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Posted by: Andrew Weber
This week’s interview is with Rich Larson, an Information Technology Specialist within Information Technology Services (ITS). This is the second in the new series of interviews that focus on Library of Congress staff who contributed to Congress.gov. The first interview was with Meg. Describe your background. I am from Takoma Park, MD. I went to Macalester College in St. …
Posted by: Andrew Weber
This week’s interview is with Meg Peters, an Information Architect in the Office of Strategic Initiatives. It is the first of a new series of interviews that focus on some of the fantastic Library of Congress staff who contributed to Congress.gov. I spent a lot of time working with Meg and a team of colleagues from …
Posted by: Andrew Weber
Today’s post is one that I have been very excited to write for some time now. My favorite posts involve talking about tweaking, tweeting, revamping, or updating THOMAS.gov. Today marks the launch of the biggest project that I have been a part of in my professional career. Today is the launch of Congress.gov, a new …
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 Marsh’s Library, the National Library of Uzbekistan, Souvenirs from Moscow, and Humboldt University Law Faculty in our Pic of the Week series. On a recent trip to Finland, I spotted this colorful bookmobile. In addition to this …
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Posted by: Andrew Weber
It’s not uncommon for there to be a lot of people in front of the Madison Building. It’s also common to occasionally see a small animal or two. But rarely do I see one this relaxed while having an afternoon snack. This squirrel enjoyed a peanut just beyond the Knowledge Will inscription outside the nation’s memorial to …
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Posted by: Andrew Weber
One of the great things about working on Capitol Hill is the fact that the Capitol Building is never far away. This morning Tina and I went for a quick visit and came back with today’s Pic of the Week. It’s a fantastic image, from one of the ceilings on the House side, of when …
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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 …
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Posted by: Andrew Weber
It looks like we should update our Pic of the Week showing the iPad version along with the print version of the Congressional Record now that it is also available for the iPhone. It was with great enthusiasm that I blogged about the Congressional Record App which originally worked exclusively on the iPad. Thanks to a recent update, …
Posted by: Andrew Weber
This week’s Pic of the Week is from outside our neighbor to the north, the Supreme Court. I’m not sure if many of you heard, but they had some cases to announce this week. Debbie, who specializes in federal government documents including the Supreme Court, made a trip to visit the Supreme Court yesterday morning. When …
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