Results for "Road Reports Across America (Blog)"
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Smithsonian Digitization Update
- Date: April 14, 2009
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Even if you have visited the Smithsonian in person, you probably don’t know that it’s comprised of 19 museums and 9 research centers. You can’t see it all by visiting the Mall in Washington D.C. since there are museums in New York and research centers in Maryland, Massachusetts, and Panama. Each museum and research center researches and collects around different topics, from
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Season's Greetings from the Archives
- Date: December 22, 2016
- Creator: William Bennett
- Description: Celebrating the holidays with an assortment of greeting cards from U.S. National Museum ichthyologist Isaac Ginsburg’s papers.
Link Love: 4/6/2018
- Date: April 6, 2018
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Art history memes are back and better than ever. [via Bored Panda]The fascinating story behind the Freer Sackler's Peacock Room. [via Atlas Obscura]A new app, Seek, for identifying plants and animals, the "Shazam of Nature." [via My Modern Met]Speaking of apps, you can now create 3D artwork in Augmented Reality with Artopia! [via Colossal]And we have an app for Archives
The Tropical Travels of George C. Wheeler - Part I
- Date: January 10, 2013
- Description: George C. Wheeler and his travel in the Caribbean illustrate the interplay between science and tourism in Latin America.
A Champion for Libraries and Archives: Ching-hsien Wang
- Date: May 26, 2022
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: In their efforts to document the history of computing at the Smithsonian, volunteers are interviewing former staff to preserve their stories and experiences. Ching-hsien Wang was a force that helped libraries and archives make their collections accessible online and here are some early excerpts from our interview with her.
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The National Park that Never Was
- Date: August 25, 2016
- Creator: William Bennett
- Description: This month marks the centennial of the National Park Service—learn about one that was planned but never built.
Link Love: 3/31/2017
- Date: March 31, 2017
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: There are 145 collection items at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, and their new Objects of Wonder exhibit looks at how scientists use these collections to further our understanding of the world! (via Buzzfeed)Get cozy while you research! Folger Shakespeare Library lends out handmade shawls to visitors. [via Atlas Obscura]Students from the College of
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Searching the Archives’ Collections
- Date: October 25, 2011
- Creator: Courtney Bellizzi
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
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Workflow Dynamics of Digital Preservation
- Date: December 16, 2014
- Description: Within the dynamic field of digital preservation, identifying the possibilities to maximize workflow is paramount to ensuring the greatest level of efficiency in digital asset management.
How did the Smithsonian Respond to the 1918 Pandemic?
- Date: June 11, 2020
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: Masks and endless sanitizing again? What has the Smithsonian done during past pandemics? We’ll look back to the public health emergency in 1918.
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The Time Has Come
- Date: February 8, 2011
- Creator: Tammy L. Peters
- Description: [caption id="attachment_11359" align="aligncenter" width="368" caption="Freelon Adjaye Bond/SmithGroup Design for the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), Courtesy NMAAHC."][/caption] The Smithsonian Institution Archives will be celebrating African American History Month throughout February with a series of related posts on THE BIGGER
Ask the Smithsonian, Again!
- Date: October 4, 2011
- Creator: Nora Lockshin
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.