Gottesman Research Library News

Blog Post Chinese Butterflies In our rare book collection is a little silk-covered album containing twelve plates of brilliantly colored butterflies painted on... April 30, 2013 Blog Post The Library Receives a Major Grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation The Research Library of the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) is pleased to announce that it was awarded $320,400 from The... June 14, 2013 Blog Post Interesting finds in Invertebrate archives Today we worked with a collection of records from the Department of Invertebrate Zoology, primarily consisting of correspondence... November 8, 2013 Blog Post Seated in Nature The Museum Library owns two of E.A. Seguy’s pochoir albums of the 1920s: Papillons and Insectes, with folios in vivid color. December 23, 2013 Blog Post New NSF grant awarded to the Darwin Manuscripts Project (DMP) The Darwin Manuscripts Project (DMP) is pleased to announce that it was awarded a three-year grant totaling $426,000 from the National... March 13, 2014 Blog Post The Library Receives A Grant From The National Film Preservation Foundation The American Museum of Natural History Library has received a grant of $16,380 from the National Film Preservation Foundation to... August 20, 2014 Blog Post The American Museum of Natural History Research Library Announces the Launch of Its Digital Special Collections Image Database Website The Museum's Research Library is pleased to announce the launch of its image database website, Digital Special Collections. May 6, 2014 Blog Post New Digital Special Collections Exhibit: Extraordinary Birds The American Museum of Natural History Research Library is pleased to announce the recent launch of its newest Digital Special Collections... November 14, 2014 Blog Post Slide Slam – from Archive to Art Library Director Tom Baione discusses his plan to share the Museum's vast collections of photographic images with the public. April 17, 2014 Blog Post Julian A. Dimock’s Photographs: A “National Treasure” In 1904 Julian Anthony Dimock, then 31, and his 62 year-old father, Anthony Weston Dimock, found their way from New York City to... May 19, 2014 Research Browsing Over a Century of Museum Popular Publications in the Library’s Digital Repository Dive into AMNH history through its popular publications. May 8, 2020 Research Words Without Pictures: Rediscovering Our Image Collections With Metadata Learn about the Library's exciting Digital Asset Management project. May 15, 2020 Research Archiving Without a Collection Learn how the Library's new project archivist is working remotely without access to physical collections. May 20, 2020 Blog Post Managing a Transformative Project Amid a Global Pandemic Learn how the library is creating a comprehensive digital asset management system while working remotely. May 29, 2020 Blog Post _____ in the Time of Corona Our metadata librarian's struggle for the right title is a metaphor for these bizarre times. June 3, 2020 Blog Post Projects that await… Learn about how the Library's archivist is managing analog accessions remotely and what awaits once we are back on site. July 9, 2020 Blog Post Preserving a Century of Science Education on Film Discover the how the Library provides access to the Museum's history through preserving its film collections. June 15, 2020 Blog Post Sharing Assets and Spreading Knowledge – Here, There and Everywhere Learn how the Library's Interlibrary Loan Librarian is meeting the needs of researchers remotely. June 18, 2020 Blog Post Holding Down the Fort, and Getting Under the Covers Learn how the Library's Conservator is holding down the proverbial fort during the Museum's "pause." July 3, 2020 Blog Post The Photographs and Archive of Thomas Baillie MacDougall Learn about explorer and naturalist Thomas MacDougall through a researcher who followed his work from California to New York. July 31, 2020 Blog Post The Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL): Providing Vital and Cutting Edge Access to Scientific Literature During a Pandemic and Beyond Discover how the BHL has become an indispensable resource for many researchers working on taxonomy during COVID-19. July 24, 2020 Blog Post There's Something Fishy Going On Here! Discover the wonder and beauty of Nicolas Pike's Illustrations and Field Notes of Mauritius Fishes from a conservator's view. August 27, 2020 Blog Post Researcher Aided Acquisition Learn how a research query about a glassblower led to an acquisition of discontinued diorama fragments. September 14, 2020 Blog Post Paget Color Plates Discover the challenges involved in digitizing Paget plates and one Digital Archivist's pursuit of perfection. October 15, 2020 Blog Post Shelby White & Leon Levy Archives Initiative—Digital Assets Initiative Year One Update The first year status report of The Digital Assets Initiative supported by the Shelby White & Leon Levy Archives Initiative. April 27, 2021 Blog Post Thanks for the Memorabilia Go behind the scenes with the AMNH Library as they prepare for the renovation and reorganization of their Memorabilia Storage room. June 9, 2021 Blog Post Community through the Lens of Museum Expedition Photographs Explore the global community through recently cataloged expedition photographs from the AMNH Research Library's Special Collections. June 28, 2021 Blog Post New Digital Collection: Rollo Beck's Expedition to Papua New Guinea View digitized photographs from Rollo Beck and Ida Beck’s 1928-1929 expedition to Papua New Guinea. February 4, 2019 Blog Post Making Connections Learn how SNAC (Social Networks and Archival Context) expands contextual understanding of historical records. December 8, 2020 Blog Post Ephemera Learn about the Museum's ephemera through our project Archivist's discoveries in her work with the Central Archives. November 24, 2020 Blog Post From Hot Links to Linked Data Discover how the Library uses authorized taxonomies to tie its collections together. January 6, 2021 Blog Post Viewing "The Scientific Expedition to the South Pacific in the Yacht Zaca" Watch the film and learn more about the Museum's Templeton Crocker Pacific Expedition. March 1, 2021 Blog Post Digital Playground March 29, 2019: Historic Halls Project Documenting the Historic Halls of AMNH using open source technologies and the importance of Museum Authorities. March 28, 2019 Research I Like (Cataloging) Spiders and Snakes The library's cataloger writes about the evolution of library technology and her experience working remotely. May 1, 2020 Research Library on Pause, Notes from the Director Discover how the Library is seizing this unprecedented time by getting more content online for researchers and the public. April 23, 2020 Blog Post Ch-ch-changes... Dive into the museum's Central Archives to discover institutional history with an update from the Shelby White & Leon Levy Project... August 12, 2021 Blog Post Fun Finds Friday 9.10.21 Join us as we discover fun items in the AMNH Library and Archives! September 10, 2021 Blog Post Fun Finds Friday 9.24.21 Join us as we discover fun items in the AMNH Library and Archives! September 24, 2021 Blog Post Fun Finds Friday 10.8.21 Join us as we discover fun items in the AMNH Library and Archives! October 7, 2021 Blog Post Library Fun Finds 4.15.22 Join us as we discover fun items in the AMNH Library and Archives! April 15, 2022 Blog Post Fun Finds Friday - Halloween edition! Join us as we discover fun items in the AMNH Library and Archives! October 28, 2021 Blog Post Fun Finds Friday - Veteran's Day edition! Join us in honoring our Veteran's with this story from the Central Archives. November 11, 2021 Blog Post Library Fun Finds 7.18.22 Join us as we discover fun items in the AMNH Library and Archives! July 6, 2022 Blog Post Our Expedition into Expedition Metadata Dig in and learn about exciting work happening in the Archive of the Vertebrate Paleontology Department. August 15, 2022 Blog Post Library Fun Finds 9.6.22 Join us as we discover fun items in the AMNH Library and Archives! September 6, 2022 Blog Post Library Fun Finds 8.12.22 Join us as we discover fun items in the AMNH Library and Archives! August 12, 2022 Blog Post Fun Finds (Not) Friday! Thanksgiving Edition! Step back in time with us to celebrate Thanksgiving with some seasonal items in our collections! November 24, 2021 Blog Post Fun Finds Friday 12.10.21 Join us as we discover fun items in the AMNH Library and Archives! December 9, 2021 Blog Post Library Fun Finds 3.18.22 Join us as we discover fun items in the AMNH Library and Archives! March 18, 2022 Blog Post Library Fun Finds 4.1.22 Join us as we discover fun items in the AMNH Library and Archives! March 31, 2022 Blog Post From the Cataloger’s Desk: Variety and diversity …in the stacks! Explore the latest books available in the AMNH Research Library collection. April 5, 2022 Blog Post From the Cataloger’s Desk: Prints, Parasites and Primordial Soup Explore the latest books available in the AMNH Research Library collection. February 5, 2022 Blog Post Library Fun Finds - Holiday edition! Join us as we discover fun items in the AMNH Library and Archives! December 22, 2021 Blog Post Library Fun Finds 3.4.22 Join us as we discover fun items in the AMNH Library and Archives! March 4, 2022 Blog Post Library Fun Finds 5.13.22 Join us as we discover fun items in the AMNH Library and Archives! May 13, 2022 Blog Post Library Fun Finds 6.3.22 Join us as we discover fun items in the AMNH Library and Archives! June 2, 2022 Blog Post From the Cataloger's Desk: An island unto oneself Explore the latest books available in the AMNH Research Library collection. June 6, 2022 Blog Post Memorabilia Mystery Challenge Explore the mysteries of hidden collection items with our Library Director! December 29, 2021 Blog Post From the Cataloger's Desk: New Titles For the New Year! Explore the latest books available in the AMNH Research Library collection. January 6, 2022 Blog Post Retracing the Steps of Ornithologist Frank Chapman in Colombia Discover how historic field photographs from the Archives were used to learn about the world today. November 4, 2021 Blog Post Library Fun Finds 1.14.22 Join us as we discover fun items in the AMNH Library and Archives! January 13, 2022 Blog Post Library Fun Finds 1.28.22 Join us as we discover fun items in the AMNH Library and Archives! January 27, 2022 Blog Post From the Cataloger's Desk: New acquaintances and new views on traditional ideologies Explore the latest books available in the AMNH Research Library collection. February 26, 2022 Blog Post Library Fun Finds 2.18.22 Join us as we discover fun items in the AMNH Library and Archives! February 18, 2022 Blog Post The Evolving Archive: How Born-Digital Assets and AI are Changing the Landscape for the AMNH Research Library Learn how the AMNH Research Library is adapting and growing to meet their current needs. January 19, 2022 Blog Post Library Fun Finds 6.17.22 Join us as we discover fun items in the AMNH Library and Archives! June 16, 2022 Blog Post The Department of Vertebrate Paleontology Archives Dig in and learn about exciting work happening in the Archive of the Vertebrate Paleontology Department. June 29, 2022 Blog Post From the Cataloger's Desk: Something for everyone Explore the latest books available in the AMNH Research Library collection. July 6, 2022 Blog Post From the Cataloger’s Desk: Summer reading – eBooks! Explore the latest books available in the AMNH Research Library collection. August 1, 2022 Blog Post From the Cataloger's Desk: Cataloging is an act of learning about the world Explore the latest books available in the AMNH Research Library collection. September 15, 2022 Blog Post Introducing the AMNH Accessions Archive Digitization Project Watch us unpack and examine over 150 years of Museum history through our accession records. August 29, 2022 Blog Post Library Fun Finds 11.4.22 Join us as we discover fun items in the AMNH Library and Archives! November 4, 2022 Blog Post Library Fun Finds 11.11.22 - Veteran's Day Edition! Join us as we discover fun items in the AMNH Library and Archives! November 11, 2022 Blog Post The Story of the Warren Mastodon Dig in and learn about exciting work happening in the Archive of the Vertebrate Paleontology Department. October 17, 2022 Blog Post Moving Forward Turn back time with us to see how the AMNH buildings have evolved and changed over the years. December 22, 2022 Blog Post From the Cataloger's Desk: Multispecies Justice Explore the latest books available in the AMNH Research Library collection. February 1, 2023 Blog Post Who's Who - Notable benefactors’ donations and how they came to be a part of AMNH’s collection: Part 1 Dig deeper with us as we discover how the AMNH scientific collections came to be. January 17, 2024 Blog Post Childs Frick’s enduring AMNH legacy Follow us back in time to read about one of the most important yet enigmatic figures in AMNH history. February 2, 2024 Blog Post From the Cataloger’s Desk: Questioning Authority Explore the latest books available in the AMNH Research Library collection. October 7, 2022 Blog Post From the Cataloger's Desk: New books to ring in the new year Explore the latest books available in the AMNH Research Library collection. January 4, 2023 Blog Post Library Fun Finds 1.23.23 Join us as we discover fun items in the AMNH Library and Archives! January 20, 2023 Blog Post From the Cataloger's Desk - Meet Margaret “Peggy” McKelvy Bird Explore the latest books available in the AMNH Research Library collection. October 4, 2023 Blog Post Highlighting Early Female Donors to The American Museum of Natural History Shine a light on some early female donors to the American Museum of Natural History collections with the AMNH Accessions Archive... October 25, 2023 Blog Post Stalking Beetles with Patricia Vaurie Dive into the Museum Archive to learn about the contributions of one of Invertebrate Zoology's most valued researchers. September 13, 2023 Blog Post Donations from remarkable female scientists to the American Museum of Natural History Join us as we learn more about early female scientists and donors to the AMNH. November 16, 2023 Blog Post From the Cataloger's Desk - Ex Libris AMNH, A Scripta Librarians Explore the latest books available in the AMNH Research Library collection. December 29, 2023 Blog Post Elisabeth Fulda: An Artist Rediscovered Shine a light on the life and career of artist Elisabeth Fulda. September 9, 2024 Blog Post Artists of AMNH: When art meets science Explore the crossroads of artistry and science at AMNH August 27, 2024 Blog Post Library Fun Finds 10.28.22 Join us as we discover fun items in the AMNH Library and Archives! October 28, 2022 Research Cuban Archives of the AMNH Research Library Discover the Museum's integral & historically important connection with Cuba through our rare book & archival collections. January 25, 2023 Blog Post Very Truly Yours, C.H. Curran Fly along with us as we discover more about one our Museum scientists. January 12, 2023 Blog Post Unearthing the joint history of the Department of Vertebrate Paleontology and Columbia University Dig into the past to learn about the AMNH Department of Vertebrate Paleontology's mutual history with Columbia University. March 8, 2023 Blog Post From the Cataloger's Desk: Happy Holidays Explore the latest books available in the AMNH Research Library collection. December 2, 2022 Blog Post Who’s Who - Notable benefactors’ donations and how they came to be a part of AMNH’s collection: Part II Dig deeper with us as we discover how the AMNH scientific collections came to be. March 4, 2024 Blog Post From the Cataloger's Desk - On the list: The Way of Warriors Explore the latest books available in the AMNH Research Library collection. March 31, 2023 Blog Post Origin of Life – Charles Alston Learn about the influential artist Charles Alston and his contribution to the AMNH exhibition halls. June 6, 2023 Blog Post From the Cataloger's Desk - Our Friendly Institutional Spider-Man: Dr. Norman I. Platnick Explore the latest books available in the AMNH Research Library collection. May 30, 2023 Blog Post At Home in Bed with a Bug Join us as we unearth the story of Museum illustrator and beetle caregiver extraordinaire Marjorie Statham Favreau. June 29, 2023 Blog Post Time travel at the Merry Museum of Unnatural History Travel 'back in time' with this fanciful treasure from the Department of Vertebrate Paleontology Archives! July 14, 2023 Blog Post From the Cataloger's Desk - Goodbye, Summertime Explore the latest books available in the AMNH Research Library collection. August 31, 2023 Blog Post Thank You, Mr. Scientist Join our archive interns as they dig into paleontologist Eugene S. Gaffney's life and legacy through processing his professional... March 15, 2025 Blog Post Conservation highlights from the Vertebrate Paleontology Archive Read about a collaboration between the Vertebrate Paleontology Archive and Library Conservation teams. March 31, 2026 Blog Post Imagine Nature A showcase of electronic broadsides devoted to nature poets and their work.