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SIA’s Courtney Esposito writes about the Smithsonian’s vast collection of portraits of famous people for the SIRIS blog. - What is historical thinking, and how to teach it in the classroom [via Sharon Leon, Center for History and New Media].
- It’s time to jam out… The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History has a tribute blog post on jazz musician Dr. Billy Taylor, which includes four audio clips from SIA’s own collections from the Smithsonian’s Jazz Masterworks Orchestra (SJMO).
- The JFK Presidential Library is about to roll out the largest digital archive of materials converted from pre-digital format from any presidential administration.
- Visit without a trip across the pond. The British Library’s new “Treasures” smartphone app is here, and includes sound clips, high-res images, and lots of photos. Watch the intro video for an overview.
- We’re excited to announce that George Oates, who developed the amazingly successful Flickr Commons while at Flickr, is now at the Smithsonian! She’ll be working as a Research Associate for Smithsonian Institution Libraries.
- Why America’s libraries lag behind Europe and Japan in making collections digitally accessible [via Effie Kapsalis, SIA].
- les technologies du passé… Hilarious: what French-Canadian grade school students make of thirty-year-old technology (it’s in French, but has English subtitles) [via @blefurgy]:
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