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Posted by: Francisco Macías
Today’s interview is with one of our newest colleagues, Stephen Mayeaux, who is a legal information specialist in the Digital Resources Division of the Law Library of Congress. Describe your background. I grew up in a small town in Northwest Florida and moved to D.C. in 2012 after spending a few years in New York …
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Posted by: Hanibal Goitom
Today’s interview is with Jieun Chang, foreign law intern at the Law Library of Congress. Jieun holds a J.D. and is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Information. Enjoy! Describe your background I was born and raised in Seoul, South Korea and came to the United States after getting married. I lived in California …
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Posted by: Jim Martin
Today’s guest post is by Ann Hemmens, Senior Legal Reference Librarian. Ann wrote on accessing federal materials on the Law Library’s Guide to Law Online. At the Law Library of Congress, we collect, organize, and provide access to original print records and briefs filed with the Supreme Court of the United States. We are one …
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Posted by: Barbara Bavis
Often, our topic choices for our Beginner’s Guide series are pulled from questions we receive at the reference desk and via our Ask a Librarian service. The topic for this Beginner’s Guide, the law regarding homeowner’s associations, is no exception to the rule, as we have fielded questions about this area of law for many …
Posted in: Law Library, Research Guide
Posted by: Donna Sokol
Today’s interview is with Samantha Seto, who worked as an intern with the Digital Resources Division this past summer. Describe your background. I am from the suburbs of Florida–the beautiful lands of Tampa Palms. I grew up in a home on a cul-de-sac near a lake and woods filled with deer and evergreen trees. My …
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Posted by: Jennifer González
Fuchsia is a summer intern working on a project with the Global Legal Research Directorate and the Digital Resources Division. Describe your background. I was born and raised in West Palm Beach, Florida. My dad worked overseas for most of my life and a lot of my family is overseas. As a child I also …
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Posted by: Andrew Weber
I recently returned from my first visit to Austin, Texas for the 110th American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) Annual Meeting and Conference. Hanibal, Tariq, and I hosted a panel, Tech Trends + Transparency. In it we discussed a new Law Library of Congress report, Features of Parliamentary Websites, by the Law Library’s foreign law specialists. In the …
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Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
This week’s interview is with Joanne Baxter, who is working at the Law Library of Congress as a legal editor. 1. Describe your background. I was born in Panama and lived there until I was ten years old, after which my family moved to South Florida, where I remained until I relocated to Washington, D.C. in 2010. …
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Posted by: Donna Sokol
Describe your background. I grew up in Chicago, Illinois. When I was growing up, I would always find my way to a local Chicago Public Library branch. My favorite was the Carter G. Woodson Regional Library on 95th and Halsted, which became a kind of refuge for me. I hung out so much at my …
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