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Posted by: Margaret Wood
This is an interview with Jim Martin, senior legal information analyst with the Public Services Division. Describe your background. I am a senior legal information analyst with the Law Library. I was originally hired as a reference librarian in June of 1992. I also served as head of the Law Library Reading Room for almost …
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Posted by: Margaret Wood
Last Friday, October 14th, marked the 950th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings. On October 14, 1066, William the Conqueror invaded England and overthrew the last Anglo Saxon king, Harold Godwinson. The Bayeux Tapestry commemorates the events of that turbulent time. My colleague Emily has a fold-out book of the tapestry, and I thought it …
Posted in: Global Law
Posted by: Margaret Wood
This post is by Agnieszka “Aga” Pukniel, a technician in the Collection Services Division, who has contributed to several posts including How do you say “Library” in …, Nothing keeps us down – Pic of the Week and What is the most interesting fact …? Working directly with legal material often enables me to find …
Posted in: Collections
Posted by: Margaret Wood
I expect almost everyone who works at the Library of Congress can tell you the year in which the Library was established – if not the exact date. The Library is the oldest cultural institution in the United States. Its establishment dates back to April 24, 1800 when President John Adams signed a law that …
Posted in: Congress, In the News
Posted by: Margaret Wood
I have always liked the month of September. It seems a time of new beginnings, the old back to school excitement and energy, more temperate weather (e.g., “a season of mists and mellow fruitfulness“). But here in the nation’s capital, September is also a month of endings. The end of September marks the end of …
Posted in: Congress, In the News
Posted by: Margaret Wood
As a law librarian, I always try to spend some of my vacation time visiting local law libraries. This year, while visiting the New Mexico Supreme Court Library, I was also able to take a peek at the New Mexico State Supreme Court courtroom, although the court was not in session. The New Mexico State …
Posted in: 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
Posted by: Margaret Wood
While on vacation in Santa Fe, New Mexico, earlier this week, I had the chance to visit the New Mexico Supreme Court Law Library. The Library was recently renovated and is housed in the Administrative Office of the Courts building near the New Mexico state capitol building, known as the “Roundhouse.” The symbol on the …
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Posted by: Margaret Wood
I recently read Daphne DuMaurier’s novel Rebecca. I had started reading the novel several times before, while visiting my grandmother, but I always had to leave before getting much beyond the first two or three chapters. It is a suspenseful book–and even knowing the basics of the story did not detract from the tension. What did surprise …
Posted in: Global Law