July/August 2011 - Vol. 70, Nos. 7-8
Earth as Art: The Landsat Perspective
Cover Story
The Art of the Planet: Images that show our world from a distance
as canvases filled with unusual beauty make up a new exhibition
in the Geography and Map Division.
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ENTER THE REGISTER
Maria Pallante has been named 12th Register of Copyrights and director of the U.S. Copyright Office. -
LAW HONORS
Former Justice John Paul Stevens was awarded the Wickersham Prize for public service, and William Burton won the Blackstone Award from the Friends of the Law Library. -
LAW, OLD & NEW
The Library is the home of both ancient treasures and contemporary resources in law. -
MAP MILESTONE
The Geography and Map Division has scanned its 30,000th map. -
THE HOME STRETCH
The U.S. Copyright Office plans to scan its 10-millionth catalog card by the end of September. -
CIVIL WAR CARTOGRAPHY
The Library hosted a symposium on how wartime mapmaking during the Civil War changed America. -
FACE OF CHANGE
A new collaboration will allow the Library to house a unique collection of contemporary documentary photos. -
THE PARIS EFFECT
David McCullough discusses how the Library’s collections informed his new book on 19th-century Americans in Paris. -
DISPLAY HIGHLIGHTS LIBRARY'S RESOURCES ON
19TH-CENTURY AMERICANS IN PARIS -
VHP NEWS
The Library’s Veterans History Project has reached several new milestones.
NEWS FROM THE CENTER FOR THE BOOK
