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Martin R. Kalfatovic
Associate Director | Smithsonian Libraries | 28 February 2019
Digital Programs & Initiatives
Any sufficiently advanced
technology is indistinguishable
from magic.
Arthur C. Clarke
A Strategic Network Preservation
Exhibitions
Publications
Space
Feedback
Training
Fellows
Research Cycle
Collections
Amplifying
Research
Digitization
BHL
Smithsonian
Libraries
Collaboration
Expanding Reach
Wikimedia
OCLC
Resource Sharing
Social Media
Public Relations
Internships
Education
National Programs
Smithsonian
Global Cooperation
A Strategic Network
Exhibitions
Publications
Research Cycle
Collections
Amplifying
Research
Digitization
BHL
Smithsonian
Libraries
Collaboration
Expanding Reach
Wikimedia
Social Media
Public Relations
Internships
Education
National Programs
Smithsonian
Global Cooperation
Collections,
Digitization &
Discovery
“It was resolved to make special
collections of books; particularly to
procure such as are not in the country,
and also, in order to render more
available those which are now in our
libraries, to prepare, as far as practicable,
a general catalogue of all the books
they contain.”
— Joseph Henry (1851)
Our Collections Are Vital
2,123,628
2,100,147
2,009,106
2,166,450
FY 2014
FY 2015
FY 2016
FY 2017
General Use: 1,560,938
Special Collections: 90,584
Media Non-Book: 29,040
American Trade Lit: 467,871
Electronic: 18,017
Digitization
Stefaan Hurts,
Imaging Specialist
Strategic Collections Digitization
Roy V. Wright & George Mitchell, Locomotive dictionary,
4th ed. New York: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Company
[c1916]
George M. Kober, History and development of the
housing movement in the city of Washington,
Washington, D.C.: Washington Sanitary Improvement
Company (1907)
A Discovery Service
Find at library.si.edu/research
141,837 Searches
in Fiscal Year 2017
Amplifying
Research at the
Smithsonian and
Around the World
“The key to unlock the door to the
storehouse of knowledge is the
scientist and the historian, but the
light illuminating the room is
the library.”
— S. Dillon Ripley (1966)
Research Information Management
SIL manages over 87,000 Smithsonian-authored
scholarly publications & datasets through
Smithsonian Research Online (SRO), is
launching an expertise-locator platform called
Smithsonian Profiles, and collaborates on a
movement towards institution-wide Research
Data Management
Integration in Smithsonian’s Dashboard
Find SRO in the Research section of si.edu/dashboard
Biodiversity Heritage Library
20Members
As of February 2019
22Affiliates
80+ WORLDWIDE PARTNERS
56+Million Digitized Pages
Collaborations:
The Smithsonian &
The World
“Scholars, writers, historians, and
professionals in various disciplines
work with the museum's collections
and extensive reference library to
create an unrivaled center of
learning in the history and
development of air and space
exploration.”
— S. Dillon Ripley (1966)
Within the Smithsonian
The
Preparedness
and Response in
Collections
Emergencies
(PRICE)
Smithsonian
Provenance
Research
Initiative
Digital
Programs
Advisory
Council
Smithsonian
Institution
Council of
Education
Directors
Collections
Information
Management
Committee
Smithsonian
Institution
Archives &
Special
Collections
Council
SIL
Smithsonian
Collections
Advisory
Committee
Across the Nation
Art Libraries
Society of
North America
Program for
Cooperative
Cataloging
OCLC
Research
Library
Partnership
Development
Officers of
Research &
Academic
Libraries
Digital
Public Library
of America Association
of Research
Libraries
SIL
Metro NY
Consortium
for History
of Science,
Technology
and Medicine
FEDLINK
Council of
Botanical
Horticulture
Libraries
Coalition for
Network
Information
Digital
Library
Federation
American
Library
Association
Around the Globe
Academic
Library
Advancement
and
Development
Network
Global
Philatelic
Library
The
Biodiversity
Heritage
Library
The
International
Federation of
Library
Associations
and Institutions
International
Council for
Scientific and
Technical
Information
SIL
Global SI
Expanding Our
Reach, Educating, &
Revenue Generating
“The worth and importance of the
Institution is not to be estimated by
what it accumulates within the walls of
its building, but by what it sends
forth to the world.”
— Joseph Henry (1853)
Staying Social
Over 200K fans on Facebook,
Twitter, Instagram & Tumblr
Working with Smithsonian Enterprises
Wikimedia
Diane Shaw,
Special Collections Librarian
Growing K-12 Outreach
Sara Cardello,
Education Specialist
Internships
Torre Barnes,
Kathryn Turner Diversity
and Technology intern
Diversity &
Inclusion
Diversity & Inclusion in Access
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: Creating a New Future for Library
Collections (January 2017). ALCTS 2017 Midwinter Symposium
• Equitable Access to Collections
• Diversity and Visibility in Collection
Development and Management
• The Power of the Catalog: Inclusion
and Advocacy in Cataloging
Diversity & Inclusion in Access
Conclusion
Cheap Complex
Devices
“The capability of the Libraries to capitalize on the new
technologies affecting library service continues to be
strengthened by the involvement of its staff in substantive
activities of the library world in which the technologies are
developing.... The Libraries' year may thus be characterized as
one of continued offerings of service at a higher level of
output, of improving performance capability through an
upgrading of automation effort, and of analysis of future
directions for a modern museum research library enterprise.”
— Russell Shank (1968)
Vannevar Bush (1890-1974)
Smithsonian Regent, 1943-1955
Vannevar Bush (1890-1974)
Smithsonian Regent, 1943-1955
The world has arrived at
an age of cheap
complex devices of
great reliability; and
something is bound to
come of it.
Vannevar Bush, in “As We May Think” (1945)
Equally Complex Devices
“The capability of the Libraries to capitalize on the new
technologies affecting library service continues to be
strengthened by the involvement of its staff in substantive
activities of the library world in which the technologies are
developing.... The Libraries' year may thus be characterized as
one of continued offerings of service at a higher level of output, of
improving performance capability through an upgrading of
automation effort, and of analysis of future directions for a
modern museum research library enterprise.”
— Russell Shank (1968)
A Strategic Network Preservation
Exhibitions
Publications
Space
Feedback
Training
Fellows
Research Cycle
Collections
Amplifying
Research
Digitization
BHL
Smithsonian
Libraries
Collaboration
Expanding Reach
Wikimedia
OCLC
Resource Sharing
Social Media
Public Relations
Internships
Education
National Programs
Smithsonian
Global Cooperation
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Digital Programs & Initiatives

  • 1. Martin R. Kalfatovic Associate Director | Smithsonian Libraries | 28 February 2019 Digital Programs & Initiatives
  • 2. Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Arthur C. Clarke
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  • 6. A Strategic Network Preservation Exhibitions Publications Space Feedback Training Fellows Research Cycle Collections Amplifying Research Digitization BHL Smithsonian Libraries Collaboration Expanding Reach Wikimedia OCLC Resource Sharing Social Media Public Relations Internships Education National Programs Smithsonian Global Cooperation
  • 7. A Strategic Network Exhibitions Publications Research Cycle Collections Amplifying Research Digitization BHL Smithsonian Libraries Collaboration Expanding Reach Wikimedia Social Media Public Relations Internships Education National Programs Smithsonian Global Cooperation
  • 9. “It was resolved to make special collections of books; particularly to procure such as are not in the country, and also, in order to render more available those which are now in our libraries, to prepare, as far as practicable, a general catalogue of all the books they contain.” — Joseph Henry (1851)
  • 10. Our Collections Are Vital 2,123,628 2,100,147 2,009,106 2,166,450 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 General Use: 1,560,938 Special Collections: 90,584 Media Non-Book: 29,040 American Trade Lit: 467,871 Electronic: 18,017
  • 12. Strategic Collections Digitization Roy V. Wright & George Mitchell, Locomotive dictionary, 4th ed. New York: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Company [c1916] George M. Kober, History and development of the housing movement in the city of Washington, Washington, D.C.: Washington Sanitary Improvement Company (1907)
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  • 15. A Discovery Service Find at library.si.edu/research 141,837 Searches in Fiscal Year 2017
  • 17. “The key to unlock the door to the storehouse of knowledge is the scientist and the historian, but the light illuminating the room is the library.” — S. Dillon Ripley (1966)
  • 18. Research Information Management SIL manages over 87,000 Smithsonian-authored scholarly publications & datasets through Smithsonian Research Online (SRO), is launching an expertise-locator platform called Smithsonian Profiles, and collaborates on a movement towards institution-wide Research Data Management
  • 19. Integration in Smithsonian’s Dashboard Find SRO in the Research section of si.edu/dashboard
  • 20. Biodiversity Heritage Library 20Members As of February 2019 22Affiliates 80+ WORLDWIDE PARTNERS 56+Million Digitized Pages
  • 22. “Scholars, writers, historians, and professionals in various disciplines work with the museum's collections and extensive reference library to create an unrivaled center of learning in the history and development of air and space exploration.” — S. Dillon Ripley (1966)
  • 23. Within the Smithsonian The Preparedness and Response in Collections Emergencies (PRICE) Smithsonian Provenance Research Initiative Digital Programs Advisory Council Smithsonian Institution Council of Education Directors Collections Information Management Committee Smithsonian Institution Archives & Special Collections Council SIL Smithsonian Collections Advisory Committee
  • 24. Across the Nation Art Libraries Society of North America Program for Cooperative Cataloging OCLC Research Library Partnership Development Officers of Research & Academic Libraries Digital Public Library of America Association of Research Libraries SIL Metro NY Consortium for History of Science, Technology and Medicine FEDLINK Council of Botanical Horticulture Libraries Coalition for Network Information Digital Library Federation American Library Association
  • 25. Around the Globe Academic Library Advancement and Development Network Global Philatelic Library The Biodiversity Heritage Library The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions International Council for Scientific and Technical Information SIL Global SI
  • 26. Expanding Our Reach, Educating, & Revenue Generating
  • 27. “The worth and importance of the Institution is not to be estimated by what it accumulates within the walls of its building, but by what it sends forth to the world.” — Joseph Henry (1853)
  • 28. Staying Social Over 200K fans on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram & Tumblr
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  • 32. Growing K-12 Outreach Sara Cardello, Education Specialist
  • 33. Internships Torre Barnes, Kathryn Turner Diversity and Technology intern
  • 35. Diversity & Inclusion in Access Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: Creating a New Future for Library Collections (January 2017). ALCTS 2017 Midwinter Symposium • Equitable Access to Collections • Diversity and Visibility in Collection Development and Management • The Power of the Catalog: Inclusion and Advocacy in Cataloging
  • 38. “The capability of the Libraries to capitalize on the new technologies affecting library service continues to be strengthened by the involvement of its staff in substantive activities of the library world in which the technologies are developing.... The Libraries' year may thus be characterized as one of continued offerings of service at a higher level of output, of improving performance capability through an upgrading of automation effort, and of analysis of future directions for a modern museum research library enterprise.” — Russell Shank (1968)
  • 40. Vannevar Bush (1890-1974) Smithsonian Regent, 1943-1955 The world has arrived at an age of cheap complex devices of great reliability; and something is bound to come of it. Vannevar Bush, in “As We May Think” (1945)
  • 42. “The capability of the Libraries to capitalize on the new technologies affecting library service continues to be strengthened by the involvement of its staff in substantive activities of the library world in which the technologies are developing.... The Libraries' year may thus be characterized as one of continued offerings of service at a higher level of output, of improving performance capability through an upgrading of automation effort, and of analysis of future directions for a modern museum research library enterprise.” — Russell Shank (1968)
  • 43. A Strategic Network Preservation Exhibitions Publications Space Feedback Training Fellows Research Cycle Collections Amplifying Research Digitization BHL Smithsonian Libraries Collaboration Expanding Reach Wikimedia OCLC Resource Sharing Social Media Public Relations Internships Education National Programs Smithsonian Global Cooperation