SI Mass Digitization

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A branch of in the Office of the Chief Information Officer. Mass museum collections for people around the globe.

Washington, D.C.
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  1. 18. mar.

    🗣️New blog post alert! As soon as we began working from home last spring, we began developing new workflow adjustments to keep our mass digitization project teams safe and healthy. We call it our "Work Safe Initiative."

    Angre
  2. 4. mar.

    For some instant spring, spend time with our orchid collection online. Thousands of blooms are digitized in incredible detail through :

    Bright yellow and red orchid flowers.
    Purple orchid flowers with yellow at the center.
    Angre
  3. 1. mar.

    4 million images! As of last week, our mass digitization projects have captured more than 4 million images of the collections. The digitization of the Herbarium is still running on a limited capacity. Details on our Dashboard:

    Angre
  4. 25. feb.
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  5. 16. feb.

    Check out DPO's annual report to see our projects and how we dealt with the difficult 2020.

    Angre
  6. 19. nov. 2020

    Explore our collections of objects, artworks, specimens, books and archival materials: Through , you can download, share and reuse more than 3 million 2D and 3D digital items for free, for any purpose:

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    Angre
  7. 19. nov. 2020

    While our spaces are closed, you can always experience the Smithsonian digitally. Online exhibitions: Videos, online events, stories and more:

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    Angre
  8. 19. nov. 2020

    Due to rising regional and national cases related to the COVID-19 pandemic, all Smithsonian museums, including the National Zoo, will temporarily close to the public starting Monday, Nov. 23. We are not announcing a reopening date at this time.

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    Angre
  9. 30. okt. 2020

    Big thanks to camera manufacturer & lighting for hosting our two-day bi-annual 'Quality Training Series' workshop virtually this year! photogs across the institution got to learn and have demoed the latest gear and software!

    Angre
  10. 27. okt. 2020

    Take a seat! Our mass digitization project with the Smithsonian castle collection is now searchable online at: ... We've got over 500 beautiful antique chairs photographed with fronts and backs and all the collection record information in rich detail!

    Angre
  11. 20. okt. 2020

    Today the Global Biodiversity Information Facility () announced that 's Mass Georeferencing Tool project won a Third Place prize in their 2020 Ebbe Nielsen Challenge!

    Angre
  12. 20. okt. 2020

    🥉 Nielsen Challenge 2020: Mass Georeferencing Tool by partitions technical, computing & software elements & treats georeferencing as a service, allowing collections staff to focus on selecting correct localities

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    Angre
  13. 28. sep. 2020

    New blog post: Automation in Mass Digitization Projects A summary of how we are making Mass Digitization projects more capable and transparent by automating many steps

    Angre
  14. 9. sep. 2020
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  15. Many of these 15,000 posters are also part of the pan- project, "The Flying Frontier," an exploration of the ways pilots and aviation shaped World War II:

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  16. We know, 15,000 posters can be a little daunting. A good starting place is one of our 20 staff-created collections, which cover topics ranging from White House protests to the the Women in the United States Naval Reserve (WAVES):

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  17. Don't mind us—we're just going to be over here all night, browsing through the *15,000 posters* from our collection that are now available online. Learn more about this project, an 18-month collaboration with and :

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  18. Botanical specimens from the collections are also part of 🌱🌿. The scientific data recorded on > 24,000 of them was made searchable and accessible through transcription: . 🥳 🤩 (can you tell we're excited?)

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  19. But wait, there's more.... Remember those 43,000+ bumblebee specimens you transcribed, ? The 🐝 images and transcribed data is now not only searchable, but freely downloadable and usable by anyone around the world ➡️ .

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  20. 2. sep. 2020

    Read more about commemorating the end of World War II from our colleagues and here:

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