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Archive: November 2019 (16 Posts)

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An Interview with Bailey DeSimone, Library Technician (Metadata)

Posted by: Stephen Mayeaux

Today’s interview is with Bailey DeSimone, a Library Technician (Metadata) in the Digital Resources Division of the Law Library of Congress. What is your academic/professional history? I received my bachelor’s degrees in history and global studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. From my second week of classes as a first-year to my final …

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Construction of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal

Posted by: Betty Lupinacci

One of our contractors, Jeremy Gainey, found a random volume of the Laws of the Corporation of the City of Washington passed by the first-[sixty-eighth] Council in the stacks. The book in question is from the Twenty-Sixth Council held in 1828-1829. Anyone who reads this blog regularly may recall that I really enjoy looking though …

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Human Rights Day Panel Discussion: The Impact of the Women’s Suffrage Movement Today

Posted by: Tynesha Hubbard

On Tuesday, December 10, 2019, the Law Library of Congress will commemorate Human Rights Day with a discussion on the women’s suffrage movement and how it impacts women’s rights today. Each year the Law Library of Congress celebrates Human Rights Day with a panel discussion focusing on the understanding and recognition of a critical social, …

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Technology & the Law of Corporate Responsibility – The Impact of Blockchain

Posted by: Elin Hofverberg

The following is a guest post by Elizabeth Boomer, a legal research analyst in the Global Legal Research Directorate. Blockchain, a technology regularly associated with digital currency, is increasingly being utilized as a corporate social responsibility tool in major international corporations. This intersection of law, technology, and corporate responsibility was addressed earlier this month at the World Bank Law, Justice, …

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Rare Book Video – The Articles of Confederation

Posted by: Robert Brammer

On this day in 1777, the first Constitution of the United States, the Articles of Confederation, was adopted by the Continental Congress. Our latest rare book video features the first printing of the Articles of Confederation. This item is held by the Rare Book and Special Collections Division of the Library of Congress.

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Highlights of the 2019 Columbus Day Open House

Posted by: Geraldine Davila Gonzalez

 Anna Price, Legal Reference Librarian at the Law Library of Congress, collaborated on this post  On October 14, 2019, the Jefferson Building opened the doors of the Main Reading Room to the general public, providing tours and a chance to learn about a few of the divisions within the Library of Congress. Staff welcomed 5,437 visitors, including …