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Posted by: Donna Sokol
This week’s interview is with Dr. Sarah Cooper, the Law Library scholar-in-residence. Dr. Cooper made extensive use of the Law Library’s collection to conduct research for her next book. During her short time here, Dr. Cooper significantly changed the structure of her book due to the materials she discovered at the Library. Describe your background. …
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Posted by: Liah Caravalho
This week’s interview is with Melanie Antanesian. Melanie is working on communications and event planning for the Law Library’s Legislative and External Relations Division. Describe your background. I have called the quaint town of Clarksburg, Maryland my home for the majority of my life. I am currently studying public relations and technology entrepreneurship at Montgomery …
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Posted by: Andrew Weber
This week’s interview is with Walter Foggie. Walter is the facility design and space planner here in the Law Library of Congress. Describe your background. Originally from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, I have lived in Maryland since 2010. I served on active duty with the U.S. Air Force as a civil engineer operations manager where my service …
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Posted by: Hanibal Goitom
Today’s interview is with Alexander Janvelian, a foreign law intern. A graduate of the Whittier Law School J.D. program, Alexander is currently working toward earning an LL.M. degree from Georgetown University Law Center, specializing in International Business and Economic Law. Describe your background. An Armenian by heritage, I was born in Tbilisi, Georgia into a …
Posted in: Global Law, Interview
Posted by: Francisco Macías
This week’s interview is with Geo Nikolov who is working at the Law Library of Congress for several months as an intern describing and creating metadata for a collection of Hispanic Legal Documents that span from the 15th to 19th centuries. Describe your background. My background is strongest in the humanities (language, literature, and culture). I …
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Posted by: Francisco Macías
This week’s interview is with Seth Brostoff who is working at the Law Library of Congress for several months as an intern describing and creating metadata for a collection of Hispanic Legal Documents that span from the 15th to 19th centuries. Describe your background. I live in Cleveland Park. I’m originally from Charleston, South Carolina, …
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Posted by: Jim Martin
The following is an interview with Theresa Reiss, who is currently working at the Law Library of Congress as a reference librarian in the Law Library Reading Room. Describe your background I am originally from Scottsdale, Arizona. But during my adult life, I have lived in Arizona, California, Illinois, and Virginia. I am a part-time …
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Posted by: Nathan Dorn
This week’s interview is with Dr. Ilya Dines who is working at the Law Library for several months as a contractor describing the medieval and early modern manuscripts in the Law Library’s Rare Books Collection. Describe your background. I was born and raised in St. Petersburg, Russia. My parents, like many parents of that time, …
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Posted by: Laney Zhang
The following is an interview with Emma Wei, who is currently working at the Law Library of Congress as a foreign law intern. Describe your background. I was born in Liuzhou, a small but beautiful city in southwest China. I attended China University of Political Science and Law in Beijing, where I received an undergraduate …
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