Results for "National Zoological Park (U.S.). Division of Information and Education"
Collection Highlights: New Additions to the Archives Website
- Date: April 1, 2021
- Description: See new collection highlights posted to the Smithsonian Institution Archives website.
Writing At Cross Purposes
- Date: June 12, 2012
- Creator: Mary Markey
- Description: Another discovery in the Smithsonian Institution Archives— a letter that takes illegibility to new heights.
Embracing the Crowd
- Date: April 15, 2014
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: When I started working with museums in 2005, the concept of crowdsourcing was in its infancy. That year, James Surowiecki ‘s book, “The Wisdom of Crowds,” was published and there were tiny experiments in crowdsourcing occurring in the cultural heritage sector. There were hesitations and objections about the whole concept within the GLAM (gallery, library, archive, museum)
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Save the Silver!
- Date: September 4, 2012
- Description: During the Civil War, Solomon G. Brown protected valuables from the approaching Confederate Army.
Smithsonian Women in Science
- Date: September 17, 2019
- Creator: Dr. Elizabeth Harmon
- Description: Learn how we’re creating a better record of women in science at the Smithsonian.
Maria Mitchell and the Smithsonian
- Date: June 14, 2018
- Description: On the evening of October 1, 1847, while using a small telescope on the roof of the family home, Maria Mitchell (1818-1889) spotted a comet where one had not been before. Word of this achievement spread quickly through the scientific community. The American Journal of Science declared her “the first American entitled to the honor of the original discovery of a comet.” Some
Staff Matters: Meet Our New Additions
- Date: July 16, 2015
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: Continuing our series on introducing new staff, I'd like to welcome our new Program Assistant for our Institution History Division, Lisa Fthenakis.
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June 9 is Ask Archivists Day
- Date: June 6, 2011
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: June the 9th is AskArchivists Day: a day organized by the International Council on Archives to encourage you to ask professional archivists all over the world all of those burning questions about about their profession and about the collections in archives you've always wanted answered.[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="384" caption="The Smithsonian Institution
Staff Matters: Meet our New Additions
- Date: June 23, 2015
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: A brief introduction to some our new staff at the Archives: First up is Heidi Stover, Archives Technician.
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I Never Meta-data I Didn’t Like…
- Date: June 10, 2010
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: So you know those thousand words a picture is worth? It’s true! Though my idea of what those thousand words should be might differ from yours and that’s why we’re going to talk about descriptive metadata, controlled vocabularies, and levels of access. Boy howdy, sounds like a wild ride, eh? When I was younger and infinitely more creative with how I spent my time I used to
A (Brief) History of Sloths at the Smithsonian
- Date: October 20, 2020
- Creator: Jessica Scott
- Description: …in which a member of the Archives staff turns her passion for sloths into a mission to research their history at the Smithsonian Institution.
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Hot Topics in Archival Research
- Date: December 27, 2016
- Creator: Tammy L. Peters
- Description: The Smithsonian Institution Archives Reference Team handles an average of around 6,000 queries per year, and if you us what people have been researching at the Archives recently, you'll get some pretty interesting responses. Although not comprehensive, here's a snapshot of the diverse range of information encompassed by the history of the world's largest museum complex!