Today’s interview is with Daria Pistriak, a staffer at Ukraine‘s Office of the Ombudsman, currently interning at the Law Library of Congress as part of her participation in the Legislative Fellows Program, a U.S. Department of State-funded program designed to expose promising young professionals from selected European countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Turkey and Ukraine) to …
Today’s interview is with Stephen Schneider, user experience team lead within the Office of Strategic Initiatives (OSI) Web Services of the Library of Congress. It continues our series of Congress.gov interviews designed to highlight the people who have contributed to the new system (including Meg, Rich, Barry, Rohit, Andy, and Val). Describe your background. My background is a mash up of various …
The following is a guest post from Pamela Barnes Craig, retiring Instruction/Reference Librarian in the Law Library of Congress. It is cross posted on Teaching with the Library of Congress. Describe what you do at the Library of Congress and the materials you work with. Pam Craig talks with teachers at the 2013 Summer Teacher …
This week’s interview is with Rob Sukol, Deputy Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives. Rob previously did the guest post titled “The United States Code Online – Downloadable XML Files and More” on In Custodia Legis. Describe your background. I was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The music scene in Philly grabbed …
This week’s interview is with Noriko Ohtaki, a research fellow who is at the Law Library of Congress from March until the end of May. She is at the Library of Congress to learn more about Congress.gov, including how updates are scheduled, metrics, and challenges. Her purpose in studying the U.S. approach for online publication of …
This week’s interview is with Jacinda Gill, IT specialist in the Digital Resources Division of the Global Legal Collection Directorate, Law Library of Congress. Describe your background. I was born in Washington, D.C. to a third generation family of Washingtonians. However, I only briefly lived in Washington (Adams Morgan area) before relocating to San Antonio, …
I recently visited the Kentucky State Law Library in Frankfort, Kentucky, and interviewed Jennifer Frazier, the Kentucky State Law Librarian. Thank you for taking time to speak with me today. How long have you been the State Law Librarian, and what is your educational background? I have been employed at the Kentucky State Law Library …
The following interview is with Ozlem Aydin Sakrak. Ozlem is currently working as an intern in the Law Library’s Global Legal Research Center. Describe your background I am a Turkish lawyer. Although I live in Ankara, I am originally from a small town, a popular seaside holiday resort on the beautiful west coast of Turkey. …
This week’s interview is with Charles Dove, the Director of Asset Management at the Law Library of Congress. Describe your background. I am a native Marylander and grew up in the pastoral setting of the Ashton-Sandy Spring-Olney area. I spent my summers horseback riding with friends, rowing a home-built skiff on Triadelphia Lake, and to …
