Results for "Field notes"
Field Notes Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon
- Date: June 27, 2013
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: This is a summary of the Smithsonian Institution Archives' 3rd Wikipedia edit-a-thon on the scientific field books in the Archives’ collections
Fatherhood in the field: Horton Hobbs aka “Crawdaddy”
- Date: June 19, 2016
- Description: Horton H. Hobbs Jr. and his work in the field with his son, Horton H. Hobbs III.
Where in the World Is That Field Book?
- Date: July 28, 2016
- Creator: Andrew Whitesell
- Description: Field books are now on our website. Not only that, but they are becoming full text searchable.
New Year, Same Field
- Date: January 31, 2019
- Creator: Kira M. Sobers
- Description: Explore the different ways that scientists celebrated New Year’s during field trips abroad.
Flickr Commons: Summertime Set from the Field Book Project
- Date: June 26, 2012
- Creator: Susannah Wells
- Description: To ring in the summer months, the Field Book Project contributed a set of grasses and other plants photographed by Brazilian botanist, André Goeldi.
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An Intern’s Guide on How to Digitize a Field Book
- Date: August 14, 2018
- Description: What is a field book and how do you digitize one? These were the first two questions I asked when I came on board at the Archives as the Summer 2018 Field Book Project Digitization Intern. During the course of my internship, I discovered the answer to both questions and learned a lot about digitization practices and standards at the Smithsonian.According to the Biodiversity
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Aww: Cute Baby Animals and Other Field Book Surprises
- Date: May 25, 2017
- Creator: Mignonette (Mig) Dooley Johnson:
- Description: Snapshots of cute baby animals, taken during the National Geographic Society-Smithsonian Institution Expedition to the Dutch East Indies in 1937.
Falling for Field Books
- Date: February 13, 2014
- Creator: Kira M. Sobers
- Description: James Eike and his field books reveal not only his love of birds, but also his love of life and his family.
Another Milestone Met: Reminiscing about the Field Book Project and Looking Forward
- Date: February 21, 2019
- Creator: Ricc Ferrante
- Description: The intense efforts that started the Field Book Project and have kept it in high gear are slowing down to a sustainable pace. After almost ten years, grant funding for the Field Book Project has drawn to a close, but there is still plenty more to look forward to that will benefit researchers for years to come.
New Field Book Images on Flickr Commons
- Date: December 6, 2012
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Check out our latest set of images from our Field Book Project on the Flickr Commons.
Coffee, tea or mold?
- Date: September 29, 2022
- Creator: Nora Lockshin
- Description: We’re lucky that our interns love coffee, because for this summer’s final project, I selected Russell Greenberg’s Field notes, Xalapa and Chiapas, Mexico, 2001 for a full conservation treatment. If you’ve not had your morning cup yet, you may be wondering why we celebrate his work on National Coffee Day. Dr. Greenberg was an ornithologist, founder and director of the
A Legend in Termite Field Biology
- Date: March 2, 2021
- Creator: Dr. Elizabeth Harmon
- Description: Dr. Margaret S. Collins became a renowned expert in multiple areas of termite zoololgy during her almost 50-year career as a scientist and professor.