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      But Will You Love Me Tomorrow?

      • Date: May 23, 2011
      • Creator: Marvin Heiferman
      • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="350" caption="Beauty is forever, by Just Warr, Creative Commons: Attribution 2.0 Generic."][/caption] At THE BIGGER PICTURE, we often write about the challenges of maintaining the data in digital archives. But a recent article bundled in the informative daily arts newsletter compiled by Jeff Weiss—you can subscribe by sending a request

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      The Smithsonian Sent Healing Wheels to WWI

      • Date: June 21, 2011
      • Creator: Tad Bennicoff
      • Description: One of the challenges of being a reference archivist is focusing on the inquiries received, while suppressing the bits of information you come across that may be of personal interest (the corner of my desk is occupied by an ever increasing list of topics I aspire to research further on my own time). Recently, however, a colleague who is familiar with my interest in rare and

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      Where to Begin? Determining Founding Dates in ForestGEO’s Global Network of Research Plots

      • Date: April 21, 2020
      • Description: Behind the seemingly objective certitude of a date lies an argument about what counts.

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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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    9. A computer window titled DArchInfo with clickable heading tabs labeled Search, Query Results, Clipboard, SQL, and logoutThe first column contains accession numbers for Smithonian Archives born-digital holdings (i.e. 00-002). The second column contains names of format types (i.e. AppleDouble Resource Fork, etc.). The third column is the number of each type of file format in that accession (i.e. there are 93 Acrobat PDF/A files).

      Assessing File Format Risk for Born-Digital Preservation Planning

      • Date: August 3, 2021
      • Description: In addition to physical damage and deterioration of storage media, the technological complexity and dependency of electronic records make them uniquely vulnerable to loss, corruption, and alteration (both accidental and malicious). To achieve long-term preservation of fragile born-digital materials, digital archivists need a plan.

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    11. A man in a suit and hat stares directly at the camera, holding a fish and a net. Trees and a body of water is visible in the background.

      Collection Highlights: New Additions to the SIA Website

      • Date: January 29, 2019
      • Creator: Tammy L. Peters
      • Description: See new collection highlights posted to the Smithsonian Institution Archives website.

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      Technology Throwback Thursday: Snail Mail and Word Processors

      • Date: July 10, 2014
      • Creator: Jennifer Wright
      • Description: A brief look at the evolution of public inquiries at the Smithsonian.

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    15. 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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      Collection Highlights: New Additions to the Archives Website

      • Date: January 12, 2021
      • Description: See new collection highlights posted to the Smithsonian Institution Archives website.

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      Smithsonian Online Paved the Way for Today’s Online Offerings

      • Date: August 3, 2017
      • Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
      • Description: Smithsonian Online (SOL) was an online platform through AOL that included Smithsonian images, chats, message boards and other features during the 1990s.

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      Web and Social Media Preservation: Capturing Today’s Websites for Future Archival Research

      • Date: August 12, 2014
      • Description: The Smithsonian Institution Archives has captured two years of Smithsonian websites using the web tool Archive-It. See how we predict future research.

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    23. Article featuring Mildred Glover, titled

      Following a Thread of History: Mildred M. Glover

      • Date: September 12, 2019
      • Description: An intern’s experience following a thread to learn more about an exceptional Smithsonian employee, Mildred Glover.

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