- On Monday, Asian elephants Swarna, Maharani and Kumala finished their 30-day quarantine and made their public debut at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. [via Smithsonian Science]
- Guess who's on Pintrest? - The Library of Congress that's who! [via InfoDocket]
- The Field Book Project sheds some light on what one does with a field book. [via Field Book Project blog, NMNH and SIA]
- Check out the awesome video series by Cooper-Hewitt, Design Dictionary, which illustrates the various design techniques employed in the museum's collections via video. [via Cooper-Hewitt Labs]
- The story continues, Archivist of the United States, David Ferriero, voluntarily testifies at a congressional hearing regarding the loss of email at the IRS. [via The New York Times]
- Answers to a question you may not have thought of . . . what happens to my social media profiles after I die? [via Mashable]
- This week the Library of Congress released its recommended formats for the long-term preservation of six types of creative works. [via InfoDocket]
- Last week saw the passing of Stephanie Kwolek, a scientist at DuPont who invented Kevlar. [via Core77]
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