{"id":1113,"date":"2018-02-16T16:55:17","date_gmt":"2018-02-16T20:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/?page_id=1113"},"modified":"2023-05-02T09:56:36","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T13:56:36","slug":"about-the-library","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/about-the-library\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Library"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<h2 class=\"comm-title\" style=\"text-align: left;\">About the<br \/>\nLibrary<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 lib-img-content\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2578\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/About-cropped.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/About-cropped.jpg 875w, https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/About-cropped-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/About-cropped-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-3\"><div class=\"menu-sidebarmenu-container\"><ul id=\"menu-sidebarmenu\" class=\"menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-19\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-home menu-item-19\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/\">Home<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-170\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-170\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/research-guides\/\">Research Guides<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-21\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-21\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/databases\">Databases<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-22\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-22\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/periodicals\">Periodicals<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1159\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1159\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/about-the-library\/\">About the Library<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lib-list\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"lib-content\">\n<p>The Legislative Library provides nonpartisan research assistance to Connecticut\u2019s legislators and the legislative staff. The library is part of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/olr\">Office of Legislative Research.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our collection includes:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211; current and historical statutes, public and special acts, file copies, House and Senate journals, and legislative histories<br \/>\n&#8211; case law<br \/>\n&#8211; online access to and print copies of newspapers, magazines, academic journals, and law reviews<br \/>\n&#8211; treatises and other reference works<br \/>\n&#8211; legislatively mandated reports<br \/>\n&#8211; a unique collection of research reports written by the Office of Legislative Research<br \/>\n&#8211; library-created databases, including databases of legislatively mandated reports and legislative leadership appointments to boards and task forces<\/p>\n<p>The intranet <a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/EOSWebOPAC\/OPAC\/Index.aspx\">catalog<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">catalog<\/span> makes the full text of thousands of items accessible from your desk within the Capitol or Legislative Office Building.<\/p>\n<p>We offer research training upon request to individuals or groups, and arrange for training from organizations such as Westlaw and the Census Bureau.<\/p>\n<p><em>Legislative Library staff:<\/em><br \/>\nJennifer Bernier, co-head librarian<br \/>\nCarrie Lisitano, co-head librarian<br \/>\nChristine McCluskey, librarian<br \/>\nRoka Reid, library aide<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row lib-upd-pho\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-12 text-center\">Books photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/abee5\/8314929977\">Abhi Sharma<\/a>. Cropped. <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/\">CC BY 2.0<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About the Library \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 The Legislative Library provides nonpartisan research assistance to Connecticut\u2019s legislators and the legislative staff. The library is part of the Office of Legislative Research. 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