Celebrating the Flag – Pic of the Week
Posted by: Margaret Wood
Since the summer includes Flag Day, we thought we would treat you to some shots of flags around the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.
Posted in: Law Library, Pic of the Week
Archive: July 2016 (20 Posts)
The Lafayette Escadrille and American Neutrality at the Start of World War I
Posted by: Jennifer González
This is a guest blog by Jennifer Proctor, a metadata technician. Jennifer is working on the U.S. Reports project with Julie McVey and Quinn Smith. She is also working on the Statutes at Large project. You’ve probably heard of the Red Baron (Manfred von Richthofen) – the most famous German fighter pilot in history – but it …
Posted in: Education, Guest Post, Law Library, World War I
An Interview with Quinn Smith, Metadata Technician
Posted by: Jennifer González
Today’s interview is with Quinn Smith, who is working with Julie McVey as a metadata technician on our digital projects this summer. Describe your background. I grew up on the Eastern Shore. I lived in Delmar, Maryland, but attended school in Delmar, Delaware (Delmar: The town too big for one state). I have 2 sisters …
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Legalization of Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada
Posted by: Ruth Levush
The following is a guest post by Cynthia Chen, a foreign law intern currently working with Tariq Ahmad on research related to the laws of Canada at the Law Library of Congress. Introduction The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees the right of every person to life, liberty, and security of the person. Though the …
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post, In the News
Lessons Learned from the AALL 2016 Annual Conference in Chicago
Posted by: Andrew Weber
We are back from the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) 2016 Annual Conference in Chicago. I was happy to present with Abbie Grotke at the Legal Information Preservation Alliance’s annual meeting. I discussed several Law Library related web archiving initiatives, including: adding the historic Congressional Record from THOMAS to Congress.gov; the recent Archives Unleashed event; using Perma.cc in our research …
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Brexit – What Happens Next?
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
The following is a guest post by Felix Beulke, summer intern at the Global Legal Research Directorate, Law Library of Congress. It follows a blog post by Clare Feikert-Ahalt, FALQs: Brexit Referendum. On June 23, 2016 the United Kingdom held a referendum on whether to leave or to remain in the European Union (so called …
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post
60 Year Anniversary of the German Compulsory Military Service Act
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
Conscription in the German Federal Republic began on July 21, 1956 when the German Compulsory Military Service Act (Wehrpflichtgesetz) entered into force. It lasted for 55 years until, on July 1, 2011, the German Bundestag (parliament) decided to suspend conscription and convert the German Armed Forces into an army of professional and volunteer soldiers. Instead of …
Posted in: Global Law, In the News
An Interview with Ashley Breymaier, Remote Metadata Intern
Posted by: Jennifer González
Today’s interview is with Ashley Breymaier, a remote metadata intern for the Digital Resources Division. Describe your background I am a military brat who grew up traveling all over the world. I left Maryland when I was seven years old and moved to Harrogate, England. When I was eleven, we moved to Bad Abiling, Germany …
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An Interview with Cynthia Chen, Foreign Law Intern
Posted by: Hanibal Goitom
Today’s interview is with Cynthia Chen, a foreign law intern currently working with Tariq Ahmad on research related to the laws of Canada. Describe your background. I was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, a city in the west of Canada. I moved to Montreal, Quebec when I was five years old and I have been living …
Posted in: Global Law, Interview