Recently, the Libraries sent Polly Khater, the serials cataloging coordinator, to the 24th Annual Conference of the North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG), which was held June 4-7, 2009, in more »
Month: July 2009
In April 2009, Alvin Hutchinson, Information Services Librarian, visited the Li Ka Shing Library at Singapore Management University (SMU) to exchange ideas with the digital repository staff there. Alvin has more »
Don't worry, not all the work is so glamorous! Hoover Company, Hoover: The Story of a Crusade, 1926, Hoover test of woman vacuuming There are many behind-the-scenes folks who volunteer more »
David Pelletier, The Graphic Alphabet, New York: Orchard, c. 1996, Gift of Patricia Fendley Dunston, N, Noodles Happy National Macaroni Day. And remember, N is for noodles… From Picturing Words: more »
Invitations to Art Exhibitions Using Unusual Formats and Materials, photo by Rita O'Hara Collectors, art museum directors and curators receive piles of mail from artists , museums and art dealers more »
Libraries interns (L-R) Brett Lambert, Maggie Ansell, Mary Jinglewski and Karen Elizabeth Brown enjoy the reception photo by Conrad Ziyad So far this year the Libraries has hosted eighteen interns more »
Vaughan's Seed Store, Autumn Bulbs and Plants, 1898, Front Cover …hyacinths! Happy Fourth of July from Smithsonian Libraries. —Elizabeth Periale