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Not All Research is Online – Pic of the Week

Posted by: Andrew Weber

When I stopped by Hanibal Goitom’s office, I was interested to see this book that he was using.  As you can imagine some of our books are in better shape than others.  When you have the largest collection of legal materials in the world, some of them are bound to show wear and tear. Hanibal …

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A View of the World from China – Pic of the Week

Posted by: Andrew Weber

Last week we were fortunate to have a guest post by Laney Zhang, our Chinese Foreign Law Specialist.  This Pic of the Week comes from inside her office.  It is the map she has displayed with a China-centric perspective.  Not surprisingly, it is similar to Kelly’s Pacific-centered map from New Zealand (aside from the addition …

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Cherry Blossoms at the Library of Congress – Pic of the Week

Posted by: Andrew Weber

So far for our Pic of the Week series, we’ve taken all of the pictures ourselves.  This week we are featuring a photo from a Library of Congress colleague, Dan Chudnov.  Washington really looks wonderful in the spring, and this picture demonstrates the reawakening that occurs.  In addition to the trees blooming, our city fills …

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Knowledge Will – Pic of the Week

Posted by: Andrew Weber

Sometimes you find inspiration during unlikely events.  Today I got to spend a few minutes outside, and during that time I found this week’s picture.  In front of the Madison Building, to the left of entrance and falling books, there is this quote by James Madison.

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A Glimpse of Law in the Jefferson Building – Pic of the Week

Posted by: Andrew Weber

Most of our weekly pictures have been from here in the Madison Building where the Law Library of Congress is located.  The Jefferson Building (the iconic Library of Congress building that you can tour virtually) has a lot of great images of law.  Kelly and I took a trip through the tunnels between our buildings …

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Global Legal Resource Room – Pic of the Week

Posted by: Christine Sellers

Below is a picture of our Global Legal Resource Room, which is managed by Elizabeth Moore.  The Global Legal Resource Room is staffed Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. and may be used by members of the public during those hours.  Books housed in this room are indicated by “GLOBAL” after their call …

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Law Library Tunnel Vision – Pic of the Week

Posted by: Andrew Weber

I took a trip to the Capitol Building earlier this week using the tunnels that connect our buildings here on Capitol Hill.  In the tunnel between the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress and the new Capitol Visitor Center, hangs this poster with highlights of the Law Library‘s collection. P.S. You can also follow …