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Posted by: Andrew Weber
It is that time of year again. From July 13-16, law librarians from across the country gather to discuss best practices, enhance skills, and connect with new people and resources. It is also a good time to connect with those of us who work at the Law Library of Congress and will be attending the …
Posted in: Congress, Global Law, Law Library
Posted by: Nathan Dorn
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” The political right to pursue happiness is one of the truly unique contributions of the Declaration of Independence. Today’s pic of …
Posted in: Collections, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Andrew Weber
Our new Top 10 series attracted a lot of readers last month – so many that May Top 10 topped this list for June. We’ve started to group Robert and Barbara’s Beginner’s Guide posts into a new category, Research Guide. The category is so popular it would be the second most viewed post in June if included …
Posted in: Law Library
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
The following is a guest post by George Sadek, a Senior Legal Information Analyst at the Law Library of Congress. This post is part of our new bi-weekly series that highlights foreign law materials in the Law Library’s collection. Peter Roudik, Director of Legal Research, officially launched the series two weeks ago with his post …
Posted in: Collections, Global Law, Guest Post
Posted by: Margaret Wood
The following is a guest post by Matthew Braun, Senior Legal Research Specialist at the Law Library of Congress. Matt has posted to the blog previously: most recently Taking the Reference Desk on the Road and Orphan Works and Fair Use in a Digital Age. For more than six years, the Law Library of Congress has been …
Posted in: Collections, Guest Post