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American Philosophical Society Library in PA
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Jane Sánchez Appointed Chief of the Humanities and Social Sciences Division at the Library of Congress
The Library of Congress has announced that Jane Sánchez has been appointed chief of the Humanities and Social Sciences Division. Sánchez has more than 35 years of library and information program management experience—most recently as director of Library Services and Content Management at the Government Printing Office.
See something new today with the Digital Public Library of America
The Digital Public Library of America is an extraordinary new resource worth checking out immediately, especially if you have some free time to spare. It took me some time to realize the potential of this platform, so I offer this…
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IMLS Honors 10 Museums and Libraries for Outstanding Community Service
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) presented its 2012 National Medal for Museum and Library Service to ten museums and libraries from across the country. According to the IMLS, “the National Medal is the nation’s highest honor conferred…
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Historical Society to Reopen Kiplinger Research Library, Introduces New Library Director Jennifer Krafchik
From Historical Society of Washington D.C: Washington, D.C.— October 4, 2012 (PDF): The Historical Society of Washington, D.C. announced today it will reopen the Kiplinger Research Library to the general public on a twice-weekly basis starting November 5, 2012. The library…
Regional Winners of IMLS and MacArthur Foundation Grants
Today,the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced the first 12 winners of a national competition to build 21st Century learning labs in museums and libraries around the country. The winners—four museums and eight libraries—will receive a…
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Recession Era Buffalo: Connecting People, Place, and Past
“The revolution will not be tweeted.” Or, so read the tagline on a recent Malcolm Gladwell article in The New Yorker. In his persuasive manner, Gladwell suggested that relationships developed through Facebook, for example, tend to be shallow and rarely…
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There is no better place to learn the processes and techniques of historic preservation than the living laboratory of Camden and nearby Philadelphia. The Historic Preservation Continuing Education Program at Rutgers-Camden promotes the importance of historic preservation in communities by bringing together students and a wide range of active professionals in the field. It supports and encourages participants to become knowledgeable and active constituents in historic preservation.
Based at MARCH, with numerous community partners, The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia is a civic project to increase understanding of one of America’s greatest cities. From abolition and the American Revolution to yellow fever and zoos (with cheesesteaks, rowhouses, and hundreds of other topics in between), the digital Encyclopedia and print volume will offer the most comprehensive, authoritative reference source ever created for the Philadelphia region.
- International Family History Workshop, Part I October 19, 2017
- Campus Carry and the public history of the gun debate October 17, 2017
- Around the Field October 11, 2017 October 11, 2017
- Project Showcase: Murals of Las Cruces Project October 9, 2017
- Around the Field September 27, 2017 September 27, 2017
- Teaching uncomfortable narratives in public history courses September 27, 2017
- Ask a public historian: Jessica Baldwin Phillips September 25, 2017
- Project Showcase: Humanities for All September 18, 2017
- Around the Field September 13, 2017 September 13, 2017
- Where is the public history conversation headed? September 7, 2017
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