The Smithsonian Institution's Crowdsourcing Tradition, Since 1849
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Presentation delivered by Elena Bruno (University of Lugano), Smithsonian Institution Intern at Office of the Chief Information Officer, Department of Mobile Strategies and Initiatives, on March 17, 2011. This presentation showcases the long history of crowdsourcing at the Smithsonian, using sources and images of past and current projects from the Smithsonian Institution Archives.
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The Smithsonian Institution's Crowdsourcing Tradition, Since 1849
- CROWDSOURCING AT THE SMITHSONIAN from its opening to recent years… Research by Elena Bruno SI Mobile Intern, Grad. student at TEC-CH Masters, University of Lugano (Switzerland) ( [email_address] , [email_address] ) Thanks to: Pamela Henson and Courtney Esposito from the Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Louise Rochon Hoover's painting, “Secretary Henry Posts Daily Weather Map in Smithsonian Building, 1858." Commissioned for the Smithsonian exhibition at the Chicago Century of Progress Exhibition in 1933. Source: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7005, Box 186, Folder: 4; Record Unit 95, Box 11, Folder: 12
- Volunteers observing the sky with the Moon watch Apogee Scope, a 20 power telescope with a 5-inch objective lens. Source: Smithsonian Institution Archives Image of Operation Moon watch volunteers in 1958, a Boy Scout troop in the Philippines) Source: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- 40 Plots 21 Countries 4.5 Million Trees 8,500 Species Source: Center for Tropical Forest Science CTFS MAP