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Archive: August 2013 (22 Posts)

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July Top 10

Posted by: Andrew Weber

July was a busy month! A few of us presented at the American Association of Law Libraries Conference, which resulted in several popular blog posts, including connecting with us there, the Seattle University School of Law pic, and our lessons learned.  Kelly also blogged about her visit to the Seattle Central Library. Congress.gov also had its next major update …

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The Atomic Energy Commission Sells Houses

Posted by: Margaret Wood

My sister Sarah recently sent me a book about our hometown of Los Alamos, New Mexico.  The book is entitled “Los Alamos and the Pajarito Plateau” and was co-written by the Los Alamos Historical Society.  Though I regretted the book did not contain more pictures from the 1970s and 1980s when we were growing up, …

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Happy Third Birthday to In Custodia Legis

Posted by: Andrew Weber

It was three years ago that I added blogger to my professional credentials when I posted, What exactly is In Custodia Legis?  In the last three years we have expanded from a team of five bloggers (Kelly, Kurt, Clare, Christine, and me) to a team of fourteen (Barbara, Robert, Kelly, Jeanine, Kurt, Nathan, Clare, Tina, …

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A Referendum on a Declaration of War?

Posted by: Robert Brammer

We receive many interesting questions through the Law Library’s Ask A Librarian service, and if a patron gives us permission, we are occasionally able to share some of the highlights with you. A patron recently reported that a popular internet site claimed a Joint Resolution had been introduced in the 64th Congress that would have …