workflow Resolution in our Collection Services Division. The Law Library Collection Services Division’s Junior Fellow Wesley Verge and Associate Junior Fellow Mari Gavin exhibited items from the Law Library’s gift collections as part of the 2012 Library of Congress Junior Fellows display …
Posted in: Law Library, Event, Guest Post, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Clare Feikert-Ahalt
The Olympics are here! I am currently incredibly homesick and wishing that I could be there in the UK, although I am taking advantage of all the sales of British goods in the US and have been merrily waving my Union Flag. This is not the first time that London has hosted the Olympic Games in …
Posted in: Global Law, In the News, Education
Posted by: Jeanine Cali
The following is a guest post by Donna Sokol, Special Assistant to the Law Librarian of Congress. Donna will be your virtual docent for a series of posts related to themes of law in the art and architecture of the Library of Congress Jefferson Building. She has previously written on the mosaic vaults and paintings …
Posted in: Law Library, Guest Post, Education
Posted by: Ruth Levush
In May I had a great opportunity to learn firsthand about the most current issues on Israel’s legislative agenda by attending the 12th Annual Conference of the Israel Bar Association. The conference took place in Eilat, a city located at the shore of the Red Sea, near Israel’s borders with both Egypt and Jordan. The …
Posted in: Global Law
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
Today we are highlighting pictures taken in Boston, where the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) is holding its annual conference. Some of our Law Library of Congress colleagues are attending and presenting at the conference. As is the nature of peripatetic librarians, Andrew snapped photos of two of Boston’s iconic libraries. The John F. …
Posted in: Law Library
Posted by: Kurt Carroll
I was recently in Tunisia and, as is typical of Law Library staff, could not resist searching out the country’s National Library in Tunis. While the library is now housed in a modern, state of the art structure, I was able to track down its more historic location. This task was easier said than done …
Posted in: Pic of the Week
Posted by: Hanibal Goitom
As a member of the Global Legal Research Center at the Law Library of Congress I cover a number of African countries, and get my share of inquiries on a range of legal issues. So I thought it would be fun, and hopefully useful, to highlight some electronic sources that I often find valuable when …
Posted in: Ask A Librarian, Global Law, Research Guide
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
This week’s interview is with Loi Huynh. Loi is spending time working for the Law Library this summer as an intern in the Global Legal Research Center. Describe your background. I was born and raised in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. I was fortunate to grow up in a family where being a lawyer was …
Posted in: Law Library, Global Law, Interview