Results for "Archivists"
Electronic Records Day 2015
- Date: October 8, 2015
- Creator: Jennifer Wright
- Description: A sampling of Smithsonian Archives’ blog posts to celebrate Electronic Records Day 2015.
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Pam Wintle
- Date: March 29, 2017
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: One of the 1st female moving image archivists in the U.S., Pam Wintle, founded the Human Studies Film Archives (now the National Anthropological Film Collection) in 1981 which contains over 5,000 hours of moving images spanning most of the 20th century. #Groundbreaker
You Ask, We Answer
- Date: October 16, 2012
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: For the 2012 Archives Fair at the Smithsonian, archivists answer questions via the Smithsonian's Facebook page.
Archives: It’s not just paper, it’s people
- Date: August 29, 2011
- Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_8807,size=250,left] In the institutional archivists' world, there is constant discussion about what we save and why we save it. While there are many reasons why this is such a pointed concern, one of the main factors institutions consider when deciding what to collect is the relevance of a collection's contents to the institution's mission.
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I Found It In the Archives
- Date: October 14, 2010
- Creator: Ginger Yowell
- Description: As you may know, the Smithsonian is celebrating Archives Month this October. This year, the Society of American Archivists is observing the month with the theme "I Found It in the Archives," which is meant to promote the treasures and gems that researchers find in archival collections, such as genealogical information about their families or materials related to their special
A Day for Electronic Records
- Date: October 10, 2017
- Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
- Description: Today is the day to shine the spotlight on electronic records, as Oct 10 marks the sixth Electronic Records Day.Sponsored by the Council of State Archivists (CoSA), this day is “to raise awareness among state government agencies, the general public, related professional organizations, and other stakeholders about the crucial role electronic records play in their world.” CoSA
Link Love: 4/22/16
- Date: April 22, 2016
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Palmyra's Arch de Triumph (recreated) stands again in London, brought to you by 3D tech. [via Hyperallergic]New digital collection available; Cold War archives. [via InfoDocket]A new book of Pablo Neruda poetry found by archivists is about to be published. [via Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the
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It Takes a Village
- Date: October 13, 2010
- Creator: Ricc Ferrante
- Description: Sometimes a single picture or new piece of information can open a window to a whole new perspective. In my case, it was a couple of sentences—spoken at a recent presentation at the Best Practices Exchange 2010 conference in Phoenix, Arizona—that turned out to be revelatory. The conference was a gathering of archivists, librarians, record managers, and digital curators whose
Digital Video Preservation: Continuing the Conversation
- Date: January 3, 2013
- Creator: Kira M. Sobers
- Description: Preserving digital video is no easy task, but fortunately, there are tools that can help.
Link Love: 11/11/2011
- Date: November 11, 2011
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
Web-enabling Archive Digital Content
- Date: May 24, 2012
- Description: Explaining the role of web developer plays in making archive accessions available via the web.
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Smithsonian Pan-Institutional Survey of Audiovisual Collections
- Date: April 11, 2017
- Description: BackgroundThe Smithsonian Institution Archives, partnering with seven Smithsonian units, conducted a comprehensive survey of audiovisual collections consisting of analog film, audio, and video held across the Institution. Proposed by the Audiovisual Archivists Interest Lunch (AVAIL) group and funded by the Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF), this project will