Results for "American Library Association"
Science Service, Up Close: Books, Readers, and Recommendations
- Date: December 3, 2015
- Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
- Description: Need a new book to read? Look no further than these recommendations from Smithsonian Science Service staff writers during the 1920s and 1930s.
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SIA Acc. 98-007, Association of Systematics Collections, Records, 1982-1997
- Date: 1982 1982-1997
- Creator: Association of Systematics Collections
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
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SIA Acc. 98-049, Association of Field Ornithologists, Records, circa 1961-1995
- Date: 1961 1961-1995 circa 1961-1995
- Creator: Association of Field Ornithologists
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
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Records and Information Management Month: The Librarian
- Date: April 28, 2010
- Creator: Jennifer Wright
- Description: A clause in the last will and testament of English scientist James Smithson eventually led to his estate being left to the United States "to found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men.” There was much debate as to what constituted such an establishment, but many of the proposals
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Conservation
- Date: May 5, 2017
- Description: OverviewConservation for archives, libraries, art, and museums is the application of specialized techniques to examine, document, and treat physical objects. It involves direct inspection, analysis, and/or direct physical and chemical interventions to address problems of function and/or aesthetics - i.e. the object does not perform well and is at risk of further damage through
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SIA Acc. 04-063, American Association of Museums Registrars Committee, Administrative Records, 1975-2001
- Date: 1975 1975-2001
- Creator: American Association of Museums. Registrars Committee
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
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SIA Acc. 87-133, Smithsonian Institution Libraries, Records, 1965-1985
- Date: 1965 1965-1985
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Libraries
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
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SIA RU007382, Richmond, Charles Wallace 1868-1932, Charles Wallace Richmond Library Catalog and Lists, 1906-1908 and undated
- Date: 1906 1906-1908 1906-1908 and undated
- Creator: Richmond, Charles Wallace, 1868-1932
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
What a Groovy Idea! A Pan-Institutional Survey of Audiovisual Collections
- Date: April 21, 2016
- Creator: Alison Reppert Gerber
- Description: In celebration of Preservation Week 2016, here’s a brief overview of surveys and their role in preservation, as well as a look into an audiovisual survey currently taking place right here at the Smithsonian.
Link Love: 3/2/2018
- Date: March 2, 2018
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Librarians at the White House Historical Association have digitized 25,000 previously uncatalogued slides! [via CNN]In case you missed it, the blog, Missing Scientists' Faces, shared 28 days of African American female scientists during Black History Month. [via @MissingSciFaces]Check out some of the Digital Public Library of America's primary source sets for Women's History
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May Day Motto: Be Prepared
- Date: May 2, 2011
- Creator: Nora Lockshin
- Description: In honor of the Heritage Preservation organization’s annual MayDay initiative to protect cultural heritage from disasters, the Archives will be highlighting how we deal with emergencies and how you can prepare yourself in a series of blog posts. [caption id="attachment_12763" align="aligncenter" width="360" caption="This image is quite dark for a reason—in an emergency
Smithsonian Names Tamar Evangelestia-Dougherty Director of Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
- Date: October 6, 2021
- Description: On October 5, 2021, the Smithsonian announced that Tamar Evangelestia-Dougherty will be the new director of the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives, effective Nov. 6.