We are excited to announce our upcoming U.S. law webinars for February, and we hope you can join us! Next month, we will be offering an Orientation to Legal Research Webinar, focusing on federal legislative history. In addition, we will be hosting another entry into our Introduction to Congress.gov series. The Introduction to Congress.gov webinar is designed to provide a basic introduction to using Congress.gov and offer updates on its new features. For more information and to register, please visit the links below.
We hope you can join us for these informative and exciting webinars!
Orientation to Legal Research: Federal Legislative History
Date: Thursday, February 5, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. EST
Content: This webinar is designed to give a basic introduction to legal sources and research techniques. This entry in the series provides an overview of U.S. federal legislative history resources, including information about the methods of identifying and locating them. In tackling this area of research, the focus will largely be on finding these documents online.
Instructor: Ann Hemmens. Ann is a senior legal reference librarian at the Law Library of Congress. Ann holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois and earned her J.D. and Master of Science in library science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Register here.
An Introduction to Congress.gov Webinar
Date: Thursday, February 12, 2026, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. EST
Content: This orientation is designed to give a basic overview of Congress.gov. While the focus of the session will be searching legislation and the Congressional member information attached to the legislation, the new features of Congress.gov will be highlighted.
Instructors: Barbara Bavis and Robert Brammer. Barbara is the bibliographic and research instruction librarian at the Law Library. She holds a B.A. in history from Duke University, a J.D. from the University of North Carolina School of Law, and a Master of Science in library and information science, specializing in law librarianship from Catholic University. Robert is the chief of the Law Library’s Office of External Relations. He holds a B.A. in political science from the University of Kentucky, a J.D. from Wayne State University, and a Master of Library Science from Florida State University.
Register here.
To learn about other upcoming classes on domestic and foreign law topics, visit the Legal Research Institute. Please request ADA accommodations at least five business days in advance by contacting (202) 707-6362 or [email protected].
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