Results for "Physical sciences"
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From a Humble Beginning: The Smithsonian’s first Internet Domain
- Date: September 17, 2015
- Description: The origins of the Smithsonian’s internet domain or address.
Glaring Discs: Photographic Condition Documentation of Reflective Surfaces
- Date: March 19, 2020
- Description: The challenges of imaging the shiny surfaces of optical discs including CDs and DVDs.
Link Love: 6/22/2018
- Date: June 22, 2018
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: The American Foundation for the Blind launched the Helen Keller Archive, the world's first fully accessible digital archive comprised of more than 160,000 artifacts. [via PR Newswire]Ahead of his major retrospective at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, artist Trevor Paglen shares his views on the social and political implication of surveillance systems and artificial
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October is American Archives Month: Fin.
- Date: November 4, 2010
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: November is here and the leaves seem to finally be changing, which heralds the end of October is American Archives Month. Our 31-day Blogathon was a smashing success, garnering about 10,000 visits, and even though Archives month has come to a close, we will continue to post about our profession, our stories, and our wonderfully unique treasures. [caption id="attachment_9907"
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Hey You, Get Off Of My Cloud!
- Date: June 16, 2011
- Creator: Marvin Heiferman
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Mary E. Massey
- Date: March 10, 2021
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: From 1967 to 1991, Mary E. Massey broke barriers for women at the Smithsonian by demonstrating her skills in spaces typically reserved only for men. Though Massey arrived at the Smithsonian as an elevator operator, by her retirement, she was the building manager for the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery. In a column reserved for the Smithsonian
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Tomorrow is the “Ask the Smithsonian” Q&A on Facebook
- Date: October 11, 2011
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
One Lens for Multiple Archives: A Pan-Institutional Survey of Born Digital Holdings
- Date: May 28, 2015
- Creator: Ricc Ferrante
- Description: Summary of pan-Smithsonian survey of born digital collections holdings at archives and museums at the Smithsonian.
Link Love: 3/10/2017
- Date: March 10, 2017
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: 2017 Women's History Month edition!Explore the changing role of female artists with Europeana. [via Europeana Twitter]The Smithsonian's Latino Center is accepting applications for their 2017 Young Ambassadors Program for graduating high school seniors! [via Smithsonian's Office of Fellowships and Internships]You can help transribe Phyllis Diller's joke file from the
Many Hands Make Light Work in the Digitization Process
- Date: September 11, 2014
- Description: Digitizing collection material at the Smithsonian Institution Archives is a group effort involving interns, volunteers, and staff.
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An Intern’s Perspective on Preserving Scrapbooks and Conserving Blueprints
- Date: August 30, 2018
- Description: Preservation intern discusses working with oversize materials in the Archives collection, including information on the creation of custom enclosures, surface cleaning of blueprints, and humidification.
The World Is Yours: Smithsonian Annual Report of Scientific Progress
- Date: August 6, 2020
- Creator: Kira M. Sobers
- Description: Listen to reenactments of two articles that were published in the 1936 Smithsonian Annual Report as broadcast during The World Is Yours episode “Smithsonian Annual Report of Scientific Progress.”