InRetrospect: September Blogging Edition

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: An Interview with David Gibson

David Gibson, a Moving Image technician at the Library, talks about the acquisition and preservation of games.

  •  Picture This: Library of Congress Prints & Photos

Caught Our Eyes: Better With Butter

Butter sculptures found in the Library’s photo collections.

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

A Debut Introduction at the Festival

Poetry Center staff member Caitlin Rizzo talks about her experience at this year’s National Book Festival.

  • Inside Adams: Science, Technology & Business

Robber Barons: Gould and Fisk

Ellen Terrell profiles Jay Gould and James Fisk Jr.

  • In Custodia Legis: Law Librarians of Congress

We Waived Death (and Survived!)

Claire Feikert-Ahalt talks about her experience in the Tough Mudder endurance challenge and the legality of death waivers.

  • Teaching with the Library of Congress

Presidential Elections: Newspapers and Complex Text

Newspapers can be rich tools in helping students understand point of view and word choice.

In Retrospect: June Blogging Edition

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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Literate Critters

When it comes to priceless art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has quite a bit, including a trove of Raphaels. But the Library of Congress (on its National Book Festival site, now live at www.loc.gov/bookfest) has a new Rafael López National Book Festival poster for 2012 that’s priceless, too – because you …

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In Retrospect: May Blogging Edition

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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Tweeting Live: Stress and Its Impacts

We all have dealt with stress at one time or another – whether it’s the demands of work, family responsibilities, day-to-day hassles of life or all of the above. Frankly, for many people, being “stressed out” is just part of their regular routine. According to Dr. George Chrousos, chairman of the Department of Pediatrics at …

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A New Copyright Blog — and a Challenge

The following is a guest post by Maria A. Pallante, Register of Copyrights and Director of the U.S. Copyright Office. See the new U.S. Copyright Office blog at http://blogs.loc.gov/copyrightdigitization/ Help Wanted: Have you ever attempted to build an electronic index and searchable database of a complex and diverse collection of 70 million imaged historical records? …

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Make Your National Book Festival Battle Plan

We try to give book-lovers as much information as possible about the National Book Festival, in a useful way, on our website.  It might seem a little daunting, what with six author pavilions and numerous other attractions spread out across four city blocks on the National Mall and a sea of about 130,000 other people …

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Whodunit? … and Whydtheywriteit?

Mark your calendars … then dust them for fingerprints.  Blockbuster mystery authors David Baldacci, Sandra Brown and Kathy Reichs are coming to the Library of Congress next week, and you can meet them. It’s a Monday preview to the National Book Festival (to be held on the National Mall Saturday, Sept. 25 from 10 a.m. – …

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Complete NBF Author Schedule Now Online

One of the challenges bibliophiles often face at the National Book Festival is merely getting to see everything they want to see.  The day is jam-packed with author presentations, book signings, and plenty more to see and do.  That’s why if you’re one of said bibliophiles, you might want to make your battle plan early. …

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