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Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Accession 12-495

Smithsonian Institution

Website Records, 2011-2012

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Smithsonian Institution
Title:Website Records
Dates:2011-2012
Quantity:
Collection:Accession 12-495
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This accession consists of records documenting Twitter accounts maintained throughout the Smithsonian Institution (SI). Twitter is a third-party site used for public micro-blogging by SI staff. In addition to general SI-wide accounts, many of which are managed by the Office of Public Affairs, the accession documents the accounts of the Archives of American Art; the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, including ArtLab+; the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, including the Center for Tropical Forest Science; the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum; the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery; the National Air and Space Museum, including the Public Observatory Project and the Office of Communications; the National Museum of African American History and Culture; the National Museum of African Art; the National Museum of American History, including Smithsonian Jazz; the National Museum of Natural History, including the Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce; the National Museum of the American Indian, Film and Video Center; the National Postal Museum; the National Zoological Park, including the Panama Amphibian Rescue and Conservation Project; the Office of the Chief Information Officer, Digitization Program Office; the Office of Fellowships and Internships; the Smithsonian American Art Museum; the Chandra X-ray Center of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory; the Smithsonian Channel; the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, including the Marine Invasions Research Lab; the Smithsonian Folklife Festival of the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage; the Smithsonian Latino Center, including the Latino Virtual Museum; and the Smithsonian Associates, Discovery Theater, Young Benefactors of the Smithsonian Institution, and Studio Arts Program. Each of the accounts was captured between November 2011 and January 2012, but may document activity back to the beginning of the account. Each account was either crawled or captured as an XML document. A screenshot of each account was also captured. Materials are in electronic format.

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This accession consists of records documenting Twitter accounts maintained throughout the Smithsonian Institution (SI). Twitter is a third-party site used for public micro-blogging by SI staff. In addition to general SI-wide accounts, many of which are managed by the Office of Public Affairs, the accession documents the accounts of the Archives of American Art; the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, including ArtLab+; the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, including the Center for Tropical Forest Science; the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum; the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery; the National Air and Space Museum, including the Public Observatory Project and the Office of Communications; the National Museum of African American History and Culture; the National Museum of African Art; the National Museum of American History, including Smithsonian Jazz; the National Museum of Natural History, including the Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce; the National Museum of the American Indian, Film and Video Center; the National Postal Museum; the National Zoological Park, including the Panama Amphibian Rescue and Conservation Project; the Office of the Chief Information Officer, Digitization Program Office; the Office of Fellowships and Internships; the Smithsonian American Art Museum; the Chandra X-ray Center of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory; the Smithsonian Channel; the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, including the Marine Invasions Research Lab; the Smithsonian Folklife Festival of the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage; the Smithsonian Latino Center, including the Latino Virtual Museum; and the Smithsonian Associates, Discovery Theater, Young Benefactors of the Smithsonian Institution, and Studio Arts Program. Each of the accounts was captured between November 2011 and January 2012, but may document activity back to the beginning of the account. Each account was either crawled or captured as an XML document. A screenshot of each account was also captured. Materials are electronic format.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 12-495, Smithsonian Institution, Website Records

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Container List

Electronic Records

Archives of American Art @archivesamerart, exported 1/10/2012

Electronic Records

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Art Lab+ @artlabplus, exported 1/13/2012

Electronic Records

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Center for Tropical Science @CTFSNews, crawled 11/23/2011

Electronic Records

Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum @designother90, crawled 11/25/2011

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Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum @CooperHewitt, exported 1/10/2012

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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery @FreerSackler, exported 1/11/2012

Electronic Records

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden @Hirshhorn, exported 1/11/2012

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National Air and Space Museum, Office of Communications @airandspaceCOMM, crawled 11/18/2011

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National Air and Space Museum, Public Observatory Project @siobservatory, exported 1/10/2012

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National Air and Space Museum @airandspace, exported 1/11/2012

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National Museum of African American History and Culture @nmaahc, exported 1/11/2012

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National Museum of African Art @NMAfA, exported 1/11/2012

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National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Jazz @celebratejam, crawled 11/23/2011

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National Museum of American History @amhistorymuseum, exported 1/12/2012

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National Museum of Natural History @NMNH, exported 1/12/2012

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National Museum of the American Indian, Film and Video Center @nfavf, crawled 12/28/2011

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National Postal Museum @OWNEYtheDOG, crawled 12/30/2011

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National Zoological Park, Panama Center for Amphibian Rescue and Conservation Project @amphibianrescue, crawled 11/18/2011

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National Zoological Park @NationalZoo, exported 1/12/2012

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Office of the Chief Information Officer, Digitization Program Office @3D_Digi_SI, exported 1/12/2012

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Office of Fellowships and Internships @SmithsonianOFI, exported 1/10/2012

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Office of Public Affairs @TorchTweet, exported 1/13/2012

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Accessibility Program @access_si, crawled 11/18/2011

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Smithsonian Institution @SmithsonianLive, crawled 12/29/2011

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Smithsonian Institution @SmithsonianIMAX, exported 1/13/2012

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Smithsonian Institution @Smithsonian, exported 1/11/2012

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Smithsonian Institution @SmithsonianTech, exported 1/13/2012

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Smithsonian American Art Museum @AmericanArt, exported 1/13/2012

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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Chandra X-ray Center @aestheticsastro, crawled 11/18/2011

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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Chandra X-ray Center @fettss, crawled 1/13/2012

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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Chandra X-ray Center @STOPforScience, exported 1/11/2012

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Smithsonian Channel @smithsonianchan, exported 1/13/2012

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Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Marine Invasions Research Lab @SERCinvasions, exported 1/13/2012

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Smithsonian Environmental Research Center @SmithsonianEnv, crawled 12/29/2011

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Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Smithsonian Folklife Festival @SmithsonianFolk, exported 1/13/2012

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Smithsonian Latino Center @slc_latino, crawled 1/3/2012

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Smithsonian Latino Center, Latino Virtual Museum @Smithsonian_LVM, crawled 12/29/2011

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National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce @SmithsonianSMS, exported 1/13/2012

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Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute @stri_panama, exported 1/12/2012

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Smithsonian Associates, Young Benefactors of the Smithsonian Institution @SmithsonianYB, exported 1/13/2012

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Smithsonian Associates, Discovery Theater @smithsoniankids, crawled 12/29/2011

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Smithsonian Associates, Smithsonian Studio Arts Program @smithsoniansa, exported 1/13/2012

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