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Accession 13-187

Smithsonian Latino Center

Website Records, 2006-2013

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Smithsonian Latino Center
Title:Website Records
Dates:2006-2013
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Collection:Accession 13-187
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This accession consists of three websites and a blog maintained by the Smithsonian Latino Center as they existed on March 18, 2013. The main Smithsonian Latino Center website provides information about the Center as well as Latino programs, educational resources, collections, and exhibitions across the Smithsonian Institution. The website also includes online exhibitions. The "Creating the Smithsonian Latino Virtual Museum (LVM) in Second Life" blog serves to document the development of the LVM as well as invite open dialogue in the process and production of virtual world building in Second Life. The blog was opened in November 2006 and has been inactive since March 2012. The "LVM Interactive Archive" website is the convergent media archive exploring Latino identity and connecting communities through trans-media experiences. It includes multimedia educational resources.The "Música del Pueblo" website consists of an online exhibition presenting Latino and Latin American music and allowing visitors to explore the fuller meaning of traditional music. Materials are in electronic format.

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This accession consists of three websites and a blog maintained by the Smithsonian Latino Center as they existed on March 18, 2013.

The main Smithsonian Latino Center website provides information about the Center as well as Latino programs, educational resources, collections, and exhibitions across the Smithsonian Institution. The website also includes online exhibitions.

The "Creating the Smithsonian Latino Virtual Museum (LVM) in Second Life" blog serves to document the development of the LVM as well as invite open dialogue in the process and production of virtual world building in Second Life. The blog was opened in November 2006 and has been inactive since March 2012.

The "LVM Interactive Archive" website is the convergent media archive exploring Latino identity and connecting communities through trans-media experiences. It includes multimedia educational resources.

The "Musica del Pueblo" website consists of an online exhibition presenting Latino and Latin American music and allowing visitors to explore the fuller meaning of traditional music.

Materials are in electronic format.

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 13-187, Smithsonian Latino Center, Website Records

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Electronic Records

Smithsonian Latino Center website, crawled March 18, 2013

Electronic Records

"Creating the Smithsonian Latino Virtual Museum (LVM) in Second Life" blog, 2006-2012, crawled March 18, 2013

Electronic Records

"LVM Interactive Archive" website, crawled March 18, 2013

Electronic Records

"Musica del Pueblo" website, crawled March 18, 2013

Electronic Records