Spring Remote Project: Official Titles for Bills
Posted by: Jennifer González
Short interviews of the people working on the spring 2022 remote metadata projects.
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Spring Remote Project: American State Papers
Posted by: Jennifer González
Short interviews of the people working on the spring 2022 remote metadata projects.
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A Congress.gov Interview with Elizabeth Mansfield, Legislative Data Analyst
Posted by: Andrew Weber
Today’s interview is with Elizabeth Mansfield, a legislative data analyst in the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. Describe your background. I first began working in the information services industry during college as a technical services assistant in my university’s law library. In addition to a library degree, I have an advanced degree …
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Legal Inspiration in Art and Literature
Posted by: Kelly Goles
We’ve all been asked the question, what do you want to be when you grow up? Last year, I attended a preschool graduation where four to five year olds were asked this very question. Their answers varied: a policeman, an ice cream truck driver, a teacher. Perhaps unsurprisingly, no one mentioned becoming a lawyer or …
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An Interview with Friederike Loebbert, Foreign Law Intern
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
Today’s interview is with Friederike Loebbert, a foreign law intern working with Foreign Law Specialist Jenny Gesley in the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress. Describe your background. I was born and raised in a city in Northern Germany called Lübeck, which has a magnificent old town and is close to the Baltic …
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Fall 2021 Remote Metadata Interns
Posted by: Jennifer González
This month our fall 2021 remote metadata interns are finishing up their projects, and we must say goodbye as they head on to new adventures. But first, we want to introduce you to our wonderful cohort that has worked in the Digital Resources Division these last few months. These metadata interns have worked on projects …
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An Interview with Yunzhou Wang, Foreign Law Intern
Posted by: Laney Zhang
Today’s interview is with Yunzhou Wang, a foreign law intern working virtually in the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress under my supervision. Describe your background. I was born in Huainan, a small city in China. I spent my first 18 years in that city. After I graduated from high school, I went to …
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Meet the Fall 2021 Herencia Interns
Posted by: Stephen Mayeaux
This fall, the Digital Resources Division of the Law Library of Congress is hosting its third consecutive remote internship program for the Herencia: Centuries of Spanish Legal Documents crowdsourcing campaign. Herencia interns are responsible for reviewing, transcribing, and promoting this collection of Spanish legal documents from the 15th – 19th centuries, with the goal of …
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An Interview with Felipe Vicencio, the Deputy Director of the Library of Congress of Chile
Posted by: Robert Brammer
On October 19th and 20th, the Law Library of Congress had the pleasure of hosting a visit by Felipe Vicencio, the deputy director for the Library of Congress of Chile. Mr. Vicencio was kind enough to agree to an interview to discuss his work at the Library and highlight some of their recent initiatives. The …
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