Sorcery and the Law in PNG
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
This blog post discusses the Sorcery Act 1971 of Papua New Guinea.
Posted in: Collections, Global Law, In the News, Law Library, Pacific Islander History
Category: Law Library
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 …
Posted in: Collections, Interview, Law Library
The Second Kellogg Biennial Lecture on Jurisprudence Featuring Professor Joseph Raz
Posted by: Andrew Weber
The following is a guest post by Robert Newlen, the Assistant Law Librarian for Collections, Outreach and Services in the Law Library of Congress. On October 5, 2011, Professor Joseph Raz will deliver the second Kellogg Biennial Lecture on Jurisprudence at the Library of Congress. Professor Raz teaches at Columbia University Law School and is …
Posted in: Guest Post, Law Library
March Retrospective
Posted by: Andrew Weber
As we wrapped up our eighth month of In Custodia Legis, I noticed that we’ve posted over 175 times. Our blog just kept growing this month. The number of page views doubled from February to March led by our two most popular posts ever: Top Law Library of Congress Web Pages and Maps, Parliaments, and …
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An Irishman’s “Gust of Passion” in the American Trial Collection
Posted by: Andrew Weber
The following is a guest post by Margaret McAleer, Senior Archives Specialist in the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress. I am about to end a three-month detail in the Law Library to return to my regular job in the Library of Congress Manuscript Division, where I am a senior archives specialist. I have …
Posted in: Guest Post, Law Library
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, …
Posted in: Collections, Global Law, Guest Post, Law Library
State Collections Being Relocated and Where to Find Them
Posted by: Andrew Weber
The following is a guest post by Margaret Wood, Legal Reference Specialist in our Public Services Directorate. Here in the Law Library Reading Room we are continuing our work to relocate certain collections in preparation for the Reading Room Remodeling. The purpose of this post is to give everyone an update about the collections currently …
Posted in: Collections, Guest Post, Law Library
Classes Offered by the Law Library of Congress
Posted by: Christine Sellers
The following is a guest post by Shameema Rahman, Legal Reference Specialist in our Public Services Division. Do you know the Law Library offers two classes to the public: Orientation to Legal Research and THOMAS Orientation? Orientation to Legal Research and the Use of Law Library Collections is a basic introduction to legal sources and …
Posted in: Guest Post, Law Library, THOMAS
Looking Up the Old Law Library – Pic of the Week
Posted by: Christine Sellers
Before the move to the Madison Building, the Law Library of Congress used to be located in the Jefferson Building. Andrew and I wandered over there yesterday to try and find where it used to be. The luck of the Irish must have been with us, because we managed to find the most wonderful tour …
Posted in: Law Library, Pic of the Week