ANNUAL REPORT ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE AT HOME AND AROUND THE WORLD 2 Smithsonian Libraries | 2016 Annual Report 2016 ADVISORY BOARD Augustus C. Miller (Chair) Richard T. Choi (Vice-Chair) Susan Battley Steve Berry Maureen Conners Roland DeSilva Sarah Ladd Eames Nancy Eaton Louis R. Hughes Carolyn J. Johnsen Barbara Joynt Stephen Koval Bruce Lisman Michael R. Loeb Dennis Manning Katherine Neville Eva J. Pell Lowell W. Robinson John P. Ryan Jerry Shelton David Bruce Smith Lindley T. Smith Kathryn C. Turner DIRECTOR’S CORNER University and research libraries are not usually places of education for the K-12 student, but the Smithsonian Libraries is an unusual kind of research library. The Libraries is firmly embedded in the museum culture of the Smithsonian, as well as serving the needs of scholars and scientists. Informal education for young people has always been a museum priority; the Institution has raised it to the level of Assistant Secretary. With the Libraries’ extensive collections, it only made sense that we test whether we also had a role to play. Our librarians already train Smithsonian staff and students in the use of new databases and research resources, but in this case we knew we needed a specialist, trained in education for the K-12 teacher and student. The profile of our Board member and donor, Nancy Eaton, highlights the Libraries’ new education initiative, which received funding from her and fellow Board member Steve Berry. Only a year from the arrival of our Education Specialist Sara Cardello in August 2015, she had proved her worth. Through workshops and forums, Sara’s first step was to explore how teachers and students might use images from our collections in the classroom or outside. On page five, you’ll find the first set of education statistics, which illustrate Sara’s progress. In 17 classrooms, 947 students are testing her program called I See Wonder, available through a Smithsonian initiative called Learning Lab. Sara has also reached out to the young adult community and formed a Teen Council to give us advice on what would appeal to teenagers. The Libraries has an endless supply of fascinating images on a variety of subjects to spark discovery and feed the imagination! This report also acknowledges the many donors who supported us in in Fiscal Year 2016. I am pleased that the number is rising; I thank you all for your confidence in the Libraries and enriching our programs. – Nancy E. Gwinn 3PROMOTED Salima Appiah-Duffell American Art and Portrait Gallery Library Erik Bergstrom Discovery Services Jennifer Cohlman Bracchi Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Library Shauna Collier National Museum of African American History & Culture Library and Archives Grace Costantino Biodiversity Heritage Library Hollis Gentry National Museum of African American History & Culture Library and Archives Michael Keeling Preservation Services Richard Naples Digital Programs and Initiatives Joel Richard Digital Programs and Initiatives Sharad Shah National Air and Space Museum Library and Museum Support Center Library Carolyn Sheffield Biodiversity Heritage Library Carrie Smith Museum Support Center Library Mike Smith Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Library Sue Zwicker National Museum of Natural History Library JOINED Rebecca Bruner Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Library Barbara Ferry National Museum of Natural History Library Adriana Marroquin Biodiversity Heritage Library Phil Meredith Digital Programs and Initiatives Patricia Reid American Art and Portrait Gallery Library Allie Swislocki Director’s Office MOVING ON Towana Barnett American Art and Portrait Gallery Library Lynn Fortney American Art and Portrait Gallery Library Paul McCutcheon National Museum of American History Library Christina Muracco Director’s Office REASSIGNED Kirsten van der Veen Director’s Office Daria Wingreen-Mason Smithsonian Libraries Research Annex RETIRED Anna Brooke Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Library Susan Frampton Director’s Office Mike Hardy Smithsonian Libraries Research Annex STAFF on the MOVE 4 Smithsonian Libraries | 2016 Annual Report 21,676 reference questions answered 1,983 books and articles lent to other libraries 25,603 publications in the Digital Repository 22,597 e-resources available through OneSearch 4,967 books and articles borrowed by the Libraries to support Smithsonian research 130,393 searches via OneSearchResearch Stats 2016 531 interns 744 workshops and trainings given 44 teacher trainings 9,074 workshop and tour participants Education Stats 2016 11 teen council meetings with 17 teens 947 students in 17 classrooms testing I See Wonder 6 Smithsonian Libraries | 2016 Annual Report Wyckoff, Seamans & Benedict’s The Remington Typewriter (1902). 7ach Monday, Christine (Chris) Windheuser steps into the Constitution Avenue doors of the National Museum of American History and hops into an elevator to the 5th floor. Far away from the museum’s crowded exhibition halls, the National Museum of American History Library is its own bustling hub on the building’s top floor. Chris is a volunteer at the library; her duties include preparing the monthly “new books list,” which arrives in the email inboxes of staff, interns, fellows, and library users and friends; helping to triage gift books by examining them for duplication and better condition; and assisting Trina Brown, senior reference librarian, with email reference questions. When asked to describe the National Museum of American History Library, Chris exclaims, “Used, useful, and out of space!” She continues, “What surprises me most about the library is how busy it is and how involved it is with the museum’s curators and fellows.” Chris has always been a book lover. She says, “I can remember my first trip to the public library when I was only as tall as the low shelves in the children’s section. Later, the bookmobile provided me with stacks of books and the bookshelves in my bedroom were always neatly organized.” Chris reflects on an “aha!” moment as a senior at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, when she knew libraries were her life’s calling. She was sitting despondently in a bean bag chair mulling over what to do with her bachelor’s degree in German and anthropology. Chris realized the solution was simple: her A LIFETIME Love OF Libraries CHRISTINE WINDHEUSER 8 Smithsonian Libraries | 2016 Annual Report When asked to describe the National Museum of American History Library, Chris exclaims, “Used, useful, and out of space!” Kenwood Bicycle Manufacturing Company’s Catalog for 1895 (1895). 9beloved student job in the main library’s social science reading room could be converted into a career! The next day she enrolled in the university’s School of Library & Information Studies and the rest is history. After 25 years of working at the World Bank Library, latterly as Head of Reference and Research, Chris took early retirement in 2002. In addition to volunteering at the National Geographic Library for the last 13 years, she also began working at the National Museum of American History’s Archives Center – which has ongoing interaction with the American History Library through the complementary trade literature collections – and began volunteering at the library in April 2016. Chris is a faithful donor to the Libraries. “At the Smithsonian, I believe Nancy Gwinn [Director, Smithsonian Libraries] has done a phenomenal job in a period when special libraries are being driven to the wall,” notes Chris. “I want to see the Smithsonian Libraries continue to prosper and serve its clientele.” Chris encourages others to donate to the Libraries. “Libraries are the repositories of our cultural memory,” she says. “Donors can help by providing funds for the conservation of the many treasures in the collection.” When not busy volunteering and reading, Chris enjoys photography and travel, most recently visiting Indonesia and Singapore. As for her favorite genre of books? Well, that causes Chris to chuckle. “My favorite college library memory is my admiration for the lead reference librarian in the reading room, whose addiction to mystery novels was something I could never understand,” she says. “Now I’m the biggest mystery fan! So funny that I thought this was low taste back in college.” “Libraries are the repositories of our cultural memory.” International Mercantile Marine Company’s American Line (1906). 10 Smithsonian Libraries | 2016 Annual Report 17,272,073 downloads of the collections on Internet Archive 162,331 followers on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and Instagram 654,892 pages digitized 1,421,840 website visitor sessions 38,393 items cataloged 2,033 books and journals digitizedAccess Stats 2016 11 11,703 cubic feet “archival” collections – manuscripts, artist files, and ephemera 6,696 gifts added to the library 2,073,902 general and special collections 2,036 exchange titles received 714 items treated at the Book Conservation Lab (rehousing and conserving) 466,633 pieces of trade literatureCollection Stats 2016 12 Smithsonian Libraries | 2016 Annual Report For Smithsonian Libraries Advisory Board member Nancy Eaton, libraries and education are inextricably intertwined. Nancy spent her career working for academic libraries, including serving as Dean of Libraries and Scholarly Communications at Penn State University for thirteen years and Dean of Library Services at Iowa State University for nine years. “Libraries have always been a key component of education,” says Nancy. “The Smithsonian’s strategic plan stresses education as part of its goals, so we wanted to further expand the Libraries’ role in education. I chaired the initial Education Committee on the Board that produced a plan to do so, with a major new focus on K-12 and using online resources to reach new populations outside Washington, D.C.” It was through Nancy’s leadership and funding, along with fellow Board member and author Steve Berry, that in 2015 the Libraries hired its first education specialist, Sara Cardello. “I felt so strongly about adding a staff member to lead the education program that I decided to help fund its start-up,” says Nancy. Sara works to connect the knowledge and resources of the Libraries with the U.S. educational system, creating a conversation with learners of all ages and academic levels. Since starting in her new role, she has implemented I See Wonder, a classroom resource for digital images; a teen council; and monthly programs for a young adult audience. In the summer of 2017, Sara will launch the Libraries’ first docent program which will be run by local teens. “The Libraries has several constituencies: the Smithsonian’s staff and scholars as well as the general public. Library collections and services are vital to the research programs of the Smithsonian,” notes Nancy. “But it also has a mission of sharing that research and the supporting collections with the citizens of the United States, especially to school- aged, curious learners.” INVESTING IN OUR NATION’S EDUCATION NANCY EATON 13 Images on cover and page 13 from the I See Wonder collection (library. si.edu/education/ i-see-wonder). 14 Smithsonian Libraries | 2016 Annual Report Nancy grew up around libraries. Her mother ran a bookmobile and a small branch library for the Sacramento Public Library for 25 years. Nancy volunteered at her junior high school library, worked for the Stanford University Libraries as an undergraduate, and supervised the chemistry library at the University of Maryland, College Park for a year before earning her master’s in library science from University of Texas at Austin. “During my time at the Penn State and Iowa State libraries, I was quite aware of the Smithsonian Libraries as a major national research library,” says Nancy. “When I retired from Penn State in 2010, Nancy Gwinn asked if I would consider joining the Smithsonian Libraries Advisory Board. I was pleased to say ‘yes,’ as it allowed me to use my experience for a new purpose.” In addition to serving on the Board and helping finance the education program, Nancy also has contributed a planned gift to the Libraries in response to the Smithsonian’s inaugural capital campaign. “Before joining the Board, I was not aware that the Smithsonian had libraries in other countries, nor was I aware of the international scope of its partnerships,” Nancy says. “I wish people understood that the Smithsonian Libraries is one of our great national libraries, along with Library of Congress, the National Library of Medicine, and the National Agricultural Library.” Hats off to Nancy, who through her dedicated promotion of education and continued support is truly helping to fulfill Smithsonian founder, James Smithson’s, mandate for an “increase and diffusion of knowledge.” “Libraries have always been a key component of education.” 15 Education Specialist Sara Cardello (left), explores the I See Wonder collection with her fall 2016 Teen Council. 16 Smithsonian Libraries | 2016 Annual Report $2.11 million books, journals, and databases budget 117 new donors 120 staff members $1,031,734 raised $23,855 raised from book adoptions 21 librariesMission Stats 2016 17 MASTERPIECE, $10,000+ Benjamin Moore & Co. 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