Smithsonian Institution Founded August 10, 1846
Celebrate by reading Smithsonian in GALILEO!
The Smithsonian Institution was founded on this date in 1846 when the United States Congress passed the legislation for an establishment dedicated to the “increase and diffusion of knowledge.” It is named for British scientist James Smithson, who willed his fortune to the United States to establish the institution, even though he had never visited America. Today, the Smithsonian is the world’s largest museum and research complex, made up of 19 museums and galleries, the National Zoological Park, and nine research centers. Its collections boast nearly 138 million items.
GALILEO users have access to Smithsonian, the monthly magazine of the Smithsonian Institution, from 1990 to the present. In GALILEO, users can
- Access the current and past issues
- Search within all issues for a specific topic
- Set up a journal alert to be notified when a new issue is available
To access Smithsonian:
- Go to the Magazines A-Z tab in GALILEO
- Search for smithsonian
- Choose the Smithsonian option in the magazine list in Find It @ GALILEO
- Choose EBSCOhost Academic Search Complete from the database list
- Click on an issue to the right to access the magazine
- To search across multiple issues for a particular product, click “Search within this publication” [Note: Type the word “and” along with your topic in the search box (e.g., “and animals”)]
- Click “Share” to set up an alert
Login options:
1) Log in via your PINES account, or
2) Try this! (geolocation), or
3) Contact your public library or your institution’s library.