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Posted by: Leah Weinryb-Grohsgal
In this interview, David Neil discusses his experience working as a User Experience Designer in Design and Development at the Library of Congress. He shares behind-the-scenes insights about some favorite Library products, advice for practitioners, reflections on the past and future of technology, and his own near-term plans as he retires.
Posted in: Digital Content, Interviews, Tools and Infrastructure
Posted by: Tracee Haupt Fugate
As a 2025 Junior Fellow, Maggie Jones helped build the United States Indigenous Government Websites Web Archive with the guidance of her mentor, Giselle Aviles. In this interview, they describe how the collection developed from a list of over 500 tribes and what that process taught them about web archiving. They also share examples of how Indigenous government websites often extend beyond administrative functions to document culture, history, language, and community life.
Posted in: Digital Preservation, Interviews, Web Archiving
Posted by: Tracee Haupt Fugate
Since the 1930s, the Handbook of Latin American Studies has documented scholarship on Latin America and the Caribbean. In this interview, Tracy North describes how that long-standing mission now extends to web archiving, ensuring long-term access to web-based research materials. The conversation discusses the collaborative process of selecting websites to archive and the behind-the-scenes work involved in developing the collection.
Posted in: Digital Preservation, Interviews, Web Archiving
Posted by: Leah Weinryb-Grohsgal
In this interview, 2025 Library of Congress Junior Fellow Kurt Lemai-Nguyen reflects on his experience working to support understanding AI at the Library in the Library's Digital Strategy Directorate. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
Posted in: Artificial Intelligence, Internships and Fellowships, Interviews
Posted by: Leah Weinryb-Grohsgal
In this interview, 2025 Library of Congress Junior Fellow Noelia Alvarez reflects on her experience working on the Expanding AI Community Engagement Project in the Library's Digital Strategy Directorate.
Posted in: Artificial Intelligence, Internships and Fellowships, Interviews
Posted by: Tracee Haupt Fugate
More than a decade after its launch, the Science Blogs Web Archive continues to grow and evolve. In this interview, Jennifer “JJ” Harbster reflects on building and maintaining the collection, while intern Yahir Brito brings a fresh perspective on updating and expanding it. Together, they share a few of their favorite blogs and discuss why it is important to preserve these unique examples of scientific communication.
Posted in: Digital Preservation, Internships and Fellowships, Interviews, Web Archiving
Posted by: Leah Weinryb-Grohsgal
In this interview, Stanford Research Fellow Dr. Duncan Eddy reflects on his professional background, shifting his focus on artificial intelligence safety standards, and what he is currently working on. He offers insightful observations from his work in AI safety and advice for future professionals. Dr. Eddy shared his experiences with the Library’s Artificial Intelligence Community …
Posted in: Artificial Intelligence, Computational Research, Interviews
Posted by: Tracee Haupt Fugate
In this interview, Amber Paranick and Kelly Bennett discuss their work on the Mass Communications Archive, a collection that documents how media is created, distributed, and consumed in the digital age. Drawing on their expertise as reference librarians, they explain how they navigated challenges in scope and selected content that complements the Library’s more traditionally …
Posted in: Digital Preservation, Interviews, Web Archiving
Posted by: Tracee Haupt Fugate
In this interview, Tim St. Onge and Meagan Snow explain how web archiving is preserving documentation essential to understanding the evolution of modern cartography. They outline the motivations behind the Geospatial Software and File Formats Documentation Web Archive, describe their curatorial approach, and highlight the collection’s value for both current and future researchers. This is …
Posted in: Digital Preservation, Formats, Interviews, Web Archiving