Results for "Smithsonian Institution. Office of Computer Services. Smithsonian Institution Information Retrieval System"

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   Dr. Donald Fleming Squires (1927-2017)

   • Date: February 13, 2018
   • Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_14492,size=500,center]Dr. Squires was a pioneer in the application of computer technology in science museums and the founding father of data processing at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History (NMNH). He died on his 90th birthday, December 19, 2017 in Tasmania, Australia, after a short illness. Squires received an B.A. from Cornell

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   Museum Computer Network and the Smithsonian Institution: The Vision

   • Date: April 13, 2017
   • Description: In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Museum Computer Network, this first blog explores the early interactions of MCN with the Smithsonian.

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   How I Spent My Summer: Interning as a Virtual Web Archivist

   • Date: August 4, 2022
   • Description: Virtually join along with me on my web and social media archiving adventure using web archiving services, such as Archive-It.

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   Introducing the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives

   • Date: December 8, 2020
   • Description: We've got big news! The Smithsonian Libraries and Smithsonian Institution Archives have merged to become Smithsonian Libraries and Archives.

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   #MCN50 Conference Next Week

   • Date: November 7, 2017
   • Creator: Charles Zange
   • Description: Behind the archivists, technicians, and specialists of the museum field are an abundance of organizations that network ideas, connect professionals, and present new strategies to broaden the impact of museums (American Alliance of Museums, Society of American Archivists, etc.). Many associations focus on specific aspects of this dynamic field and help to push museum practice

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    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.

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    How Computers Took Off at the National Air and Space Museum: 1980-1981

    • Date: December 1, 2016
    • Description: A look at a survey of computer usage at the National Air and Space Museum in 1980.

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    We've Got Mail?

    • Date: January 11, 2011
    • Creator: Marvin Heiferman
    • Description: Right after Thanksgiving, on a promotional tour stop for his post-presidential memoir, Decision Points, George W. Bush visited Palo Alto, California to chat with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. According to a CBS News report, Mr. Bush mentioned that while he has more than 600,000 Facebook "friends," and now uses a Blackberry and iPad, during his presidency, he didn’t make much

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    Link Love: 3/8/2013

    • Date: March 8, 2013
    • Creator: Mitch Toda
    • Description: Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the Smithsonian, and history.

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    Web-enabling Archive Digital Content

    • Date: May 24, 2012
    • Description: Explaining the role of web developer plays in making archive accessions available via the web.

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    Welcome Back: It’s Almost Like Riding a Bike

    • Date: July 28, 2022
    • Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
    • Description: We are getting back into the swing of things at the office while working with removable media.

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    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.

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