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June Retrospective

Posted by: Andrew Weber

Thanks for visiting In Custodia Legis in June!  Our page views went up from May, our email subscribers surpassed 14,500, and we posted our 250th item.  Christine talked about Congressional apps for a variety of mobile devices, which was our most popular post.  I blogged about our latest tweaks to THOMAS.  Somehow we even managed …

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Tweaking THOMAS

Posted by: Andrew Weber

It’s that time of year again when I get to talk about new enhancements to THOMAS.gov. While I spend a lot of time on our social media at the Law Library of Congress, THOMAS is my primary focus. Earlier this year, we announced that Constitutional Authority Statements were now on the Bill Summary and Status …

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An Interview with Mike Newman, Information Technology Specialist

Posted by: Andrew Weber

This week’s interview is with Mike Newman, an Information Technology Specialist at the Library of Congress.  Mike works with Tammie in Information Technology Service of the Library.  He knows all the technical ins and outs of THOMAS.gov.  Chances are if I get a call about how THOMAS works that I can’t answer, I can ask Mike …

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An Interview with Tammie Nelson, Information Technology Specialist

Posted by: Andrew Weber

This week’s interview is with Tammie Nelson.  Tammie is an Information Technology Specialist in ITS (which stands for Information Technology Service) here at the Library of Congress.  She is wonderful at managing projects and plays a key role in our completion of so many enhancements to THOMAS.gov. Describe your background. I grew up in New …

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@THOMASdotgov

Posted by: Andrew Weber

Twitter is a fun, effective tool for communicating.  There’s a reason why I use it both professionally and personally.  I’ve been tweeting away for the Law Library’s @LawLibCongress account for about a year and a half now. In one of my previous blog posts, I discussed “Tweeting THOMAS and Connecting with Congress.”  And now, the …

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The Library of Congress and GPO Working Together

Posted by: Andrew Weber

One primary area that I work on is THOMAS and legislative information.  Because of that, I am very pleased to announce several joint initiatives between the Library of Congress and the Government Printing Office (GPO).  I’ve met a lot of great people at GPO over the last few months as some of the details of …

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THOMAS is Now on Science.gov

Posted by: Andrew Weber

Last week I discussed THOMAS off of THOMAS, and this week I’m happy to announce there is another location to add to the list: science.gov.  The 111th and 112th Congresses have been added to the basic search: By including THOMAS in your search, you will be guided to the “Bill Summary & Status” containing information …

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THOMAS off of THOMAS

Posted by: Andrew Weber

While I love it when people use THOMAS, I also like the idea of other good sources enabling the public to learn about legislation that will affect us.  THOMAS is an incredibly valuable tool, but there are areas of information that other sites use and enhance.  I’ve mentioned two examples before, where video is added …