Archive for the Congress Blogs Category (9 posts)

InRetrospect: October Blogging Edition

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Here’s a sampling of some of the highlights in the Library’s blogosphere from October.

  • Teaching with the Library of Congress

Voting Rights for Women

The Women’s Suffrage primary source set is featured.

  • In Custodia Legis: Law Librarians of Congress

Welcome to Our New Front Door: A Revamped Homepage

The Law Library of Congress gets a homepage facelift.

  • Inside Adams: Science, Technology & Business

Creatures of the Night

Jennifer Harbster takes a look at bats.

  • From the Catbird Seat: Poetry & Literature at the Library of Congress

Summit in the Attic

Poetry Center Director Rob Casper talks about a Poetry Out Loud experience.

  • Picture This: Library of Congress Prints & Photos

From Player Portraits to Baseball Cards

Highlighted are photographer Paul Thompson’s 1910 baseball player portraits.

  • The Signal: Digital Preservation

If You Can’t Open It, You Don’t Own It

Writer and blogger Cory Doctorow discussed libraries, ebooks and beyond at an October event.

  • In the Muse: Performing Arts Blog

Five Questions: Xavier Zientarski, Intern

Intern from Montgomery College in Maryland talks about his time working in the Music Division.

Dear Diary

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LeRoy Gresham (1847-1865) was a teenaged invalid who kept a diary for nearly every day of the Civil War, recording the news, his Confederate sympathies and perceptive details about life on the homefront as he experienced the conflict through newspapers, letters and personal visitors. The son of an attorney, judge, and plantation owner in Macon, …

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InRetrospect: September Blogging Edition

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Here’s a roundup of some September selections in the Library blogosphere. In the Muse: Performing Arts Blog New Dance Collections in the Performing Arts Encyclopedia (PAE) Presentations on Bronislava Nijinska and the Ballet Russes de Serge Diaghilev are now featured in the PAE.  The Signal: Digital Preservation Yes, the Library of Congress Has Video Games: …

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In Retrospect: August Blogging Edition

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The Library of Congress blogosphere in August was full of great posts from our many expert curators and staff. Here is just a sampling: In the Muse: Performing Arts Blog The Musical Worlds of Victor Hebert On Aug. 16, the Library opened a new exhibition on composer Victor Herbert. The Signal: Digital Preservation Digital Preservation …

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In Retrospect: July Blogging Edition

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Here’s a roundup of what’s been going on in the Library of Congress blogosphere in July. In the Muse: Performing Arts Blog Six Degrees of Ernst Bacon Pat Padua connects composer Ernst Bacon to Kevin Bacon, among others. The Signal: Digital Preservation  One Family’s Personal Digital Archives Project Mike Ashenfelder relates the story of Vernon …

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Let the Games Begin!

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Tonight the 2012 Olympics in London kick off. The excitement has certainly been building all year as enthusiasts have followed the torch relay and participating athletes and teams. I can admit that the games probably appeal to me for a few other different reasons than purely anticipating all the awesome competition. First, my favorite band, …

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In Retrospect: June Blogging Edition

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Here’s a roundup of what’s been going on in the Library of Congress blogosphere in June. In the Muse: Performing Arts Blog “How to Find Your Snooky Ookums: A Guide to the Irving Berlin Collection” Pat Padua presents a guide to the Irving Berlin Collection. The Signal: Digital Preservation “Every Format on the Face of …

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In Retrospect: May Blogging Edition

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In addition to the Library of Congress blog that you’re reading right now, the institution has brought several other blogs into the fold. And, let me tell you, they are writing about some great things. From time to time, I hope to give a shout out to these blogs and direct your attention to what …

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