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A Favorite - The Smithsonian Carousel
Tomorrow marks the anniversay of a momentous occasion for children visiting the National Mall; on April 12, 1967, the Smithsonian Secretary S. Dillon Ripley opened a carousel in front of the Arts and...
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Link Love: 4/12/2013
A royal task, the British Library is set to archive all British websites. [via InfoDocket]Can't make it to Rochester, New York to visit the George Eastman House? You can now visit them via Google Art...
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Just Me and My Photos: Zoe Martindale SIA Image Cataloger
American photographer and environmentalist Ansel Adams once stated, "A photograph is usually looked at—seldom looked into." Though this may be true for most people, for sixteen years the Smithsonian...
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A Fish Story
The naming of ships in the United States Navy has a complex set of guidelines that has evolved over time. In the early years, there were no set rules. Vessels were named after people, places, character...
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Link Love: 4/19/2013
The National Museum of American History needs your help by telling them about your favorite Chinese restaurant for the upcoming traveling exhibition, Sweet and Sour: Chinese Food from Chinatown to Main...
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Frank Thone and a "Square Deal" on Earth Day
In addition to earning a Ph.D. in botany from the University of Chicago in 1922 and building a successful career as a journalist at Science Service, Frank Thone (1891-1949) routinely enriched the lives...
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RIMM: Tips for Weeding Your Email
It's April again and that means Records and Information Management Month (RIMM) is here.The Smithsonian Institution Archives is not just a repository for maintaining and preserving historical...
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Link Love: 4/26/2013
Seems like keeping digital images on you memory card and never transferring them to your computer has a historical anticedent: Undeveloped used film in old cameras. [via PetaPixel]Born digital records...
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The End of the Beginning: A Born Digital Survey at the Smithsonian Institution
Greg Palumbo, Contractor, Born Digital Survey, Collections Care Preservation Fund Earlier this Spring, Phase I of the Collections Care Preservation Fund's Born Digital Survey came to a conclusion with...
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Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month!
May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and is a celebration of the culture, traditions, and history of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States. Across the country there will be...
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