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Posted by: Jeanine Cali
The following is a guest post by Dante Figueroa, Senior Legal Information Analyst at the Law Library of Congress. On Wednesday, March 21, 2012, I had the opportunity and pleasure to introduce Professor Katherine Aron-Beller at the presentation of her new book, Jews on Trial: The Papal Inquisition in Modena, 1598-1638. As previously posted on …
Posted in: Collections, Event, Guest Post
Posted by: Andrew Weber
The following is a guest post by Megan Lulofs, a Legal Information Analyst in the Public Services Division. Meg has previously posted on a variety of topics including House Committee Hearings Video, the Cardiff Giant, the Canadian Library of Parliament, football blackouts, and librarian services. The U.S. Senate has a new website to showcase the history and contributions of each …
Posted in: Congress, Education, Guest Post
Posted by: Ruth Levush
Describe your background I was born in Minsk, Belarus, and moved to the United States as a child. I earned my undergraduate degree in Spanish and Continental European Comparative Literature at Boston University. I’ve always loved to read, and wanted to work with books for as long as I can remember. My first dream job …
Posted in: Interview, Law Library
Posted by: Jeanine Cali
“I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. You rarely win, but sometimes you do.” ~Harper Lee, …
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Posted by: Margaret Wood
The following is a guest post by Matthew Braun, Legal Reference Specialist at the Law Library of Congress. On December 12, 2011, the Copyright Clearance Center, a global broker for copyrighted material, presented a program titled Orphan Works and Fair Use in the Digital Age. This program featured separate question and answer sessions with Maria Pallante, …
Posted in: Guest Post, Law Library
Posted by: Andrew Weber
The following is a guest post by Megan Lulofs, a Legal Information Analyst in the Public Services Division. It’s almost Super Bowl Sunday, a quasi-national holiday when hundreds of millions of Americans (111 million last year) watch the NFL’s championship game. This year’s big game between the New York Giants and New England Patriots in …
Posted in: Guest Post, In the News, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Margaret Wood
The annual State of the Union address by the President of the United States to a joint session of the U.S. Congress has become a modern ritual that generates considerable discussion among newspaper and broadcast commentators, bloggers, and the Twitterverse. This commentary covers a broad array of topics, including political analysis, comments on special guests, …
Posted in: Congress, Guest Post
Posted by: Francisco Macías
Because many of my ancestors were jewelers, I have always had a special interest in gemology and jewelry. This month, since garnet is the official birthstone of January, I felt that it was apropos to dedicate some time to this semiprecious stone and mineral. It seems that the American National Association of Jewelers (Jewelers of …
Posted in: Collections, Global Law, Law Library