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Codrington Library – Pic of the Week

Posted by: Kurt Carroll

Earlier this month I attended the International Association of Law Libraries (IALL) annual course on law and legal information. This year’s course was held at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom and the theme was Common Law Perspectives in an International Context. In addition to excellent lectures on common law in the UK, there …

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National Library of Catalonia – Pic of the Week

Posted by: Kurt Carroll

In September I attended the International Association of Law Libraries’ (IALL) annual course on international law and legal information.  This year’s course, Catalan Law and Legal Information in a Global Context, was held in Barcelona, Spain. In addition to a full schedule of lectures by legal experts in Catalan law, there were several site visits.  …

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Library of Celsus – Pic of the Week

Posted by: Kurt Carroll

With daily posts on In Custodia Legis, it may appear that we never take a vacation.  Fortunately, the blog team is big enough that we do have the opportunity for the occasional getaway.  This leads to the old grammar school question, what did you do on your summer break?  Today’s pic of the week answers …

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An Interview with Mark Niedziela, Junior Fellow

Posted by: Kurt Carroll

This post is an interview with Mark Niedziela.  Mark is working in the Collection Services Division of the Law Library of Congress as part of the institution’s Junior Fellows Program.  The program’s focus is to increase access to our collections for our various patron groups. Describe your background. I was born in New Jersey and …

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The Law Society of Upper Canada – Pic of the Week

Posted by: Kurt Carroll

Last week my colleague Tariq and I traveled to Toronto for the International Association of Law Libraries’ (IALL) 31st annual course on international law and legal information.  Living up to its name, attendance at the conference was made up of law librarians from six continents representing twenty countries. As is the custom, the theme of …

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Classification – Better Access, Better Service

Posted by: Kurt Carroll

The following is a guest blog by Betty Lupinacci.  It is based on a presentation she gave to the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on the Law Library of Congress. While the Library of Congress’ subject-driven classification system was developed in the late 19th, early 20th centuries, Law’s Class K portion of that schedule was …