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Posted by: Jennifer González
Today’s interview is with Connie Chang, a law librarianship graduate student at the University of Washington iSchool, who is completing a directed field work with the Digital Resources Division of the Law Library of Congress. Describe your background. I was born in Seoul, South Korea, then raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, from the age of two. …
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Posted by: Stephen Mayeaux
Today’s interview is with Matthew Nelson, an intern working on transcribing the Herencia: Centuries of Spanish Legal Documents crowdsourcing campaign at the Law Library of Congress. Describe your background. I grew up in Fredericksburg, Virginia (about thirty miles south of Washington, D.C.). I first became interested in history and Latin when my parents signed me up to take …
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Posted by: Stephen Mayeaux
Today’s interview is with Erika Wesch, an intern working on transcribing the Herencia: Centuries of Spanish Legal Documents crowdsourcing campaign at the Law Library of Congress. Describe your background: Although born in Bethesda, Maryland, I was raised in South Florida. I grew up 10 minutes from the beach, but I always felt drawn to the Washington, D.C., …
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Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
Today’s interview is with Damian Terbiler, a foreign law intern working in the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress. Describe your background. I was born in Poland and raised in Melbourne, Australia. My parents brought me to New York City for the first time when I was 13 years old and …
Posted in: Global Law, Interview, Law Library
Posted by: Anna Price
The following is a guest post by Louis Myers, the current Librarian-in-Residence at the Law Library of Congress. Louis has authored several blog posts for In Custodia Legis, including New Acquisition: The Trial of Governor Picton, A Case of Torture in Trinidad, Research Guides in Focus – Municipal Codes: A Beginner’s Guide, and Research Guides …
Posted in: Guest Post, Law Library, Research Guide
Posted by: Laney Zhang
Today’s interview is with Pichrotanak Bunthan, a foreign law intern working at the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress. Describe your background. I was born and raised in Phnom Penh, the capital and largest city of Cambodia. Located in Southeast Asia, Cambodia is probably best known for its magnificent Angkor Wat – the largest …
Posted in: Global Law, Interview, Law Library
Posted by: Geraldine Davila Gonzalez
In March 2021, the Law Library of Congress celebrated the first anniversary of the crowdsourcing campaign, Herencia: Centuries of Spanish Legal Documents. Herencia became the first ever crowdsourcing campaign in By the People in a language other than English. This rare collection of Spanish legal documents from the 15th to 19th centuries includes royal decrees, …
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Posted by: Kelly Goles
This is a guest post by George Sadek, a foreign law specialist with the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress. George has contributed a number of posts to this blog, including posts on The Trial of Seif al Islam al Gaddafi, Controversy Over New Egyptian Law that Regulates the Construction of Churches, and …
Posted in: Law Library, Legal Reports
Posted by: Geraldine Davila Gonzalez
Today’s interview is with Aranza Obscura, an intern working on transcribing the Herencia: Centuries of Spanish Legal Documents crowdsourcing campaign at the Law Library of Congress. Describe your background. I was born in Mexico City and grew up in a border town called Laredo in South Texas. Being steeped in both Mexican and American values allowed me …
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