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Posted by: Donna Sokol
This is a guest post by Jeff Harris, Presidential Management Fellow. Jeff previously wrote about the Right of Publicity for College Athletes in Video Games. I’m not a math person (though I did get a 100 on my senior year high school calculus final), but I can still appreciate the importance of numbers. Though it is …
Posted in: Collections, In the News
Posted by: Jennifer González
Today, March 23rd, is World Meteorological Day, as dubbed by the United Nations in WMO/EC-XII/Res. 6 and celebrated around the world. The United Nations’ World Meteorological Organization (WMO) provides the framework for international cooperation on weather issues that know no political boundaries. This year’s theme for the event is “Understanding Clouds,” and their website has …
Posted in: Law Library
Posted by: Andrew Weber
This week’s interview is with Ellen Cooper who is working in the Law Library for a couple of months as part of the Library of Congress Leadership Development Program. Describe your background. I was born in the Bronx and grew up in Yonkers, New York. Although I’m a proud New Yorker, I’ve been enjoying living …
Posted in: Interview
Posted by: Jennifer González
This interview is with Daina Andries, a volunteer metadata technician with the Digital Resources Division of the Law Library of Congress. Describe your background. I grew up in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. My dad’s family is from Pennsylvania and Michigan. My mom’s family immigrated to Wisconsin from Lithuania after World War II and eventually …
Posted in: Interview, Law Library
Posted by: Margaret Wood
This is an interview with Jim Martin, senior legal information analyst with the Public Services Division. Describe your background. I am a senior legal information analyst with the Law Library. I was originally hired as a reference librarian in June of 1992. I also served as head of the Law Library Reading Room for almost …
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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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Posted by: Jennifer Davis
Today’s interview is with Patience Tyne, a Junior Fellow in Collection Services Division at the Law Library of Congress. Describe your background. I’m the oldest of five children and my permanent home is in Caldwell, New Jersey. My siblings and I were homeschooled through high school. I believe that my homeschooling has allowed me to thoroughly pursue …
Posted in: Collections, Interview, Law Library
Posted by: Liah Caravalho
The Law Library of Congress and the Library’s Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation will offer a program highlighting the depiction of law in film and television on Wednesday, July 20. The event will feature Professor of Law Jessica Silbey from Northeastern University School of Law. Silbey will present a lecture titled “A History of …
Posted in: Event
Posted by: Hanibal Goitom
This week’s interview is with Endia Sowers Paige, a legal reference librarian with the Public Services Division of the Law Library of Congress. Describe your background I am from South Carolina, but I grew up living in several places including North Carolina, Michigan and Germany. I spent childhood summers at my grandmother’s house in rural …
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