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Film, VideoAsk a Librarian at the Library of Congress This video demonstrates how to use the Ask a Librarian Service at the Library of Congress.- Contributor: Library of Congress. Researcher and Reference Services Division - Library of Congress
- Date: 2021
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Film, VideoBARD Mobile Android: Navigate an Audiobook Judy Dixon provides a tutorial on how to navigate an audiobook with the BARD Mobile app for Android devices.- Contributor: Library of Congress
- Date: 2020
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Film, VideoBARD Express: Setting & Changing Preferences Judy Dixon provides a tutorial on how to set and change your preferences in BARD Express.- Contributor: Library of Congress
- Date: 2020
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Film, VideoBARD Express: Transferring Materials to a Cartridge Judy Dixon details the process for transferring audio and/or braille materials to a cartridge or other storage device with BARD Express.- Contributor: Library of Congress
- Date: 2020
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Film, VideoBARD Mobile iOS: How to Navigate an Audiobook Judy Dixon provides a tutorial on how to navigate an audiobook with the BARD Mobile app for iOS devices.- Contributor: Library of Congress
- Date: 2020
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Film, VideoBARD Mobile iOS: How to Read an Audiobook Judy Dixon provides a tutorial on how to read an audiobook with the BARD Mobile app for iOS devices.- Contributor: Library of Congress
- Date: 2020
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Film, VideoBARD Mobile iOS: How to Read a Braille Book Judy Dixon provides a tutorial on how to read a braille book with the BARD Mobile app for iOS devices.- Contributor: Library of Congress
- Date: 2020
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Film, VideoA Story in Layers: Japanese Woodblock Prints Clair Cuccio discussed how Japanese woodblock prints are created by means of a network of multiple artists in a process that combines individual expertise and collaborative production.- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Asian Division
- Date: 2018
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Film, VideoDolly Parton Dedicates Her Imagination Library's 100 Millionth Book to the Library of Congress Singer-songwriter Dolly Parton joined Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden for a presentation of the 100 millionth book in Parton's Imagination Library program, donated to the Library of Congress. The program featured a reading with school children and an announcement about a new literacy collaboration between Parton's program and the Library of Congress. Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is a book-gifting organization that has, to date,...- Contributor: Library of Congress
- Date: 2018
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Film, VideoLetters About Literature 2: Introduction to Letters about Literature The second of four videos for the Letters About Literature writing contest. This segment introduces students to the Letters About Literature program and the structure of the letter for the competition.- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Center for the Book
- Date: 2018
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Film, VideoLetters About Literature Part 3: Letter Format The third of four videos for the Letters About Literature writing contest. This segment details how to format a letter for the Letters About Literature program.- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Center for the Book
- Date: 2018
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Film, VideoLetters About Literature Part 4: Correspond, Don't Compliment The last of four videos for the Letters About Literature writing contest. This segment explores techniques to make successful and appealing letters for the competition.- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Center for the Book
- Date: 2018
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Film, VideoNational Library Service for the Blind & Print Disabled (30) National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (formerly National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped) in the Library of Congress (NLS) is a free braille and talking book library service for people with temporary or permanent low vision, blindness or a physical disability that prevents them from reading or holding the printed page. Through a national network of cooperating libraries,...- Contributor: Library of Congress
- Date: 2018
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Film, VideoNational Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (60) National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (formerly National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped) in the Library of Congress (NLS) is a free braille and talking book library service for people with temporary or permanent low vision, blindness or a physical disability that prevents them from reading or holding the printed page. Through a national network of cooperating libraries,...- Contributor: Library of Congress
- Date: 2018
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Film, VideoMapa Quetzalecatzin In November 2017, the Library announced the acquisition of the Mapa Quetzalecatzin, produced between 1570 and 1595 to represent the family tree of a prominent Nahua family. In the webinar, John Hessler examined at this new acquisition and provided an introduction to the production and uses of codices in the early Americas.- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Geography and Map Division
- Date: 2018
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Film, VideoOztoticpac Lands Map The Oztoticpac Lands Map is a Nahua pictorial document with Nahuatl writing drawn for a court case in the city of Texcoco around 1540. The document, written on amatl paper, involves the land ownership of the ruler Chichimecatecotl, who was executed by Spanish officials in 1539. In this webinar, John Hessler discusses the adjustments and accommodation taking place in the early colonial period, as...- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Geography and Map Division
- Date: 2018
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Film, VideoInauguration of Jacqueline Woodson as the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature The Library of Congress in collaboration with the Children's Book Council and Every Child a Reader inaugurated Jacqueline Woodson as the new National Ambassador for Young People's Literature.- Contributor: Library of Congress
- Date: 2018
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Film, VideoA Mold Outbreak in Tbilisi, Georgia: Technical and Interpersonal Challenges Randy Silverman discussed how the Tbilisi State University Library experienced a 15-year mold event that damaged 80,000 rare western books. Blue Shield Georgia's successful Cultural Emergency Response grant from the Prince Claus Fund (Amsterdam) supported a 10-day onsite assessment of the problem in January 2017. The consultant assembled conservators, the building's original architect, a preservation architect, and an air conditioning (HVAC) engineer to determine...- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Preservation Directorate
- Date: 2018
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Film, VideoSpanish Gastronomy & Cultural Innovation José Berasaluce discussed the influence of Spanish gastronomy on American culinary practice and culture.- Contributor: Library of Congress. Hispanic Division - Library of Congress
- Date: 2018
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Film, VideoAlan Jabbour, 1942-2017: His Legacy in Folklife & Traditional Music Betsy Peterson, Carl Fleishhauer, David Furchgott, Ken Perlman, Stephen Wade and Karen Jabbour pay tribute to the life of Alan Jabbour, American musician, folklorist and founding director of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress.- Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
- Date: 2018
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Film, VideoAfrican Americans in Hollywood A conversation on the status of African Americans in Hollywood with producer, professor and former Library of Congress employee Russell Williams.- Contributor: Library of Congress
- Date: 2018
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Film, VideoThe Reformer: How One Liberal Fought to Preempt the Russian Revolution Stephen F. Williams discussed his book "The Reformer: How One Liberal Fought to Preempt The Russian Revolution." Published on the centennial of the 1917 Russian Revolution, Williams' book traces the life of reformer Vasily Maklakov and his efforts to develop the rule of law in Russia, both in institutions and civil society, in order to limit government arbitrariness.- Contributor: Library of Congress
- Date: 2018
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Film, VideoThe SHARE-VDE Project: Fulfilling the Potential of BIBFRAME Michele Casalini and Tiziana Possemato discuss the SHARE Virtual Discovery Environment in Linked Data, a library community-driven research and development project with the main goal of contributing in bringing BIBFRAME into practice for the benefit of librarians and library patrons. Through the individual processes of analysis, enrichment, reconciliation, conversion and publication of data from MARC21 to RDF, and in the context of libraries with...- Contributor: Library of Congress
- Date: 2018
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Film, VideoThe Many Faces of Harriet Tubman Author Lesa Cline-Ransome and illustrator James E. Ransome discuss the children's book "Before She Was Harriet" to an audience of primarily students from Harriet Tubman Elementary School in Washington, D.C. The program also included remarks by Sen. Chris Van Hollen and Ernestine (Tina) Martin Wyatt, a descendant of the famous abolitionist.- Contributor: Library of Congress
- Date: 2018
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Film, VideoProtecting Mongolia's Lake Hovsgol National Park Clyde Goulden and Robert McIntosh discussed the critical importance of science and the rule of law in protecting the integrity of Mongolia's Lake Hovsgol National Park, one of the most beautiful and famous tourist destinations in Mongolia. Lake Hovsgol, the second largest lake in the nation, is called the Blue Pearl of Mongolia because of its crystal clear water. The area features unique flora...- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Asian Division
- Date: 2018