Results for "Smithsonian Institution. Office of Information Resource Management. SIRIS Office"
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On the Conservation of Champions
- Date: July 19, 2012
- Creator: Nora Lockshin
- Description: A look at the preservation of a box of Wheaties cereal featuring Native American Olympian, Jim Thorpe, how ordinary objects become museum icons, and the problem of food in museum collections.
An Interview with Director Tamar Evangelestia-Dougherty, Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
- Date: February 4, 2022
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives recently welcomed Tamar Evangelestia-Dougherty as our inaugural director. Join us as we get to know the new leader of our organization!
Technology Throwback Thursday: Snail Mail and Word Processors
- Date: July 10, 2014
- Creator: Jennifer Wright
- Description: A brief look at the evolution of public inquiries at the Smithsonian.
And Action: The Ins and Outs of DVD Video Preservation
- Date: September 3, 2013
- Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
- Description: Archives face many challenges when it comes to preserving digital video on DVDs.
Collection Highlights: New Additions to the SIA Website
- Date: April 9, 2020
- Creator: Tammy L. Peters
- Description: See new collection highlights posted to the Smithsonian Institution Archives website.
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What Does a Photograph Archivist Do?
- Date: April 7, 2010
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="350" caption="Photo shoebox upset, by Stephen Cummings, Creative Commons: Attribution 2.0."][/caption] I recently took a position as photograph archivist at the Smithsonian Institution Archives and hope to be able to share through this blog some of the processes we are undertaking to make our photographic collections more useful and
Facing our Fears
- Date: October 30, 2018
- Creator: Nora Lockshin
- Description: An unusually serious Halloween post in which we dress up to stage a mock recovery from a museum fire.
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.
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
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Archiving the Smithsonian’s presence on the Internet
- Date: September 2, 2010
- Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
Conserving Archival Collections Suffering from Fungal Attack
- Date: July 26, 2016
- Description: This summer Visiting Professional Laura Wahl had the chance to learn more about how to respond to the problem of mold residues found on archival materials. The Smithsonian Affiliations’ Visiting Professionals Program allowed her to spend time at the Smithsonian Institution Archives’ conservation lab researching this topic.
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.