Orientation to Law Library Collections
Tuesday
January 25, 2022
1:00 pm -
2:00 pm
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Join legal reference specialist Anna Price for an Orientation to Law Library Collections. This webinar provides information about the Law Library’s wide range of online resources, as well as our print collections. Some of the resources attendees will learn about include the Law Library's research guides, digital collections, and the Guide to Law Online, among others.
Building Africana Collections: Encounters with African Scholars and Researchers
Event has been rescheduled
Wednesday
January 26, 2022
11:00 am -
12:00 pm
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Join us for our event, "Building Africana Collections and Connecting to Researchers: Interviews with James Armstrong, Field Director, Library of Congress Office, Nairobi, Kenya, 1977-1990 -- Encounters with African Scholars and Researchers."
Places and Spaces to Grow Literacy
Thursday
February 10, 2022
3:00 pm -
4:00 pm
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Join us for a conversation on successful practices for growing literacy programs and services in unique places and spaces. This session will be facilitated by the Library of Congress Literacy Awards Advisory Board Member, Allister Chang.
Made at the Library: Bruce Ragsdale's "Washington at the Plow"
Tuesday
February 22, 2022
12:00 pm -
1:00 pm
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For Washington’s birthday, join us for a conversation between Kluge Staff Fellow and historian Julie Miller and historian Bruce Ragsdale, whose recent book "Washington at the Plow: The founding Farmer and the Question of Slavery" explores this relationship and draws on the George Washington Papers held by the Manuscript Division.
Caught in the Web? Business Tools That Help
Wednesday
March 9, 2022
1:00 pm -
2:00 pm
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Join us for a webinar that provides an introduction to the use of freely available online tools for business research including specialized search engines. Business Reference Specialists will demonstrate strategies for researching business information online, with the example of an entrepreneur researching information to start a new business.
Culturally Relevant Literacy Approaches
Thursday
March 10, 2022
3:00 pm -
4:00 pm
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Join us for a conversation on successful practices and culturally relevant literacy approaches. This session will be facilitated by the Library of Congress Literacy Awards Advisory Board Member, Dr. Gholdy Muhammad; author of "Cultivating Genius: An Equity Framework for Culturally and Historically Responsive Literacy."
Historical Company Research Webinar
Wednesday
April 13, 2022
1:00 pm -
2:00 pm
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The Historical Company Research Webinar covers strategies and resources business librarians at the Library of Congress use to research old companies. We plan on covering print and electronic sources, both free and subscription, as well as giving a few tips and tricks picked up over the years.
Virtual Business Research Orientation
Wednesday
September 14, 2022
1:00 pm -
2:00 pm
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The Virtual Business Research Orientation provides an overview of resources and services for business research, with an emphasis on Library of Congress tools and search strategies that can be used from home.
