Schmitz Fuhrig, Lynda
Ms.
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Schmitz Fuhrig, Lynda
Ms.
Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig is responsible for the preservation and accessibility of the Smithsonian’s born-digital official records from across the Institution.Her work focuses on digital curation and preservation projects that include websites, social media accounts, email collections, video, images, audio, and other formats
Positions
- Digital Archivist, Smithsonian Libraries and Archives 2005 -
Background And Education
Education And Training
- University of Illinois at Springfield , "Mexicans and Repatriation During the Great Depression in the Chicago Area"
- B.S. in Communications, Bradley University
- M.A. in History, University of Illinois at Springfield
Awards And Honors
Publications
Selected Publications
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Article
- Schmitz Fuhrig, Lynda. 2010. "Preservation of Email Collections." The Federalist: Newsletter of the Society for History in the Federal Government, (26) 13–14. 2010
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Chapter
- Schmitz Fuhrig, Lynda. 2011. "Swinging in the Archives: In-House File Transfer of DATS." In Archiving 2011: Conference Final Program and Proceedings. Salt Lake City: Society for Imaging Science and Technology. 2011
- Ferrante, Riccardo, Schmitz Fuhrig, Lynda, Adgent, Nancy, and Burbeck, Steve. 2008. "Digital Dilemmas: Archiving Email." In Association of Canadian Archivists 2008 Annual Meeting. Association of Canadian Archivists, editor. Ottowa, Ontario: Association of Canadian Archivists. 2008
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Report
- Thompson, Keri, Schmitz Fuhrig, Lynda, Stern, Beth, and Zwicker, Susan M. 2018. Research Data Management Program Pilot : Report and Recommendations. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution. 2018
Activities
Responsible Collections Areas
- Born-Digital Collections Materials
Has Knowledge Of
- Digital Preservation Technique
Contact
Location
- Smithsonian Libraries and Archives Department
