Library News
Library News
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
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From Hot Links to Linked Data
Discover how the Library uses authorized taxonomies to tie its collections together.
January 6, 2021
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Making Connections
Learn how SNAC (Social Networks and Archival Context) expands contextual understanding of historical records.
December 8, 2020
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Ephemera
Learn about the Museum's ephemera through our project Archivist's discoveries in her work with the Central Archives.
November 24, 2020
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Paget Color Plates
Discover the challenges involved in digitizing Paget plates and one Digital Archivist's pursuit of perfection.
October 15, 2020
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Researcher Aided Acquisition
Learn how a research query about a glassblower led to an acquisition of discontinued diorama fragments.
September 14, 2020
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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