Book Tourism in Canada
A couple weeks ago I was traveling through Eastern Canada and got to see a couple libraries, and a beautiful bookstore. My …
What exactly does the Librarian of Congress do?
So, what exactly does the Librarian of Congress do? In short, a LOT. Just from this video put together by Washington Notebook, …
Interactive Leonardo at the Biblioteca Nacional de España
The Biblioteca Nacional de España has created “Leonardo Interactivo,” digitizing Leonardo da Vinci’s Madrid Codex I – II, making them available to …
Trinidad and Tobago’s National Library and Information System Authority (NALIS)
Earlier this month I was in Trinidad and Tobago for this year’s SALALM conference, and I stopped by to visit the National Library and Information …
“Catalogers, Take This Library of Congress Survey”
If you work in Technical Services, better yet, if you are a cataloger, you might want to participate in this survey. The …
Buenos Aires, Ciudad de Libros
A few weeks ago I was in Buenos Aires, and what people say is true, it is a city of books, …
Library of Congress’ Reading Room
Twice a year the Library of Congress open the doors of the Main Reading Room to the public. I was there last …
Visiting the Law Library of Congress
Last week I had a great visit at the Law Library of Congress. My visit began with an introduction by David Mao, …
The Library of Congress on C-SPAN
Here’s a great documentary about the Library of Congress which C-SPAN has made available for free! The documentary is an hour and …
Orientation to Legal Research and the Use of Law Library Collections
Today I spent the morning at the Law Library of Congress attending their Orientation to Legal Research and the Use of Law …
