MORE 'LIBRARY-OF-CONGRESS' POSTS
From the In Custodia Legis Blog: In the same Current Activity box in the top right of the THOMAS homepage where we added (app) after Congressional Record Latest Daily Digest, there is now a link for House Committee Video. There is a list of committees to select from. On a committee page, either the live stream will […]
From the Associated Press: The Library of Congress and France’s national audio-visual archive announced plans Wednesday to exchange up to 500 hours of digitized film and TV shows that reflect how the United States and France have portrayed each other in media. The agreement between the world’s largest library in Washington and the French Institut […]
The Librarian of Congress, Dr. James Billington and Acting Public Printer of the U.S. GPO, Davita Vance-Cooks will be witnesses at a House Committee on Appropriations budget hearing next Tuesday (February 8, 2011). Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the U.S (GAO) and Douglas Elmendorf, Director of the Congressional Budget Office are also listed as […]
From the Description (via Programmable Web): LOCPix allows searching and viewing of the digitized photo collections from the Library of Congress. Browse collections or search the vast archive for interesting historical photographs and poster artwork. Hundreds of thousands of images are available, many in high resolution. The app costs $.99. and comes from Say Goodnight […]
The Library of Congress Names Gayle Osterberg Director of Communications
Associations and Organizations, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News
|From an LC News Release: The Librarian of Congress, James H. Billington, has named Gayle Osterberg, a veteran communications specialist in Washington D.C., Director of Communications at the Library effective January 30. “Ms. Osterberg will bring to the position of Director of Communications in-depth experience and a strong understanding of the Library’s mission of service […]
Library of Congress: Roberta Shaffer Appointed Associate Librarian for Library Services
Government Libraries, Jobs, Libraries, Management and Leadership
|Roberta Shaffer is replacing Deanna Marcum as Associate Librarian for Library Services at the Library of Congress. In December, we learned that Marcum was leaving LC to become Managing Director, Ithaka S+R. From the LC Announcement: Librarian of Congress James H. Billington has appointed Roberta I. Shaffer as associate librarian for Library Services. The appointment […]
UPDATE: You can now listen to the recordings online via the Library of Congress. Direct to Recordings ||| Additional Info via Library of Congress The team has successfully submitted six discs—all experimental recordings made by Volta—to the sound recovery process known as IRENE/3D (Image, Reconstruct, Erase Noise, Etc.), a process developed by Berkeley Lab in […]
Library of Congress Inspector General Makes Latest Semiannual Report to Congress Available Online
Libraries, Management and Leadership, National Libraries, Reports
|You can access the full text of the IG’s Semiannual Report to Congress (September 2011) here. It runs 56 pages; PDF. From the Inspector’s Letter: In the last six months we prepared reports on The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped’s planning and implementation of the conversion to digital talking books; protection […]
Deanna Marcum Named Managing Director, Ithaka S+R
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|From ITHAKA: Dr. Deanna Marcum has accepted the position of Managing Director, Ithaka S+R, effective January 1, 2012. Deanna will lead this growing not-for-profit service, which provides research and strategic consulting services that help transform scholarship and teaching. Dr. Marcum brings a background of extraordinary accomplishment to her new role. She joins Ithaka S+R from […]
From The Library of Congress: Librarian of Congress James H. Billington has appointed Mary B. Mazanec as director of the Congressional Research Service (CRS). The appointment of Mazanec, who has served since April 2011 as CRS acting director, is effective immediately. [Clip] Before joining CRS, Mazanec worked from 2002 to 2010 with the U.S. Department […]