Please join us for:
“Whale Research at the Smithsonian
Past, Present and Future”
Thursday June 6, 2013, 10:30 am – 5:00 pm
“Whale Research at the Smithsonian: Past, Present and Future” Symposium
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Category Archives: Events
Smithsonian Libraries Hosts Preservation Matters!
The Smithsonian Libraries hosted an afternoon program titled Preservation Matters! on April 24 in the S. Dillon Ripley Center. This event was in conjunction with the American Library Association’s National Preservation Week (April 21-27). Continue reading
Smithsonian Libraries Unveils “Whales: From Bone to Book”
Fossils from “Ostéographie des cétacés vivants et fossiles”
The Smithsonian Libraries opens its new exhibition “Whales: From Bone to Book” in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History May 25. This exhibition is a collaboration between the Libraries and the museum’s Department of Paleobiology. “Bone to Book” will be on display through April 2014.
Smithsonian Libraries Presents…Joel Richard!
Please join us for:
“Unlocking Taxonomic Literature II using Linked Open Data”
a free lecture featuring Joel Richard
Thursday, May 16, 2013, 12:00pm-1:00pm
S. Dillon Ripley Center, Lecture Hall, Room 3027 Continue reading
Smithsonian Libraries and the Digital Public Library of America
Rachel Frick and Martin Kalfatovic at DPLA launch event.
The Smithsonian Institution recently announced that it will join with the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) to provide links to a wealth of the Institution’s cultural and scientific content. The DPLA pilot project, which combines and centralizes links to the collections of participating cultural institutions, launched April 18. Continue reading