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Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building, on Capitol Hill. (Library of Congress / Flickr)

Copyright Office cites ‘urgent’ need for digital replicas law as legislation introduced

The recommendation from the U.S. Copyright Office comes as a bipartisan group of senators officially introduced the NO FAKES Act.

Jul 31, 2024 By Madison Alder

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., talks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol on March 7, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Senate Democrat pushes for expansion to copyright act to include generative AI research

In a letter to the Library of Congress, Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., proposed an expansion to an exemption for generative AI “good-faith security research.”

May 28, 2024 By Caroline Nihill

WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 12: A view of the Capitol building where young activists plan to take part in an overnight sit-in outside of Congress (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Get Free)

House Modernization panel advances bill to improve CRS’s data access in first-ever markup

The committee’s unanimous approval of legislation that aims to make it easier for the Congressional Research Service to get federal agency data was a milestone for the…

Apr 12, 2024 By Madison Alder

A bicyclist rides past the US Capitol at dusk as the House meets to vote on a rules package for the 118th Congress, in Washington, DC, on January 9, 2023. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images).

Congressional offices experimenting with generative AI, though widespread adoption appears limited

A handful of lawmakers indicated they’re using AI in their offices, in response to a FedScoop inquiry to House and Senate AI caucus members.

Mar 26, 2024 By Madison Alder Caroline Nihill

The main reading room at the Library of Congress. (Steve Moses / Flickr)

Library of Congress launches key module for new copyright records platform

The library's Office of the Chief Information Officer is working to digitize copyright ownership transfer requests with a digital submission process.

Aug 18, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir

The Library of Congress’ main reading room. (Wikimedia)

GSA launches 10th Center of Excellence with Library of Congress

The Contact Center CoE aims to improve responses to copyright inquiries with new technologies.

Oct 30, 2020 By Dave Nyczepir

Library of Congress plots $150M multi-cloud acquisition for legislative branch

While the contract is developed primarily for Library of Congress offices, it will also be made available to all legislative agencies.

May 4, 2020 By Billy Mitchell

The Library of Congress’ main reading room. (Jiuguang Wang / Flickr)

Transparency advocates push Congress on public access to CRS reports

A letter sent to Capitol Hill has some critiques of the Library of Congress's crsreports.congress.gov site.

Feb 4, 2020 By Tajha Chappellet-Lanier

Carla Hayden, Library of Congress — Carla Hayden speaks at the Office of Government Information Services Sunshine Week Program in March 2017. (U.S. National Archives / Flickr)

Library of Congress says it has ‘significantly improved’ IT

"We have stabilized our core IT structure, we have streamlined and strengthened our IT governance and we have centralized and professionalized our IT workforce," Librarian Carla Hayden…

Nov 7, 2019 By Tajha Chappellet-Lanier

Library of Congress gets grant to experiment with digital collections as data

A $1 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation which will go to support the Computing Cultural Heritage in the Cloud project.

Oct 10, 2019 By Tajha Chappellet-Lanier