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Ornate red and ivory wall decoration, with plaque and symbols

Union Jack? Union Flag?

Posted by: Clare Feikert-Ahalt

For me, the topic of this post dates back to the early days of the summer when I merrily hung the flag of the United Kingdom (the Union Flag), and the English flag (the St. George’s Cross), out in the moments before the England-Germany game of the 2010 World Cup.   Thirty-two minutes and two German …

Ornate red and ivory wall decoration, with plaque and symbols

Do You Remember How to Use a Card Catalog?

Posted by: Christine Sellers

When you walk into the Reading Room of the Law Library of Congress, you might notice something you haven’t seen in a while. A card catalog that is still in use, though no new cards have been added since December 1980. The Library of Congress Classification (LCC) is a classification system that was first developed …