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National Library of Catalonia – Pic of the Week

Posted by: Kurt Carroll

In September I attended the International Association of Law Libraries’ (IALL) annual course on international law and legal information.  This year’s course, Catalan Law and Legal Information in a Global Context, was held in Barcelona, Spain. In addition to a full schedule of lectures by legal experts in Catalan law, there were several site visits.  …

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Library of Celsus – Pic of the Week

Posted by: Kurt Carroll

With daily posts on In Custodia Legis, it may appear that we never take a vacation.  Fortunately, the blog team is big enough that we do have the opportunity for the occasional getaway.  This leads to the old grammar school question, what did you do on your summer break?  Today’s pic of the week answers …

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An Interview with Mark Niedziela, Junior Fellow

Posted by: Kurt Carroll

This post is an interview with Mark Niedziela.  Mark is working in the Collection Services Division of the Law Library of Congress as part of the institution’s Junior Fellows Program.  The program’s focus is to increase access to our collections for our various patron groups. Describe your background. I was born in New Jersey and …

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Presidents, the Other National Pastime

Posted by: Kurt Carroll

The following is a guest post is by Betty Lupinacci, Lead Technician for Legal Processing Workflow Resolution in our Collection Services Division.  It is part travelogue which includes a visit to an inaugural site for a US President outside Washington, DC. What does a trip to Cooperstown, NY have to do with this week’s Inaugural theme?  Well, …