Oversight Meeting: Librarian of Congress Appears Before Committee on House Administration (Top Takeaways & Video Replay)
Dr. Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress, appeared before the Committee on House Administration on July 10, 2024.
Summary
The hearing is a general oversight meeting for the Library of Congress (LOC). Dr. Carla Hayden will provide an update on LOC operations and discuss its capacity to meet increasing legislative and public demands. This hearing provides an opportunity to showcase recent progress in LOC’s ongoing IT and cybersecurity modernization efforts, while also exploring open issues like the search for a new CRS director and efforts to improve congressional and public services, such as the continued development of the Visitor Experience Master Plan and enhanced digital accessibility.
If you missed the hearing, a summary with top takeaways is available here.
Also Available: Full Text of Dr. Hayden’s opening statement.
8 pages; PDF.
Video Replay
About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.
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