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An Interview with Christine Gant, Remote Metadata Volunteer

Posted by: Jennifer González

Today’s interview is with Christine Gant, a remote metadata volunteer working with the Digital Resources Division on the early U.S. Report volumes. Describe your background. I am originally from Seoul, South Korea, but I grew up in Boston, Massachusetts. Even as a child, I loved Boston’s rich history and culture, and delighted in the chance …

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An Interview with Daina Andries, Metadata Technician

Posted by: Jennifer González

This interview is with Daina Andries, a volunteer metadata technician with the Digital Resources Division of the Law Library of Congress. Describe your background. I grew up in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. My dad’s family is from Pennsylvania and Michigan. My mom’s family immigrated to Wisconsin from Lithuania after World War II and eventually …

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An Interview with Quinn Smith, Metadata Technician

Posted by: Jennifer González

Today’s interview is with Quinn Smith, who is working with Julie McVey as a metadata technician on our digital projects this summer. Describe your background. I grew up on the Eastern Shore. I lived in Delmar, Maryland, but attended school in Delmar, Delaware (Delmar: The town too big for one state). I have 2 sisters …

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An Interview with Julie McVey, Metadata Technician

Posted by: Jennifer González

Today’s interview is with Julie McVey, a metadata technician working with the Digital Resources Division this summer on our digitization projects. Describe your background. I’m from a small town in Arkansas near Little Rock and moved to the D.C. area with my husband in fall 2014 for graduate school. I’ve always been passionate about history …

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An Interview with Kevin Sitarski, Remote Metadata Intern

Posted by: Jennifer González

Today’s interview is with Kevin Sitarski, a remote metadata intern working with the Digital Resources Division. Describe your background I am originally from the picturesque Finger Lakes Region of Upstate New York, where my first job during high school was working as a page at the local public library. My early work experiences, including my …

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An Interview with Noah Lapidus, Intern

Posted by: Jennifer González

Today’s interview is with Noah Lapidus. Noah has been working on the Indigenous Law Portal for several months as an LC Knowledge Navigators Intern. We have previously written about the Indigenous Law Portal several times, including an introduction to the Portal and our addition of Alaskan and Canadian indigenous laws to the portal.   Describe …

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An Interview with Allegra Chilstrom, Metadata Technician

Posted by: Jennifer González

Today’s interview is with Allegra Chilstrom. Allegra worked with us last year as an intern adding metadata to the U.S. Treaty Series, and we welcomed her back this year with a new class of interns to work on the Statutes at Large. Describe your background. I was born and raised in Alexandria, Virginia, and I’m happy to be …