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