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From Kabul to Capitol Hill – Pic of the Week

Posted by: Kurt Carroll

The Library of Congress collects material from all over the world.   Sometimes we identify items we would like to have in our collection that are one of a kind or are held by another institution.  In these cases, we are often able to photocopy or microfilm the items. Today’s Pic of the Week shows material …

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Celebrating Sign Language

Posted by: Kelly Buchanan

We often blog about different commemorative events, anniversaries, and holidays, with a particular focus on their legal and cultural history and on items in our collection.  I thought I would add to this collection of posts by highlighting New Zealand Sign Language Week – taking place this week, May 2-8. New Zealand Sign Language is …

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Dog Law! – Pic of the Week

Posted by: Andrew Weber

Our collection often surprises me, and this week’s pic is no exception.  As I walked by a shelf I had passed many times before, there they were: not one, but two books on dog law.  These are just the items in our Reading Room, most of our items you have to request from the stacks. …

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An Interview with Nathan Dorn, Rare Book Technician

Posted by: Kurt Carroll

This week’s interview is with Nathan Dorn, who is a rare book technician in our Collection Services Division.  Nathan is no stranger to In Custodia Legis; he recently wrote a guest piece on the Law Library’s Jewish law collection. Describe your background. I’ve been working at the Law Library for just over five years, first …

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An Interview with Megan Lulofs, Library Technician

Posted by: Kurt Carroll

This week’s interview is with Megan Lulofs, who is a contractor from CGI working in our Collection Services Division as a Library Technician and as an independent consultant in our Public Services Division. Describe your background. I have worked in various positions throughout the Law Library, and I have been here off and on for …

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The Jewish Law Collection

Posted by: Kurt Carroll

The following is a guest post by Nathan Dorn, Rare Book Technician at the Law Library of Congress. In a previous post on this blog, a colleague of mine points out that the Law Library possesses significant collections in the area of religious law. An outstanding example of these, which he describes in his post, …