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Kungliga Biblioteket, National Library of Sweden – Pic of the Week

Posted by: Kelly Buchanan

I was recently in Stockholm where I paid a visit to the National Library of Sweden (Kungliga Biblioteket, or “KB”), which is situated in a very pretty park.  According to its website, the National Library “has been collecting virtually everything printed in Sweden or in Swedish since 1661.”  A brochure about the Library provides an …

Ornate red and ivory wall decoration, with plaque and symbols

Professor Joseph Raz – Pic of the Week

Posted by: Kelly Buchanan

This week the Law Library of Congress hosted Professor Joseph Raz who delivered a very thought-provoking lecture for the second Kellogg Biennial Lecture in Jurisprudence.  Professor Raz is a leading proponent of legal positivism, which looks to the sources of laws as the basis for their validity, rather than their content.  During the lecture, he offered …

Ornate red and ivory wall decoration, with plaque and symbols

18th Annual GLIN Directors’ Meeting – Pic of the Week

Posted by: Kelly Buchanan

The following is a guest post by Francisco Macías, Senior Legal Information Analyst. The 18th Annual Global Legal Information Network (GLIN) Directors’ Meeting took place at the Library of Congress last week on September 7 and 8.  The representatives from the 24 jurisdictions (including the United States) that attended the meeting are pictured below. The …

Ornate red and ivory wall decoration, with plaque and symbols

A Different View of the World – Pic of the Week

Posted by: Kelly Buchanan

Today’s Pic of the Week comes to you direct from my office!  When I started working at the Law Library, I thought it would be nice to have a couple of maps to decorate my office.  In addition to a large map of New Zealand, I also have a Pacific-centered world map, shown below.  I …