I?ve previously blogged about the working group that has been assiduously looking at the Future of Bibliographic Control. Today the working group will present its draft report at 1:30 p.m. EST at the Library. A live webcast will be available.
Holly Morris of Fox-5 (WTTG) is traveling the greater Washington, D.C., area this week, leaving clues as to where she will next turn up on the ?Fox 5 Morning News.? Yesterday it was a cave in West Virginia, but today it was ? drum roll, please ? the Library of Congress! You can check out …
I can imagine affecting my best Andy Rooney voice as I type this, but did ya? ever notice how I tend to blog a lot more on Fridays? Well, the phone usually rings less and I am pulled into fewer meetings, so I try to squeeze in a few moments to blog. At any rate, …
USA Today writes about a pair of different map exhibits?one in Chicago, and another that begins Dec. 13 at the Library of Congress. (Full disclosure: In today?s hard-copy version of the newspaper, the story mistakenly referred in a single instance to the exhibit?s being held at the National Archives.) The famed 1507 Martin Waldseem?Map will …
I recently did an interview with Lisa Guidarini of the blog ?Bluestalking Reader.? (It occurs that I never asked about the name of her blog: Is it ?blue stalking,? or ?blues talking??) An excerpt: LG: What?s been the most memorable part of your job, since becoming Director of Communications? MR: Wow, where to start? Every …
There is so much history around this sprawling place that sometimes a milestone or two worth mentioning will slip beneath the radar. The Politico reported that yesterday (Nov. 1) was the 110th anniversary of the opening of the Library of Congress?s Thomas Jefferson Building on Capitol Hill (although the ?TJB? moniker wouldn?t come until many …
I know it is technically improper to end a sentence or headline with a preposition, even if Winston Churchill was (perhaps incorrectly) reputed to have said the rule was something “up with which I will not put.” At any rate, I wanted to pass along that the Library’s in-house newspaper, The Gazette, has offered serialized …
Unlike the baseball playoff season, there are multiple ?champions? during the Library of Congress?s literary season, which can be enjoyed by everyone who appreciates reading and writing. Poet Laureate Charles Simic (who was appointed by the Librarian of Congress and is pictured at right) spoke with DCist on the eve of the literary season, which …
Given the size and scope of the Library of Congress?s collections, it seems that just about any event that can be held in Washington, D.C., potentially could be supplemented by our vast holdings. Such is the case with a very special visitor this week to the U.S. Capitol.? His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of …
Chances are that if you watched made-for-TV movies on CBS from 1979 into the ?90s, you might remember ?Read More About It.? A joint project of CBS and the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, the segment involved celebrities offering recommendations about books that viewers could find at their local library to …