Results for "Archival materials -- Digitization"
- Blog Post
Digital Video Preservation: Identifying Containers and Codecs
- Date: July 26, 2011
- Description: In addition to a rich collection of analog moving image material currently being digitized, the Smithsonian Institution Archives (SIA) accessions large quantities of born-digital video from various hard drives, CDs, DVDs, and websites across the Institution. And just as digitization is a method of preserving moving image content before it degrades on an analog carrier, digital
- Collection
Subject Files, 2007-2018
- Date: 2007 2007-2018
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives Office of the Director
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Born Digital Collections Holdings Survey
- Date: May 2, 2017
- Description: To address the challenges of preserving born-digital collections across the Smithsonian, the Archives kicked off a survey of born-digital collections material across the Institution.
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Born Digital Access Project (BDAP)
- Date: June 27, 2024
- Description: About the ProjectFor more than two decades, Smithsonian Libraries and Archives (SLA) Electronic Records Program has preserved and stewarded millions of born-digital holdings in the Archives permanent collections. The term “born-digital” refers specifically to records and primary source material that is created digitally. For the past 10 years, around 50 percent of the Archives
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Digital Curation
- Date: April 27, 2017
- Description: The Smithsonian Institution Archives' digital curation process, encompassing the selection, acquisition, preservation, maintenance, and delivery of digital data.
Rapidly Capturing Ridgway
- Date: January 16, 2014
- Creator: Kira M. Sobers
- Description: The Smithsonian Institution Archives conducts a test of a rapid digital capture setup using the Robert Ridgway Papers.
Challenges of Appraising Records in the Digital Age
- Date: October 12, 2012
- Creator: Jennifer Wright
- Description: With the proliferation of records maintained electronically, appraisal has become more challenging and time-consuming.
You Asked, We Answered: 2014 Archives Facebook Q&A
- Date: November 4, 2014
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: On Monday, October 27th, four of our finest were available on the Smithsonian's Facebook page to answer questions about preserving your own archival collections. The four archivists at the Q&A have specialties in the preservation and organization of audio/visual material, photos, and digital records (email, digital video, etc.) This is our fourth year hosting this event and
- Finding Aid
SIA RU007316, Silberglied, Robert E. 1946-1982, Robert E. Silberglied Papers, 1960-1982, with related materials to 1984
- Date: 1960 1960-1984 1960-1982, with related materials to 1984
- Creator: Silberglied, Robert E., 1946-1982
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
Join us for #AskAnArchivist - Wednesday, October 4!
- Date: October 3, 2017
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Tomorrow, to mark Archives Month, we will be on Twitter for #AskAnArchivist! We will answer any questions you may have about archives, from preserving your photos to favorites in our collection. Get your questions ready for this amazing line-up!William Bennett – Conservation Specialist, Smithsonian Institution Archives, attends to the physical needs of our archival collections
Highlights from the 2018 Society of American Archivists Conference
- Date: September 11, 2018
- Creator: Kira M. Sobers
- Description: Here is a look at some of the most interesting presentations Archives staff attended at this year's Society of American Archivists conference.
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Digitizing Collections
- Date: April 28, 2017
- Description: In order to broaden access to the Archives’ collections, and reduce the impact of frequent handling, the Archives is digitizing its most valuable and used collections. Here are the standards and specifications.