Link Love: 12/21/2012

by Mitch Toda on December 21, 2012

Exciting news from the Field Book Project, detailed catalog records describing thousands of Smithsonian field books are now available online through the Smithsonian's Collection Search Center. [via The Field Book Project, SIA/NMNH]
A special gift just in time for Christmas. An exploration of what is metadata. [via Information Culture, Scientifc American]
Speaking of metadata, the folks at the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum talks about their work towards a common set of metadata standards for those things that are common between museums and other cultural institutions. [via Cooper-Hewitt Labs]
Talk about getting it right the first time. The story of the iconic photograph of the flight of the Wright Flyer. [via PetaPixel]
Some exciting news coming from Twitter: Now you can download your Twitter archive. [via Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig, SIA]
Research at the Archives covers a wide range of topics, including Opuntiads, or species of catci. A researcher here has been exploring Record Unit 7370 - David Griffiths Collection, circa 1900-1920 and scanning some of the many broken glass plate negatives found in the collection. [via Tammy Peters, SIA]
A gift that keeps on giving, A Christmas Story, is among those films selected to be a part of the National Film Registry. Its impact on our cultural landscape will live on at the Library of Congress. [via InfoDocket]
In honor of the 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, Smithsonian Magazine takes us behind the scenes of a historic photo shot of an early draft of the Emancipation Proclamation from the Library of Congress, the pen used to sign it from the Massachusetts Historical Society, and the ink stand from the Smithsonian. [via Smithsonian Magazine]

Tags: American History, Web/Tech, Photo History, Link Love

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Thank you for a year of Link Love. Looking forward to continuing explorations in 2013. Merry Holidays!

Maureen December 21, 2012 at 4:56 pm

Glad to hear that you are enjoying Link Love. Happy Holidays to you too!

Mitch Toda December 26, 2012 at 9:32 am

Great links here. The net is so full of stuff these days that it really is helpful when someone finds the gems for you.

Juha Sompinmäki December 25, 2012 at 10:41 am

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