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Posted by: Andrew Weber
One of the great things about working on Capitol Hill is the fact that the Capitol Building is never far away. This morning Tina and I went for a quick visit and came back with today’s Pic of the Week. It’s a fantastic image, from one of the ceilings on the House side, of when …
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Posted by: Jeanine Cali
The following is a guest post by Donna Sokol, Special Assistant to the Law Librarian of Congress. For an upcoming installation of the Glimpse of Law series, I was researching the Jefferson Building’s northeast pavilion. It turns out that the Law Library’s offices used to be housed in that very pavilion, also called the Pavilion …
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Posted by: Jeanine Cali
The following is a guest post is by Betty Lupinacci, Lead Technician for Legal Processing Workflow Resolution in our Collection Services Division. The Law Library Collection Services Division’s Junior Fellow Wesley Verge and Associate Junior Fellow Mari Gavin exhibited items from the Law Library’s gift collections as part of the 2012 Library of Congress Junior Fellows display …
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Posted by: Kurt Carroll
I was recently in Tunisia and, as is typical of Law Library staff, could not resist searching out the country’s National Library in Tunis. While the library is now housed in a modern, state of the art structure, I was able to track down its more historic location. This task was easier said than done …
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Posted by: Jeanine Cali
The following is a guest post by Donna Sokol, Special Assistant to the Law Librarian of Congress. Donna has previously written a series of posts related to themes of law in the art and architecture of the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building. On July 14, 2012, the Law Library of Congress will officially turn 180 …
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Posted by: Margaret Wood
We have written many posts highlighting materials in the Law Library’s collections, but today we are providing a glimpse of the day-to-day work which goes into keeping our collections up-to-date. This library cart contains replacement volumes, pocket parts and softbound supplements which Alex LoBianco will file in the Law Library Reading Room. Although the work is …
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Posted by: Andrew Weber
This week’s Pic of the Week is from outside our neighbor to the north, the Supreme Court. I’m not sure if many of you heard, but they had some cases to announce this week. Debbie, who specializes in federal government documents including the Supreme Court, made a trip to visit the Supreme Court yesterday morning. When …
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Posted by: Margaret Wood
This sign has been resident in the manager’s office in the Law Library Reading Room for many years – sitting quietly out of sight on a shelf. Our best guess is that this sign was originally used when the Law Library was still located in the Thomas Jefferson Building, before the Law Library was moved over 30 years ago to …
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Posted by: Jeanine Cali
The following is a guest post by David Mao, Law Librarian of Congress. He has previously guest posted Shreddy: From the Office of the Law Librarian – Pic of the Week, From the Desk of the Law Librarian, The Law Librarian in London, and Rebellious Children and Witches. This past Monday, Roberta Shaffer, Robert Newlen, and I …
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