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Posted by: Donna Sokol
This is a guest post by Ann Hemmens, legal reference librarian at the Law Library of Congress. Through an agreement with the Library of Congress, the publisher William S. Hein & Co., Inc. has generously allowed the Law Library of Congress to offer free online access to historical U.S. legal materials from HeinOnline. These titles are available …
Posted in: Education, Guest Post, Law Library
Posted by: Donna Sokol
This is a guest post by Anne Guha, legal information analyst with the Law Library Public Services Division. As Margaret explained in a previous blog post, recently we have been preparing the Law Library Reading Room, located in Room 201 in the Madison Building of the Library of Congress, for a much-needed renovation. In order to allow the …
Posted in: Guest Post, Law Library
Posted by: Donna Sokol
This is a guest post by Betty Lupinacci, now the supervisor in the Processing Section of the Law Library Collection Services Division. I love summers at the Library of Congress. That’s when, for ten weeks, the Junior Fellows take over the collections and fill the place with enthusiasm and a thirst for knowledge. Once again the Law Library …
Posted in: Guest Post, Law Library
Posted by: Donna Sokol
The following is a guest post from Pamela Barnes Craig, retiring Instruction/Reference Librarian in the Law Library of Congress. It is cross posted on Teaching with the Library of Congress. Describe what you do at the Library of Congress and the materials you work with. Pam Craig talks with teachers at the 2013 Summer Teacher …
Posted in: Congress, Gov 2.0, Interview, Law Library
Posted by: Donna Sokol
Recognize these guys? Well, you will after this weekend, if you come to the National Book Festival on the National Mall. These Law Library staff will make the following presentations this Saturday and Sunday at the Library of Congress Pavilion: Saturday, September 21 at 1:40 p.m. Foreign, Comparative, and International Law Research at the Library of …
Posted in: Law Library, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Donna Sokol
This is a guest post by the Law Librarian of Congress, David Mao, who has previously written about state government contracts, Justifying Speed, and Food for Thought, among other topics. On a recent visit to St. Paul, Minnesota, I walked through a downtown public park—Rice Park. Looking up, I thought for a split second that …
Posted in: Guest Post, Law Library
Posted by: Donna Sokol
This is a guest post by Antoinette Ofosu-Kwakye, a Law Library summer intern. She is working with the Global Legal Research team on research related to English-speaking African nations. Kelly and Hanibal have both written blog posts that touched on aspects of the life of Nelson Mandela: The Inspiring Story of Nelson Mandela and South Africa Freedom Day. Today, …
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post, In the News
Posted by: Donna Sokol
This is a guest post by Dante Figueroa, Antonio Casu (Direttore della Biblioteca, Camera dei Deputati), and Vito Cozzoli (Consigliere Capo dell’Avvocatura, Camera dei Deputati). This is the second post in a series describing the main aspects of the Italian legislature. The first post discussed the development of the modern Italian government. The Italian Republican Constitution – …
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post
Posted by: Donna Sokol
The following is a guest post by David Mao, Law Librarian of Congress. He has previously guest posted Justifying Speed, Food for Thought, Another Trip Down Memory Lane, 2012 Burton Awards – Pic of the Week, Shreddy: From the Office of the Law Librarian – Pic of the Week, From the Desk of the Law Librarian, The Law …
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