The Smithsonian Institution database provides a great amount of metadata on its items. When I typed “skillet” in the search bar I was not only able to find what I was looking for but also a lot of information about the skillet I found on the site. Information about the skillet’s dimensions, material it was made of, and its former owner were all listed. It even shared the location of where the skillet was used and other details about the skillet. For example, its mentioned how there’s an inscription on the bottom of the pan and describes the oblong shape of the hole in the handle of the skillet. In addition it shares how the digital image of the skillet is a JPEG and in the public domain. The only information that was not provided was the name of the manufacturer of the skillet.

I was a little confused about the 1951 date that was listed. Is this the date that the skillet was made, or came into the possession of its owner. Nevertheless, the database listed a wide array of great metadata on the skillet. The meta data also gave me insight into why the skillet was important to history. I noticed categories such as African American, and American South were listed under a Topics heading. In addition, the National Museum of African American History and Culture was listed as the data source. Thus I was able to comprehend the skillet’s importance in informing others about African American History. Overall, I found all the meta data to be very informative.

The American Chemical Society database is a great source to utilize. Users are provided a multitude of ways to search the database. Users can search through the collection by typing the authors name, title of an article, citations, publications/websites, or by including the digital object identifier.

From what I can gather not much is provided about the the digitization of the database’s collection of books, journals, and newspapers.

The society was formed in 1876 and established its own journal in 1879. The database consists of present day works and those dating back to the late eighteenth century.
Publisher: ACS publications
To find more about the publisher visit:https://pubs-acs-org.proxy.lib.siu.edu/page/about-us.html

Some of the varying content within the database are available in print form. In addition, links to the full text of some content are available.
I could not find any reviews of the American Chemical Society. However Wikipedia has a overview of the organization and the challenges it has recently faced. In particularly, it discusses the society’s initial opposition to open access of its materials and recent legal cases the organization has been involved in.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Chemical_Society

For more information about the American Chemical Society visit: https://pubs-acs-org.proxy.lib.siu.edu/page/about-us.html

Reviewed by George Hunt

Digitization is the process of digitizing physical objects. While objects can be digitized nevertheless there are aspects which cannot be digitized such as smell. In addition, the color, size, and other such aspects of a physical object may not accurately be displayed in a digitized reproduction.

Not all items should be digitized in the same way. Two dimensional objects like documents can be digitized through photo images, but other objects may require more complex digitization techniques to fully capture the essence of an object..

Despite its faults, digitization can be helpful in furthering the understanding of objects. Through digitized reproductions objects can be magnified and reveal intricate details or unknown aspects.

Museum of Modern Art
URL: https://www.moma.org/
Terms of Use: https://www.moma.org/about/about-this-site/#terms-of-use
The Museum of Modern Art is a great place to observe contemporary art. Although much of the museum exhibits are not online however they currently have a virtual film exhibit and virtual magazines filled with art for people to explore.
All of the images on the museum’s website are copyrighted and not in the public domain.

Gov info
URL: https://www.govinfo.gov/
Policies:https://www.govinfo.gov/about/policies

Gov info is a helpful site to use when seeking to examine government documents. The documents on this site are in the Public Domain.

Hathi Trust Digital Library
URL: https://www.hathitrust.org/
Terms of Use: https://www.hathitrust.org/access_use
Hathi Trust Digital Library is a great resource to use when looking for books and documents that which are in the Public Domain.

Prelinger Archives
URL: https://archive.org/details/prelinger?&sort=-downloads&page=3
Terms of Use: https://archive.org/about/terms.php
Copyright Info: https://archive.org/about/terms.php

Prelinger Archives is a great site to access images and videos from a by gone era. A lot of the material on the site is public domain, but some of it is not. Thus make sure if you use any CC marked materials that you adhere to its terms of use.

NASA on The Commons on Flickr
URL: https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasacommons

Copyright Info: https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/guidelines/index.html
Flickr Terms: https://www.flickr.com/help/terms

NASA on The Commons is a great page on Flickr which gives people access to amazing photos of space. Many of the images on the page are public domain but those which are marked as CC.