A Soundtrack of World War II
Posted by: Mark Hartsell
A Library digitization project reveals parts of World War II as the Marines lived it and heard it.
Posted in: Preservation, Technology, Veterans History Project, World War II
Category: Technology
Inventing the Modern World
Posted by: Neely Tucker
The Library of Congress houses a multitude of papers, blueprints, recordings, drawings, images and artifacts that document the dazzling era of American invention, from the 1850s to the 1910s.
Posted in: Education, Manuscripts, Science, Technology
Thomas Jefferson: A Man of the Pasta
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Thomas Jefferson, future president, designed a macaroni-making machine, one of his many inventions drawn and described in his papers at the Library of Congress.
Posted in: History, Technology, U.S. Presidents
Crowdsourcing Challenge: The Man Who Recorded the World
Posted by: Neely Tucker
The Library's latest crowdsourcing project is the papers of Alan Lomax, whose legendary field recordings documented much of American folk music, most notably the blues.
Posted in: Folksonomies, Music, Technology
Pic of the Week: Girls Who Code Edition
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Girls Who Code meets with several members of Congress in the Library for a bipartisan discussion on how to bring more women into careers in tech.
Posted in: Pic of the Week, Technology, Women's History
Pic of the Week: Purple Bison Edition
Posted by: Neely Tucker
The Library's Science, Technology and Business Division hosted the art quilt display, "Inspired by Endangered Species: Animals and Plants in Fabric Perspectives," putting an array of brilliantly colored quilts on display.
Posted in: Pic of the Week, Science, Technology
My Job: Introducing the Library’s Einstein Distinguished Educator
Posted by: Wendi Maloney
Kellie Taylor is the Library’s first-ever Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator. The fellowship program appoints accomplished K–12 teachers of science, technology, engineering and mathematics — the STEM fields — to collaborate with federal agencies and congressional offices in advancing STEM education across the country. Taylor has a doctorate in educational technology from Boise State University. She …
Posted in: Education, My Job, Researcher Stories, Science, Technology
Inquiring Minds: Watching New York City Grow, Block by Block
Posted by: Wendi Maloney
Myles Zhang, a senior at Columbia University, used maps from the Library of Congress to build animation showing the growth of New York City from 1609 to today.
Posted in: Maps, Researcher Stories, Technology
New for research! LibGuides
Posted by: Neely Tucker
The Library is part of LibGuides, the international research aide.
Posted in: Education, Technology