January/February 2010 - Vol. 69, Nos. 1-2
10 Years of Veterans' History
Cover Story
A Library project to capture the stories of veterans and those affected by war has entered its 10th year of service.
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YEAH YEAH YEAH!
Paul McCartney has been named the recipient of the third Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. -
CONGRESS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS
The Library’s THOMAS service celebrates 15 years of providing information on Congress online by adding new features and tools. -
MOVIE MAGIC
The Librarian of Congress has added 25 motion pictures to the National Film Registry. -
WALDEN'S MAPMAKER
The cartographic talents of Henry David Thoreau are being rediscovered at the Library. -
SPIES LIKE US
Cold War historian and Library curator John Haynes has been named a Kluge Staff Fellow. -
LATEST IN CATALOGING
The Library has launched a major upgrade to its Cataloger’s Desktop web-based service. -
PHOTOS FROM THE FRONTIER
Photos from the Library’s unparalleled collection of the American west by Timothy H. O’Sullivan are part of a new display at the Smithsonian Institution. -
THE WORLD IN 1602
The Library displays a 400-year old map created by a Chinese missionary. -
FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
The Law Library sponsored a conference in honor of the 60th anniversary of the 1949 Geneva Convention. -
BEYOND THE NAKED EYE
New technologies in use in the Library’s Preservation Directorate reveal new details in old treasures. -
‘READ FOR YOUR LIFE!’
Author Katherine Paterson has been named the new National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature.
