Results for "National Zoological Park (U.S.). Office of Education and Information"
Searching and Using Web Archives
- Date: April 9, 2019
- Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
- Description: There are many ways to find and use archived web collections.
Documenting the Family Treasure Chest
- Date: January 22, 2013
- Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
- Description: Some helpful tips on what documenting and keeping track of family heirlooms or collections.
- Blog Post
What Does an Electronic Records Archivist Do?
- Date: August 10, 2010
- Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
- Description: Do you still work with 3.5-inch diskettes? How about 5.25-inch floppy disks and Zip disks? I do. As an electronic records archivist at the Smithsonian Institution Archives, I spend most of my time working with digital information to help ensure it will be accessible in 5, 25, or even 100 years from now. Born-digital materials arrive at the archives in a variety of ways (CDs,
Some Digital Archivist Career Advice
- Date: March 1, 2018
- Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
- Description: This is the second post in our series on career advice for the aspiring archives professional. Each edition features information and career advice from a different member of the Archives team, regarding what they do, how they got here, and how you can too. Check out the first , and don’t be afraid to let us know who you might like to hear from next! Many picture an archivist
Another Year of Collecting Online History
- Date: March 31, 2022
- Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
- Description: Changing museum hours and new websites meant another busy year for Smithsonian website archiving.
- Blog Post
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.
Maintaining Your Digital Presence Is More Than Updating Your Status
- Date: January 29, 2015
- Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
- Description: There are a few ways to capture your information that you are posting on social media accounts.
- Blog Post
Tracking Down the Elusive ‘Treasure House for Learning’
- Date: December 23, 2014
- Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
- Description: Software tools are helping the Smithsonian find its early websites from the 1990s on the web.
You’ve Still Got Mail
- Date: April 19, 2011
- Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
Three Cheers for Embedded Metadata
- Date: February 28, 2012
- Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
- Description: Metadata is a helpful tool. When you have embedded metadata, all the better when trying to figure out what something might be.
Email Management Remains Important
- Date: January 2, 2020
- Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
- Description: Archives and libraries explore various tools to preserve and share email collections.
The Smithsonian: Using and Archiving Facebook
- Date: May 31, 2011
- Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.