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Posted by: Andrew Weber
The following is a guest post by Leah K. Ibraheem, the web metrics analyst in the Office of the Chief Information Officer of the Library of Congress. Natalie shared the news when we hit a big metrics milestone last year of more than a million page views and visits in a single day. I track metrics across the Library …
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Posted by: Jim Martin
Monday, July 30, marks the 76th anniversary of the creation of the U.S. Navy’s WAVES, the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service. During World War I women were accepted into the Navy’s reserve force due to an ambiguity of the law which did not specify that a reservist must be a “man.” The idea was …
Posted in: Law Library
Posted by: Francisco Macías
Bernardo Vicente Apolinar de Gálvez y Madrid is one of those unsung heroes of American history. Today, I would like to share a few highlights about this giant of Americana. Born on July 23, 1746, in Macharaviaya—a town and municipio in Málaga within the autonomous community of Andalusia, which is situated in the south …
Posted in: Collections, Law Library
Posted by: Donna Sokol
Describe your background. I grew up in northeastern Maryland in the suburbs of Baltimore and Wilmington, Delaware. Currently, I live on Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota where my husband, Bo, is stationed. We have two sons, Noah and Ezra, two dogs, and two guinea pigs, seemingly on our way to a mini-farm! What …
Posted in: Interview
Posted by: Betty Lupinacci
I love my job. Starting today, and continuing into July 2019, the Library of Congress is hosting a new exhibit, Baseball Americana. I hope you all make plans to come and see this fascinating look into baseball and our culture. The Library has lots of interesting artifacts, bolstered by items and material from the Baseball …
Posted in: Collections
Posted by: Robert Brammer
The theme of our recent Law Day celebration focused on the separation of powers. Law Librarian of Congress Jane Sánchez interviewed American Bar Association President Hilarie Bass about her work and the importance of the separation of powers in the United States Constitution. President Bass began by discussing her legacy, explaining that she wants to explore ways to …
Posted in: Education, Law Library
Posted by: Francisco Macías
On Wednesday, April 25, 2018, the Library of Congress had the honor of hosting a visit by the President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron. President Macron, accompanied by his wife, Brigitte Macron, got an exclusive view of materials compiled from the Library of Congress collections in the Great Hall of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial …
Posted in: In the News, Law Library
Posted by: Jim Martin
This year my March 4 was a rather uneventful day. That may have been the case for most of you, but this wasn’t always so for American government. Until the ratification of the 20th Amendment of the Constitution of the United States in 1933, each congress began on March 4 of the year following the …
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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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