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Posted by: Andrew Weber
The following post is cross posted on NARAtions: The blog of the U.S. National Archives. The National Archives and the Law Library of Congress are hosting a Wikipedia edit-a-thon for the proposed amendments to the U.S. Constitution at the National Archives Innovation Hub on Friday, July 29 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. The edit-a-thon is part …
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Posted by: Andrew Weber
I work in an amazing place. We sometimes refer to it as a mini United Nations because we have staff from around the globe. Our Global Legal Research Directorate provides a wealth of foreign, international, and comparative reports for Congress. You can access our foreign law reference collection in the Global Legal Resource Room. There is also …
Posted in: Collections, Education, Global Law, Law Library, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Andrew Weber
Another year, another list of legislation! After 13 in 2013 and 14 in 2014, it is time for the 15 most-viewed items in 2015 on Congress.gov. H.R.213 [114th] Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2015 H.R.1599 [114th] Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 H.R.1735 [114th] National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 …
Posted in: Congress, Law Library, THOMAS
Posted by: Andrew Weber
In Custodia Legis was named to the ABA Journal’s 9th Annual Blawg 100! This is the second year in a row for the Law Library of Congress blog to be included. We are thrilled to be honored again as one of the top 100 best blogs for a legal audience. We are fortunate to have …
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Posted by: Andrew Weber
We strive to bring you the best web experience possible. Over time we have updated our homepage and our website, helped launch Congress.gov, and introduced the Indigenous Law Portal. Today, I am happy to announce that there is a newly enhanced Global Legal Monitor (GLM). The Global Legal Monitor is managed by editors Connie Johnson and Wendy Zeldin. …
Posted in: Global Law, Gov 2.0, Law Library
Posted by: Andrew Weber
Web traffic tends to slowdown in the summer. The weather gets nice and people leave their computers and devices behind. It’s easy to miss a post or two while busy on vacation or recess. Thankfully, we keep track of our metrics and can share what has been popular over the last three months. While down compared …
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Posted by: Andrew Weber
A lot has happened to our reading room over the last few months. One of the final steps is to have the new furniture assembled and arranged. You can see our new entrance, the beginning of the new reference desk, lots of chairs, tables, a little trash, and the microfilm reading room in the pictures …
Posted in: Law Library, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Andrew Weber
This post is coauthored by Jeanine Cali and Andrew Weber. It seems like only yesterday we were running around Philadelphia for the annual conference of the American Association of Law Libraries. The week before the conference, Kelly wrote a post previewing the programs in which our staff would make presentations on subjects from content management, to …
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Posted by: Andrew Weber
Now that we are midway through the year I thought it would be a good opportunity to look at our metrics at this point. What In Custodia Legis blog posts have been popular? What Law Library of Congress reports? What legislation? The mix of the top ten new blog posts highlights both our foreign and …
Posted in: Congress, Global Law, Law Library, THOMAS