- Wanting to increase library card ownership, the Nashville Public Library decided to help promote and celebrate library cards with a little song. [via Nora Lockshin, SIA]
- As we come to the end of National Hispanic Heritage Month, here are some tips for experiencing Latino History at the National Museum of American History. [via O say can you see? blog, NMAH]
- Poop Sleuth - Sarah Putman gives us a great look into the variety of work one can find at the National Zoo. [via Smithsonian Science]
- For all of those who practice digital preservation, The National Digital Stewardship Alliance Standards and Practices and Infrastructure working groups has published Checking Your Digital Content: What is Fixity and When Should I Be Checking It? [via The Signal Digital Preservation, LOC]
- Book love - Elizabeth Broman, Reference Librarian, Cooper-Hewitt National Design Library, talks about her experience attending the annual conference of the Moveable Book Society (think pop-up books) in Philadelphia. [via Unbound blog, Smithsonian Libraries]
- Even more book love - 800 year old doodles found in medieval books. [via Colossal]
- Thinking about being a digital archivist? Here's some great advice from Peter Chan, Digital Archivist, Standford University Libraries. [via The Signal: Digital Preservation, LOC]
- Digital images are such a common part of life, but it was not so long ago that Polaroid and instant film provided that immediate gratification of seeing what an image looks like instantaneouly. Here's a look at the Impossible Project and the beauty of instant film. [via PetaPixel]
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