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LISTen: An LISNews.org Program -- Episode #242
May 19, 2013 - 11:30pm — StephenKAnd we're back. The first episode after the production suspension has a series of brief essays followed by a news miscellany.
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- The Travelin' Librarian: What’s a Library? -- Written by a man rich enough to live on W. 53rd St. who’s never been to the library and Googles everything
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- The Guardian: Chinese internet -- 'a new censorship campaign has commenced'
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Jefferson's Legacy: A Brief History of the Library of Congress
September 22, 2012 - 4:28pm — BibliofutureReaching out to the academic market in time for the new school year, the Library of Congress and Copia Interactive today announced the free eBook release of Jefferson's Legacy: A Brief History of the Library of Congress, the Library's hallmark publication, as well as a collection of rare lectures.
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Librarian of Congress Names Interim Copyright Royalty Judge
September 18, 2012 - 1:24pm — BlakeThe Librarian of Congress has named an interim copyright royalty judge to serve for the next six months or until the vacancy is filled.
Richard Strasser has been appointed to fill the vacancy left by Judge Stanley Wisniewski, who retired at the end of August. James Billington, the Librarian of Congress, appoints copyright royalty judges in consultation with the register of copyrights.
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Former Library of Congress Auditor Says He was Fired for Being Gay
August 23, 2012 - 11:15am — birdieFrom The Washington Post: Peter TerVeer was an up-and-coming auditor for the Library of Congress’s inspector general’s office. His boss liked him so much he tried to set him up with his single daughter, TerVeer says.
But when the boss discovered TerVeer was gay after learning from his daughter TerVeer “Liked” a Facebook page for same-sex parents, the supervisor harassed him with religious-based homophobia — and eventually got him fired, TerVeer alleges in a federal lawsuit.
The lawsuit, filed Aug. 3 in U.S. District Court in Washington, claims that TerVeer, 30, suffered discrimination based on sex stereotyping and his religious beliefs in violation of Title VII of the U.S. Civil Rights Act.
It charges that TerVeer was subjected to a hostile work environment for more than a year by his supervisor, John Mech, who quoted biblical passages to him condemning homosexuality.
Additional details in The Washington Blade.
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Unknown Civil War Soldier Portrait at LOC Identified
August 23, 2012 - 10:35am — birdieHis face has been printed in books and used in films, but for decades, no one knew the name of the fierce-eyed Civil War soldier in the portrait, known only as “unidentified.”
But a chance encounter between an avid Civil War photography collector and Villa Rica, Ga., resident Patricia Mullinax at last allowed the Library of Congress, which has the portrait, to identify her great-great grandfather, Stephen Pollard.
Pollard was a Confederate soldier from Georgia with a thin moustache, wearing an old-fashioned tie, with a brace of pistols in his belt and an 1855 muzzle-loading pistol, with stock, in his two hands, according to the Washington Post. The young soldier went on to survive the Civil War — and eventually have his image featured in Ken Burns’s famous film on the conflict, becoming famous, but still unknown.
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Seth MacFarlane Donates Boxes of Carl Sagan's Papers to the Library of Congress
June 27, 2012 - 4:25pm — Great Western DragonFrom the article:
The creator of the hit animated series "Family Guy" has donated a vast trove of the late astronomer Carl Sagan's papers to the Library of Congress, officials announced today (June 27).
Writer, producer and director Seth MacFarlane gave the U.S. Library of Congress — the largest library in the world — about 800 boxes of material documenting Sagan's life and work. The papers include book drafts, "idea files" on various subjects and Sagan's extensive correspondence.
More from Space.com.
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Library of Congress Digital Library Pioneer Retiring: Laura Campbell
June 15, 2012 - 9:38am — Anonymous Patron (not verified)Digital Preservation Pioneer: Laura Campbell
June 14th, 2012 by Mike Ashenfelder
Twenty years ago, Dr. James Billington hired Laura Campbell to join the Library of Congress as director of Library Distribution Services. Through Campbell’s previous consultation work with the Library, he recognized her great talent.
http://blogs.loc.gov/digitalpreservation/2012/06/digital-preservation-pioneer-laura-campbell/
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New Poet Laureate Appointed At LC
June 12, 2012 - 12:48pm — StephenKThe Office of Communications at the Library of Congress announced that Mississippi Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey was named 19th US Poet Laureate. Trethwey will hold the positions concurrently. Poets.org has a profile posted of the new appointee. Huffington Post and the New York Times have more on the appointment as well.
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Waste charges rattle Library of Congress
June 11, 2012 - 3:21pm — Anonymous Patron (not verified)Management at the Library of Congress, the world’s largest storehouse of knowledge, has a poor memory. For a decade, problems of overspending, no-bid contracts, and improper care for some of mankind’s rarest books and artifacts have been brought to upper-level attention—but problems have only worsened.
For more see http://www.govexec.com/contracting/2012/06/waste-charges-rattle-library-congress/56163/?oref...
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Interested in an Internship at Library of Congress This Summer?
January 31, 2012 - 12:13pm — birdieHere's an opportunity for talented college-age students headed for the field of LIS:
This summer the Library of Congress once again is offering special 10-week paid internships to college students. For a stipend of $3,000, the 2011 class of Junior Fellows Summer Interns will work full-time from May 29 through Aug. 3, 2012, with Library specialists and curators to inventory, describe and explore collection holdings and to assist with digital-preservation outreach activities throughout the Library.
In addition to the stipend (paid in bi-weekly segments), interns will be eligible to take part in programs offered at the Library. Applications will be accepted online only at usajobs.gov , keyword: 308129000, from Friday, Jan. 27 through midnight, Monday, Feb. 27. For more details about the program and information on how to apply, visit www.loc.gov/hr/jrfellows/. Questions about the program may be sent to interns2012@loc.gov.
The Library of Congress is an equal-opportunity employer. Women, minorities and persons with disabilities who meet eligibility requirements are strongly encouraged to apply. [ed. note: not positive about transgendered individuals, see previous story on LISNews.] -- Read More
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