Download or read book Archives and Special Collections of the Smithsonian Institution written by Smithsonian Institution and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Guide to the Smithsonian Archives written by Smithsonian Archives and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 856 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Best of Both Worlds written by G. Wayne Clough and published by Smithsonian Books. This book was released on 2013-09-17 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wayne Clough, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, asks “How can we prepare ourselves to reach the generation of digital natives who bring a huge appetite—and aptitude—for the digital world?” He explains how the Smithsonian is tackling this issue in Best of Both Worlds: Museums, Libraries, and Archives in a Digital Age. Libraries and archives have already made many documents available through the Internet. The digital world presents a bigger challenge for museums; producing images of 3D objects is more complicated, and collections are built with exhibitions in mind rather than open access on computers. In 2009, the Smithsonian began digitizing its vast collections to make them accessible to the millions of people who do not visit the museums in person. “Digital access can provide limitless opportunities for engagement and lifelong learning.” Clough sees museums gradually moving beyond showcasing collections to engaging the public online so “visitors” can access the objects they find most interesting. Education has always been at the core of the Smithsonian. Today, the Smithsonian offers materials and lesson plans that meet state standards for K–12 curricula; online summits on many diverse subjects; the Collections Search Center website; and apps. The Smithsonian’s website, www.seriouslyamazing.com, draws people in with fun questions and then takes them deeper into the subject. The question “What European colonizer is still invading the U.S. today?” reveals not only the answer—earthworms—but also in-depth info on worms from environmental researchers. Clough concludes with this thought: “While digital technology poses great challenges, it also offers great possibilities.”

Download or read book Guide to the Smithsonian Archives written by Smithsonian institution and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Heralds of Science written by Dibner Library and published by N. Watson Academic Publications. This book was released on 1980 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Abecedarium written by Lilla Vekerdy and published by Smithsonian Institution. This book was released on 2019-02-26 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique Smithsonian coloring book featuring the letters of the alphabet from rare illuminated books and manuscripts Abecedarium offers artists of all ages the chance to color the pages of history: it includes two black and white versions of each alphabetical letter for readers to personalize. These letters are drawn from rare illuminated books and manuscripts of science and art of the fifteenth through the twentieth centuries. Accompanying each letter is the story of its rare book source, its artist, and its historical context. Part history, part coloring book, and part guide to selected historic books, Abecedarium is a contemplative and inspiring way to experience art, science, and culture from the Renaissance through early modern times.

Download or read book Rare Books and Special Collections in the Smithsonian Institution Libraries written by Smithsonian Institution Libraries and published by Smithsonian Institution. This book was released on 1995-08-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A richly illustrated, full color survey of the valuable and unusual materials in the Smithsonian Libraries' Special Collections Department.

Download or read book Archives and Special Collections written by Smithsonian Institution and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Preliminary Guide to the Smithsonian Archives written by Smithsonian Archives and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Preliminary Guide to the Smithsonian Archives written by Smithsonian Archives and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Preliminary Guide to Smithsonian Archives written by and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Smithsonian Institution Archival Manuscript and Special Collection Resources written by Smithsonian Institution and published by . This book was released on 1995* with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Smithsonian Civil War written by Smithsonian Institution and published by Smithsonian Institution. This book was released on 2013-10-29 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Smithsonian Civil War is a lavishly illustrated coffee-table book featuring 150 entries in honor of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. From among tens of thousands of Civil War objects in the Smithsonian's collections, curators handpicked 550 items and wrote a unique narrative that begins before the war through the Reconstruction period. The perfect gift book for fathers and history lovers, Smithsonian Civil War combines one-of-a-kind, famous, and previously unseen relics from the war in a truly unique narrative. Smithsonian Civil War takes the reader inside the great collection of Americana housed at twelve national museums and archives and brings historical gems to light. From the National Portrait Gallery come rare early photographs of Stonewall Jackson and Ulysses S. Grant; from the National Museum of American History, secret messages that remained hidden inside Lincoln's gold watch for nearly 150 years; from the National Air and Space Museum, futuristic Civil War-era aircraft designs. Thousands of items were evaluated before those of greatest value and significance were selected for inclusion here. Artfully arranged in 150 entries, they offer a unique, panoramic view of the Civil War.

Download or read book Preliminary Guide to the Smithsonian Archives 125 Anniversary of the Smithsonian Institution written by Smithsonian Institution and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Decolonizing the Caribbean Record written by Jeannette A. Bastian and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 816 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Decolonizing the Caribbean Record: An Archives Reader is a compendium of forty essays by archivists and academics within and outside of the Caribbean region that address challenges of collecting, representing and preserving the records and cultural expressions of former colonial societies, exploring the contribution of these records to nation-building. How the power of the archives can be subverted to serve the oppressed rather than the oppressors, the colonized rather than the colonizers, is the central theme of this Reader. This collection seeks to disrupt traditional notions of archives, instead re-imagining records within the context of Caribbean cultures and identities where the oral may be privileged over the written, the creative design over text, the marginal over the mainstream. Envisioned initially as a foundational text that supports the archives education program at the University of the West Indies and documents the history and development of archives and records in the Caribbean, this volume addresses such issues as oral traditions, records repatriation, community archives, cultural forms and format and diasporic collections. Although focused on the Caribbean region, the essays, ranging from the theoretical to the practice-based to the personal are applicable to the global archival concerns of all decolonized societies.