UpFront with NGS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The National Archives (NARA) on Tumblr! Posted: 04 Oct 2011 05:00 AM PDT The latest tool in NARA’s social media toolbox is Tumblr, a microblogging platform that allows users to share photos, videos, quotes, links, text, and audio files with the Tumblr community. The National Archives currently maintains five different “tumblelogs”: a.. AOTUS: Photos, documents, quotes, and current events from the Archivist of the United States David Ferriero. http://aotus.tumblr.com/ b.. Today’s Document: Daily featured documents from the holdings of the National Archives. http://todaysdocument.tumblr.com/ c.. Our Presidents: Behind-the-scenes history from the Presidential Libraries & Museums. http://ourpresidents.tumblr.com/ d.. Exhibits: Images and stories of the current exhibitions at the National Archives. http://usnatarchivesexhibits.tumblr.com/ e.. I Found it in the National Archives: Submissions from researchers explaining meaningful discoveries and experiences at the National Archives. http://usnatarchivesfoundit.tumblr.com/ The content within tumblelogs is meant to be brief and to the point. It is a great platform for sharing visually appealing content, such as documents and photos, from our holdings. With a large community already on Tumblr, users can easily share and re-post content to followers and watch the message spread! Staff members at Tumblr have created the “Spotlight,” a dedicated page within Tumblr that features some of the most interesting tumblelogs in a variety of categories. Tumblelogs featured in the Spotlight are chosen by Tumblr staff members as a way to draw attention to the most creative and innovative content. Searching through the Spotlight is a great way for users to find new tumblelogs to follow. Currently, AOTUS, Today’s Document, and Our Presidents have been featured in the Spotlight! Editor’s Note: We learned of this from the Autumn 2011 edition of the National Archives Researcher News. Previous issues are at this site: www.archives.gov/dc-metro/newsletter ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ copyright © National Genealogical Society, 3108 Columbia Pike, Suite 300, Arlington, Virginia 22204-4370. http://www.ngsgenealogy.org. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Republication of UpFront articles is permitted and encouraged for non-commercial purposes without express permission from NGS. Please drop us a note telling us where and when you are using the article. Express written permission is required if you wish to republish UpFront articles for commercial purposes. You may send a request for express written permission to UpFront@ngsgenealogy.org. 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