You may remember that in my July 9, 2011 post, I discussed the measures that the Law Library of Congress has taken in response to the birth of South Sudan. These included creating a Guide to the Laws of South Sudan page and getting our overseas offices to start collecting South Sudanese laws. On August […]
This week’s interview is with Ángel García, one of our summer interns in the Global Legal Research Center. Describe your background. I was born in Ponferrada but I was raised in Valladolid, a city in the north central part of Spain. I am a law graduate of Alfonso X El Sabio, Madrid, and after the […]
Last week I had the pleasure to present at the American Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting and Conference in Philadelphia with Christine, Tammie, and Bob. Ours was one of several presentations by staff from the Library of Congress. It was my first time to attend the conference, and it was a great way to learn more […]
The following is a guest post by Ángel García, a summer intern in the Law Library’s Global Legal Research Center. March 19, 2012, will be the 200th anniversary of the Constitution of Cádiz. Seizing on the opportunity while interning at the Law Library of Congress, I asked the rare book technician, Nathan Dorn, to find […]
In Custodia Legis started one year ago today on August 2, 2010. We celebrated being a mere week old and now can’t believe how quickly a year has passed. We’ve posted 275 times in the past 365 days (this is number 276). It’s been an interesting year for the blog. I thought I’d ask around […]
Kelly’s Inspiring Story of Nelson Mandela inspired a lot of views and was one of our top posts so far. If you haven’t read it yet, go ahead… I can wait. We also learned the answer to “What lets you search for laws passed by Congress?” when THOMAS was on Jeopardy. Our intern, Bacilio, was […]
The Reading Room and the Global Legal Resource Room are the two collection areas of the Law Library that are accessible to the public. Today’s Pic of the Week is a look inside our gazette room, a collection space that is accessible only to staff. While patrons cannot browse the shelves, they may certainly request […]
The following is a guest post by Dr. Meredith Shedd-Driskel, Law Curator of our rare book collection. She recently attended the 52nd Annual Preconference of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries held prior to the American Library Association’s annual conference. Held in Baton Rouge, the theme of […]
It’s surprising, but true, that the laws of nature sometimes find themselves at the mercy of the courts. I found a great example of this in a book that the Law Library recently acquired for its rare book collection. Tractatus juridicus & practicus, de partu of Alonso Carranza (Cologne, 1629) is a staggeringly comprehensive book about human embryology […]
Describe your background I am a native of the Washington, DC metropolitan area, but I have strong Italian roots. My father’s parents were immigrants from Italy. My mother was born in Italy and moved to the United States at the age of 11. My parents, who recently celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary, met on a […]