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Posted by: Liah Caravalho
In 1516, on a swampy Venetian island, originally the site of a foundry, the Ghetto Nuovo was established 500 years ago. The island, and a connected island, which was established later and known as the Ghetto Vecchio, was home to Venetian Jews. By law, they were relegated to live within this gated and walled area …
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Posted by: Andrew Weber
Once again, the National Archives and the Law Library of Congress are hosting a Wikipedia edit-a-thon. The focus will be on congressional committees and hearings. It will be held at the Library of Congress on Friday, April 7 from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm. There are a limited number of spots available. Register now and learn …
Posted in: Law Library, Congress, Event
Posted by: Jennifer González
The following is a guest post by Carla Davis-Castro, a librarian who has been working on our Indigenous Law Portal. The Indigenous Law Portal, launched on the Law Library’s website in June 2014, provides an open access platform to legal materials regarding how indigenous peoples govern themselves. Currently featuring North America (Canada, the United States, and Mexico), …
Posted in: Law Library, Guest Post
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
The following is a guest post by Elin Hofverberg, a foreign law research consultant who covers Scandinavian countries. Elin has previously written for In Custodia Legis on diverse topics, including Alfred Nobel’s Will: A Legal Document that Might Have Changed the World and a Man’s Legacy, Researching Norwegian Law Online and in the Library, the Swedish Detention Order Regarding Julian …
Posted in: Collections, Global Law, Guest Post
Posted by: Liah Caravalho
This week’s interview is with Melanie Antanesian. Melanie is working on communications and event planning for the Law Library’s Legislative and External Relations Division. Describe your background. I have called the quaint town of Clarksburg, Maryland my home for the majority of my life. I am currently studying public relations and technology entrepreneurship at Montgomery …
Posted in: Law Library, Collections, Interview
Posted by: Andrew Weber
The following is a guest post by Jill MacNeice, an information architect at the Library of Congress. We are constantly working to improve Congress.gov, and regularly conduct usability testing on the site as part of this effort. We recently looked at the variety of ways in which you search the site. Congress.gov has many searches, …
Posted in: Law Library, Congress, Guest Post
Posted by: Francisco Macías
The following is a joint collaboration with Janice Hyde, Assistant Law Librarian for Collections. March is a very important month for Texas. March is Texas History Month! Every year, on March 2, Texas celebrates the anniversary of its independence. And it’s no surprise that this anniversary aligns with the festivities set out for Texas Public …
Posted in: Law Library, Collections, Global Law, Guest Post, Education
Posted by: Margaret Wood
My colleague Andrew recently showed me photographs of his trip to New York City earlier this year. The trip included a visit to the Statue of Liberty. Looking at these photographs, I was reminded of the public celebrations for the Statue’s centenary in 1986. Back then, I was living in New York City, had participated in …
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Posted by: Betty Lupinacci
Here at the Law Library, we have a robust system of proofreading everything from our reports to our blog posts. So to commemorate yesterday’s National Proofreading Day we thought it would be fun to let one of our editors take the reins and talk about something near and dear to him from the proofreading world. …
Posted in: Law Library, Guest Post