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Posted by: Christine Sellers
My 11th grade English teacher* sent me a Facebook message a couple of weeks ago asking for assistance in locating the records and briefs from Brown v. Board of Education. I replied with a list of resources, including exhibits at the Library of Congress and the National Archives. In answering his question, I realized that …
Posted in: Ask A Librarian, Collections, Law Library, Research Guide
Posted by: Christine Sellers
I recently wrote about the War Powers Resolution research guide available from the Law Library of Congress, which I highlighted because it had been getting a lot of page views. We try to analyze web metrics to see which Law Library web pages are the most viewed, as Andrew and I have mentioned in previous …
Posted in: Collections, Law Library, Research Guide
Posted by: Christine Sellers
As Andrew has previously mentioned, we frequently analyze web metrics to see which Law Library of Congress web pages are the most viewed. In addition, I have mentioned the Current Legal Topics page before in writing about the finding aids available on the Law Library website. A page that has recently been getting a lot …
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Posted by: Christine Sellers
This week’s interview is with Bernadette Smith, a Government Documents Technician in the Public Services Division. Describe your background. I was born in Oklahoma, but grew up in south-central Pennsylvania. My dad taught elementary band, and my mom was a journalist for the local newspaper. I have two younger brothers; one is a currently a …
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Posted by: Christine Sellers
I’ve previously shared some of the questions that have come in through our Ask A Librarian service, but I have not yet blogged about some of the questions we get in person in the Reading Room. Recently, a patron* asked for assistance in researching a U.S. Supreme Court case about her grandfather: Watkins v. U.S., …
Posted in: Ask A Librarian, Law Library
Posted by: Christine Sellers
I’ve previously written about finding aids on the Law Library’s website, including our Guide to Law Online, Current Legal Topics, Finding U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs, and How Do I Find…?. The Law Library of Congress also offers a Databases and eResources page to help patrons find electronic materials that are contained within databases …
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Posted by: Christine Sellers
This week’s interview is with Debora Keysor, a Legal Reference Specialist in our Public Services Division. Describe Your Background. I was born in a small town in southern Ohio (West Union) and lived there until I went to college. I had the great fortune to be raised by two wonderful parents (and two doting grandmothers). …
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Posted by: Christine Sellers
As you may have noticed in my previous posts, I’m making an effort to highlight useful tools contained on the Law Library’s website that our readers may not be aware of. A section of the website that I use frequently is called “How Do I Find…?“ The guides are especially helpful in the beginning of …
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