This accession consists of the History Film Forum website as it existed on March 17, 2020. The History Film Forum, presented by the Smithsonian Institution and the
National Endowment for the Humanities, explores history on the screen and the state of film as public history through analysis of narrative film, documentaries, television
shows, and internet videos. The website, hosted by the Smithsonian Institution, provides information about the Forum and associated events. At the time of capture, the website
did not appear to have been updated since late 2017 or early 2018. Materials are in electronic format.
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Electronic records
Web sites
Date:
2020
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO)/United States, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Astrophysics Data System
(ADS) website as it existed on April 7, 2020. The website is a digital library portal for researchers in astronomy and physics, operated by SAO under a NASA grant. This accession
does not include the bibliographic data. Materials are in electronic format.
This accession consists of the Access Smithsonian page on the Smithsonian Institution website as it existed on March 17, 2020. The page provides information on museum
accessibility for visitors and programs for children and young adults with special needs. It also lists the responsibilities of the office and the services it provides to
staff. Materials are in electronic format.
This accession consists of the "Tween Tribune," a free K-12 resource for teachers administered by Smithsonian Enterprises, as it existed on March 17, 2020. The website
includes articles written at multiple Lexile levels, lesson plans, and related resources. Website content may be incomplete in this accession. Materials are in electronic
format.
This accession consists of the Air and Space Magazine website, maintained by Smithsonian Enterprises, as it existed on March 17, 2020. The website utilizes a blog platform
and contains articles, blog posts, and image and video features encompassing every era of aviation and space exploration. Much of the content is generated based upon the collections
of the National Air and Space Museum. The website has been back-populated with content dating from as early as 1991. Due to technical issues, some content may be missing or
may not function as expected. Materials are in electronic format.
This accession consists of two web pages on the Smithsonian Institution website as they existed on March 17, 2020. One lists dining options at the museums and the other
provides information about group reservations and ticket sales. Materials are in electronic format.
This accession consists of the "SmithsonianStore.com" website as it existed on January 3, 2020. The website, maintained by Smithsonian Enterprises, is an online store
featuring products that reflect the museums' collections with profits directly supporting the Smithsonian Institution. This accession may not include the entire catalog. Materials
are in electronic format.
American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith (Website)
Names:
American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith (Traveling exhibition) Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Electronic records
Web sites
Date:
2016-2020
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of two websites and one blog maintained by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES).
The primary website for SITES was crawled on June 17, 2020. The website provides information on hosting and supporting traveling exhibitions developed by the Smithsonian
Institution. It also includes press releases, Siteline newsletters, general information about SITES, and information about individual traveling exhibitions.
The "American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith" website, crawled March 18, 2020, provides an overview and specifications for the traveling exhibition of the same name.
The blog located on the "Museum on Main Street" website was crawled on June 18, 2020. Launched in May 2016, the blog features Smithsonian Institution-related activities
conducted in local communities.
This accession consists of the online store for the Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery as it existed on February 28, 2020. Due to technical
issues, products can be browsed but not searched and product listings may be incomplete. Materials are in electronic format.
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Electronic records
Web sites
Date:
2020
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) section of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) website as it existed on
June 22, 2020. The CfA is jointly administered by the Harvard College Observatory and the SAO. The SAO section of the website includes administrative information about SAO.
Due to technical issues, page formatting may not display properly in this accession. Materials are in electronic format.
This accession consists of the Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory (FLWO) website as it existed on March 17, 2020. FLWO is operated by the Harvard-Smithsonian Center
for Astrophysics which is jointly administered by the Harvard College Observatory and the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. It is located on Mount Hopkins near Amado,
Arizona. The website includes information about its telescopes and other facilities as well as viewing conditions. It also includes a history of FLWO. Materials are in electronic
format.
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Search this
International CHASC Astro-Statistics Collaboration (Project) Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Electronic records
Web sites
Date:
2020
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of the International CHASC Astro-Statistics Collaboration website as it existed on March 17, 2020. The website is a listing of resources of
specific interest to astronomers regarding statistics. The website is hosted by the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics which is jointly administered by the Harvard
College Observatory and the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Materials are in electronic format.
This accession consists of a website, crawled March 17, 2020, dedicated to the Hinode X-ray Telescope (formerly known as the Solar-B) and its mission to observe the
sun. The website includes information about the telescope and its mission as well as images and news. Data is not included in this accession. Materials are in electronic format.
Harvard College Observatory. Plate Stacks Search this
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. John G. Wolbach Library Search this
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Electronic records
Web sites
Date:
2013-2020
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of the "Galactic Gazette" as it existed on March 17, 2020. The blog is written by the staff of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
(CfA) John G. Wolbach Library. The CfA is jointly administered by the Harvard College Observatory and the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. The blog features posts related
to astronomy, history, data sharing, and collections. The blog launched in September 2013 and had originally been a collaborative project with the Harvard College Observatory
Plate Stacks and the United States, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Astrophysics Data System (ADS). Materials are in electronic format.
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Electronic records
Web sites
Date:
2007-2020
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of two websites associated with the Chandra X-ray Observatory, operated by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory for the United States National
Aeronautics and Space Administration.
The website developed for the general public was crawled on March 17, 2020. It includes information about the telescope and its mission; educational activities; x-ray astronomy
field guides; images taken by Chandra; and press releases. The website also includes an embedded blog which launched in August 2007. The blog was crawled separately on March
26, 2020. In addition, the Women in Science page of the website was crawled separately on June 18, 2020. Due to technical issues, some images may be missing from the blog.
The website developed for scientists was crawled on April 7, 2020. It includes information about the observatory, the Chandra X-ray Center, proposal submissions, observation
schedules, available data, data analysis software, fellowships, workshops, publications, and other related topics. It also includes press releases, "The Chandra Newsletter,"
and Chandra Users' Committee meeting materials. Observation data is not included in this accession.