Category: pedagogy
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Smithsonian launches new and improved online archives
The Smithsonian Institution Archives has introduced The Bigger Picture, their online portal to the records of the history of the Institution. Of the over 17,000 records online so far, roughly 5,400 contain digital media — with more to come. The Smithsonian encourages educational use of these images with proper citation; see the Rights and Reproductions…
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The changing direction of the Learned Society
Dianne Harris, president of the Society of Architectural Historians, has written a very thoughtful overview of the changing role and direction of the learned society in Learned Society 2.0, in HASTAC. She uses her experience with SAH over the last five years, recounting how it has grown from an organization with little electronic interaction or…
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Getty encourages Google Goggles searching
The Getty Museum has partnered with Google to encourage museum visitors to use the smartphone app Google Goggles™ in the galleries. The Getty created mobile versions of some of their collection Web pages, some including audio, which Google then incorporated in their visual search technology. For a sample page, click here. The app also allows…