Arizona State Museum

AMERICA 250: How the Haudenosaunee shaped America’s democracy - ICT How one Indigenous confederacy inspired the United State’s democracy and what America could still learn from them

Congratulations to Molly Stothert-Maurer, ASM head librarian and archivist, who just published a paper in the "Journal of Western Archives."

"Archiving in Advance of Mission Completion," presents a detailed case study of the born-digital archiving efforts associated with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security–Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) Asteroid Sample Return Mission at the University of Arizona Libraries Special Collections. From the perspective of an archivist, the project exemplifies the integration of digital archiving into an active scientific mission, conducted in collaboration with multiple departments across the university. By preserving mission-critical content, including project management documents, social media interactions, and web content, this initiative serves as a model for resource light digital products utilizing batch descriptive techniques.

Archiving in Advance of Mission Completion This paper presents a detailed case study of the born-digital archiving efforts associated with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security–Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) Asteroid Sample Return Mission at the Universit...

We're revved up today because "Traditions in Motion" is on the move.

A selection of 11 die-cast model cars and other small-scale vehicles from the larger exhibit is being featured at The Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures.

Hop in/on your set of wheels and go check it out!

June 16, 2026 – January 10, 2027
4455 E. Camp Lowell Drive, Tucson

We are grateful to our friends and colleagues at The Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures for their partnership.