Krasinsky, "Ouverture et airs du ballet de Telemaque." Paris? between 1790 and 1820? The following is a guest post by Sharon McKinley, Senior Music Cataloger. Old sheet music can be brittle. The pages are often dissected and bound into volumes by previous owners. Sometimes a piece is simply missing pages. With all that, do you ever wonder how Library of Congress catalogers can identify a piece? I did too. Recently I had occasion to deal with a mystery score entitled Telemaque. Hmm, no composer. Looks like we’re missing the title page. There are a bunch of … [Read more...]
Date, Artist for 2012 National Book Festival Announced
May 19, 2012 by ·
The 12th annual Library of Congress National Book Festival will be held on the National Mall Sept. 22-23. Creating the artwork for this year’s festival poster will be artist Rafael Lopez, whose work summons imagery of Mexican street life, surrealism and myths. Center for the Book and read.gov … [Read more...]
Philip Levine to Lead May 4 Video Conference with High Schools and Public Libraries
May 18, 2012 by ·
Philip Levine, the 18th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry at the Library of Congress, will connect with high schools and public libraries via video conference to read and discuss three of his poems: "Our Valley," "The Simple Truth," and "What Work Is." The reading and discussion will be followed by an extended question and answer period with video conference participants.Event Date: Friday, May 4, 3 p.m. Eastern TimeViewing the Event: This event will be streamed live on the Web. A link to the live video feed will be available from the Poetry and Literature Center home page – … [Read more...]
100 Years Ago: “Girls Tramp Across Continent for Adventure,” The Tacoma Times, April 29, 1912
May 17, 2012 by ·
Reporting in 1912, the Tacoma Times (Tacoma, WA) described the travels of two young women who, "with $ 1.50 and an unbounded zest for adventure," walked from New York to San Francisco in just 8 months. In the article, Daisy Myers and Mollie Dougan, pictured wearing the "same dusty khaki suits, brown sweaters, worn shoes and slouch hats," recounted some of their experiences crossing the country and people they met along the way....Read more about it! Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers … [Read more...]
Dudley: What Does Interconnectedness Imply for Macroeconomic and Financial Cooperation?
May 17, 2012 by ·
Remarks at the Swiss National Bank-International Monetary Fund Conference, Zurich, Switzerland NY Fed | Speeches … [Read more...]
Introduction to GLIN (Global Legal Information Network)
May 15, 2012 by ·
From the Law Library of Congress, a short video is now available for viewing. Introduction to GLIN, featuring GLIN Director Janice Hyde and Comparative Law Specialist Hanibal Goitom, explains how the Global Legal Information Network works. Law Library of Congress: Webcasts … [Read more...]
Letter dated 5/01/2012 – American Conference of the United States
May 14, 2012 by ·
Landing page summary: The Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) would like to offer comments on the Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS) Review of Regulatory Analysis Requirements and the April 24 draft Recommendations. We believe that this project presents an opportunity to make a stronger statement about the role of regulatory analysis in policymaking and the value of early public engagement. Printer Friendly Version May 1, 2012 H. Russell Frisby, Jr, Chair Committee on … [Read more...]
PODCAST: An Evening with Philip Levine
May 13, 2012 by ·
Poet Laureate Philip Levine reads live at Los Angeles Central Library on Thursday, February 23rd. A discussion with Robert Casper, head of the Poetry and Literature Center at the Library of Congress, follows. Poetry & Literature News … [Read more...]
How ‘Unconventional’ Are Large-Scale Asset Purchases? The Impact of Monetary Policy on Asset Prices
May 11, 2012 by ·
Carlo Rosa. How NY Fed | Research Publications … [Read more...]
Alaska TV Weather Aviation Images
May 10, 2012 by ·
Alaska TV Weather Aviation Images Wed, May 09 2012 16:24 AKDT Alaska TV Weather Aviation Images … [Read more...]
