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Posted by: Laney Zhang
“Each of us has a crouching tiger deep in the heart.” This is what internationally-acclaimed Taiwanese director Ang Lee told a Chinese journalist, Chai Jing, in a recent interview about his latest film, Life of Pi. The crouching tiger is Lee’s metaphor for the inner power driving him in his continuous efforts to try “thrilling” …
Posted in: Global Law, In the News
Posted by: Andrew Weber
The following is a guest post is by Melanie Polutta, Librarian Cataloger in the Iberia/Rio Section of the African, Latin American, and Western European Division of the Library of Congress. A while ago, I wrote an article in the LCCN that described how Carolyn Keene, the author of the Nancy Drew series, was not actually a person, but rather …
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Posted by: Andrew Weber
On a recent drive back to DC from Indiana, I made a detour through Pittsburgh. I love to stop and visit the city where I went to law school. During the visit, I snapped this picture of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law surrounded by a blanket of snow. The Barco Law Library occupies the top three floors of …
Posted in: Pic of the Week
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
I finally realized that U.S. sports channels just aren’t going to bend to my will and start showing more rugby. The result of this is that I’ve been watching a lot of American football lately instead. One thing I’ve always noticed when watching football is how many commercial breaks there are during the game. During …
Posted in: Education, Global Law
Posted by: Barbara Bavis
For the next installment of the Beginner’s Guide series, I turn to a subject that is of recurring interest to our patrons—how to find congressional voting records (also called roll call information). This topic presents more challenges than may be readily apparent, because researchers must not only determine what resources cover the period of time …
Posted in: Law Library, Research Guide
Posted by: Hanibal Goitom
For those of us who are global legal news buffs, 2012 was a great year. I am speaking of the Global Legal Monitor (GLM), a Law Library of Congress publication which provides summaries on new legal developments around the world. In 2012, GLM published 512 articles on a range of legal issues in various jurisdictions. …
Posted in: Global Law, In the News, Law Library
Posted by: Nathan Dorn
The idea of republican simplicity is a relic from the age of the American Revolutionary War. To get at its meaning, it’s easiest to meditate on its opposite. Think to yourself: How do I address a king? Am I meant to bow/curtsey? How low? What do I do with my hands while I bow? Do …
Posted in: Collections, Event, Global Law, In the News, Law Library, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
The following is a guest post by George Sadek, a Senior Legal Analyst at the Law Library of Congress. Last week George provided an overview of the drafting process and content of the Egyptian Constitution of 2012. He has also previously written posts on Egypt’s constitutional referendum and several other topics. In my last post, …
Posted in: Global Law
Posted by: Andrew Weber
Following the launch of Congress.gov in September 2012, we made minor updates in October and November, and made the transition to the 113th Congress at the beginning of January. Today, our public beta gets a big enhancement with the addition of the Congressional Record. The Congressional Record page defaults to the most recent issue with the tab for the Daily Digest selected and …