- These photos just make you want to write solely in pencil. [story on one of America's last pencil factory via NY Times]
- It's hard to believe the Flickr Commons, a space in Flickr for archival photo collections, is 10 years old. [via Library of Congress]
- Scientists, including a fellow from our National Museum of Natural History, Ligiane Moras, have identified two new species of dog-faced bats using specimen collected by the Smithsonian's Tropical Research Center! [via Smithsonian Insider]
- With all the focus on getting cultural heritage resources into Wikipedia, here is a fascinating report that looks at the 6.7 billion clicks from November 2017 and how people get to information on Wikipedia. [via Wikimedia Foundation]
- A new resource for African American genealogy researchers: 1942 African American Community Directory. [via Info Docket]
- Playwright Arthur Miller's archives have found a home at the University of Texas' Harry Ransom Center. See what's in store when they release it in two years: [via Hartford Courant]
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