The Law Library of Congress Legal Research Institute is offering the following webinars in August 2021:
Thursday, August 12 - 10:00 AM CDT/11:00 AM EDT: Join instructor Margaret M. Wood, senior legal reference librarian, for an Orientation to Legal Research webinar, this time on U.S. Federal Statutes. This entry in the series provides an overview of U.S. statutory and legislative research, including information about how to find and use the U.S. Code, the U.S. Statutes at Large, and U.S. federal bills and resolutions. Register here.
Thursday, August 19 - 1:00 PM CDT/2:00 PM EDT: Join foreign law specialists Kelly Buchanan and Elin Hofverberg for Indigenous Land and Resource Rights in New Zealand and Sweden, this month’s entry in the Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar Series. In this entry in the series, the Law Library’s foreign law specialists for New Zealand and Sweden will compare the rights of the Māori and Sami peoples with respect to land and resources, including discussing key court decisions, laws, and government policies. Register here.
Thursday, August 26 – 1:00 PM CDT/2:00 PM EDT: Join instructors Barbara Bavis and Robert Brammer for a Congress.gov Webinar. This webinar provides a basic overview of Congress.gov with a demonstration of how to conduct a search and information on setting up alerts for legislation, members, and saved searches. Recent enhancements to Congress.gov will also be covered, such as the addition of thousands of early American bills and resolutions to the site. Register here.
In addition, links to video recordings of past presentations are available here.