Results for "Collection Information System"
How Computers Took Off at the National Air and Space Museum: 1980-1981
- Date: December 1, 2016
- Description: A look at a survey of computer usage at the National Air and Space Museum in 1980.
Science Service, Up Close: Technology and Political Conventions
- Date: July 19, 2016
- Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
- Description: In a Presidential election year, political news coverage can sometimes seem almost too instantaneous and continuous. Thanks to smartphones with cameras and microphones, journalists and citizens can relay images and sound from almost anywhere inside campaign activities. There was a time, however, when live broadcasting from political conventions and rallies was novel.Starting
Preservation of Executable Files
- Date: July 24, 2012
- Description: As archives begin to receive executable files, archives must think about if and how to preserve them so their content lasts.
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Link Love: 3/8/2013
- Date: March 8, 2013
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the Smithsonian, and history.
Introducing the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
- Date: December 8, 2020
- Description: We've got big news! The Smithsonian Libraries and Smithsonian Institution Archives have merged to become Smithsonian Libraries and Archives.
How Many Objects does the Smithsonian Have?
- Date: January 25, 2018
- Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
- Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_12123,size=250,left]It is a simple answer really: We counted. From 1978 to 1983, the Smithsonian undertook a comprehensive inventory of its collections. It was the first time the Smithsonian had ever tried to count each object in its collections and it was a massive task. Over five years, staff from every museum and research center spent thousands of
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Coping With Stuff, Down Here and Up There
- Date: September 16, 2010
- Creator: Marvin Heiferman
- Description: We’ve all got storage issues to confront. And when we do, some people take great pleasure in getting things organized and others get headaches. A small percentage descend into madness, while an equally small group see and then seize the business opportunities that are generated by the need to keep life, things, and information under control. Over the past few weeks, the
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Welcome Back: It’s Almost Like Riding a Bike
- Date: July 28, 2022
- Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
- Description: We are getting back into the swing of things at the office while working with removable media.
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And don’t forget your badge this time!
- Date: January 2, 2018
- Creator: Nora Lockshin
- Description: Despite my long experience responding to many an incident affecting cultural heritage infrastructure and collections, since 2016, I have gained valuable experience living through the Atlantic hurricane season from the perspectives of both a professional immersed in the disaster lifecycle (preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation), and the individuals, businesses, and
Recognizing the Smithsonian Staff Who Served in the Gulf War
- Date: November 10, 2020
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: This Veterans Day, we salute the 21 men and women at the Smithsonian who served in the Gulf War.
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Yes, We’re Still Talking About Email
- Date: August 4, 2015
- Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
- Description: Archives and libraries are seeking various ways to preserve and to make email collections available to researchers.
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Holding on to Virtual Worlds
- Date: June 23, 2010
- Creator: Marvin Heiferman
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="385" caption="Games, by Axel Tregoning, Creative Commons: Attribution 2.0."][/caption] While some people seem to enjoy fantasizing about doomsday scenarios and the end of the “real” world, a recent piece on Ars Tehchnica’s website makes it clear that virtual worlds don’t last forever, either.