[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 9469-9470]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




HONORING MR. LOUIS DRUMMOND ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE 
                          LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

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                           HON. GREGG HARPER

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 18, 2013

  Mr. HARPER. Mr. Speaker, I wish to commend Mr. Louis Drummond for his 
30 years of exemplary service to the United States Congress. Mr. 
Drummond has been an invaluable member of the Congressional Research 
Service (CRS) most notably while developing, supporting and maintaining 
the Legislative Information System (LIS), a vital legislative branch 
partnership. The Congress, the Library of Congress and the public have 
greatly benefited from his outstanding work.
  Mr. Drummond came to the Library of Congress from library school in 
June 1983 for the nine-month Library of Congress Intern Program. After 
the Intern Program, he worked as a reference librarian in the Main 
Reading Room for two years. Due to his interest in automation and his 
work on the new optical disk program, he then moved to CRS.
  His career at CRS has been notable for innovation, responsiveness to 
the needs of Congress, and his willingness to share his extensive 
knowledge with others. He was a leader in the introduction of the 
Internet into the services of the Library. He coordinated the planning, 
policy and development of CRS's first home page as well as the 
Library's first website. Mr. Drummond was a critical player in the 
Library's ability to adapt, master, and eventually take an 
international leadership role in the Internet. Other accomplishments 
include the development and support of SCORPIO, a 1970's mainframe 
program that retrieved legislative and public policy information, and 
MARVEL, the Library's first Internet Gopher system.

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  Mr. Drummond's devotion to the needs of congressional users for 
legislative information has defined his career. In 1996, Congress 
directed CRS to coordinate the creation of a single integrated 
legislative retrieval system (the LIS) that would serve the House, the 
Senate, and other congressional agencies. Mr. Drummond took 
responsibility for that directive and not only coordinated the 
development of the system, but also ensured that over the years it met 
the needs of the user community. Finally, he participated in the 
Legislative Branch XML Working Group which has been charged with 
improving the availability and exchange of legislative data amongst 
agencies and the public by publishing it in XML format.
  On behalf of the entire congressional community, we extend 
congratulations to Mr. Louis Drummond for his many years of dedication, 
outstanding contributions, and service to the Congress and we wish him 
the very best in his retirement.

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