Law Library of Congress: Join Us for Our Upcoming US Law Webinars in July 2021

Next month, the Law Library of Congress will present two webinars. The first will be an introduction to the Constitution Annotated, which surveys and expounds how the Supreme Court of the United States has interpreted every provision of the Constitution throughout the nation’s history. The second will be an orientation to the collections of the Law Library. More information about the content of both webinars and registration links can be found below.

Photo shows the space that the Law Library occupied in the United States Capitol from 1860 to 1950. The space was the Supreme Court Chamber, 1859-60, and before that the Senate Chamber.

Law Library of the Library of Congress in the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. [ca. 1895] Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3b17241


The Constitution Annotated on Congress.gov 

Date: Thursday, July 15, 11:00 AM EDT – 12:00 PM EDT

Content: The Congressional Research Service (CRS) has provided expert, non-partisan analysis of legal and policy issues for Congress for over a century. Now, in an attempt to expand access to its resources, it has made one of its products available through Congress.gov—the Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation (Constitution Annotated). The Constitution Annotated, which provides a summary of U.S. Constitutional provisions and the leading U.S. Supreme Court decisions that interpret them, is available online. This presentation will provide an overview of the features and navigation of the Constitution Annotated available via Congress.gov.

InstructorBarbara Bavis – bibliographic and research instruction librarian. Barbara holds a BA in history from Duke University, a JD from the University of North Carolina School of Law, and a Master of Science in Library and Information Science with a specialization in law librarianship from Catholic University.

Register here.


Orientation to Law Library Collections

Date: Tuesday, July 20, 1:00 – 2:00 PM EDT

Content: This webinar provides information about the Law Library’s wide range of online resources, as well as our print collections.

InstructorMargaret M. Wood – senior legal reference librarian. Margaret holds a BA in history from Oberlin College and a Master of Science in Library Science from Catholic University.

Register here.