SECRETARY'S REPORT 



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PROGRAMS AND FACILITIES 



Features that contribute to the usefulness of the new library for 

 the Museum of History and Technology are its central location, read- 

 ing and browsing areas, new furniture and equipment, workspace for 

 the staff, and good natural and artificial lighting. 



Funds were allotted by the library to the different departments 

 and bureaus for the selection of library materials. Keysort record 

 cards are in process for use in ordering periodical subscriptions and 

 continuations. 



Through participation in the National Science Foundation Public 

 Law 480 program for translation of Kussian text materials, the Smith- 

 sonian Institution received English translations of 36 scientific mono- 

 graphs pertinent to Smithsonian interests. Copies of these transla- 

 tions have been distributed to American libraries. 



STAFF ACTIVITIES 



The staff continued to attend special courses and seminars for 

 growth and development. Participation was active in professional 

 organizations and in attendance at the annual conferences for the 

 Special Libraries Association and American Library Association. 

 Jack Goodwin was elected chairman of the museum division of the 

 Special Libraries Association. 



Mrs. Parepa Jackson, exchange librarian, in the acquisitions section, 

 retired in March. Mrs. Frances Jones visited the libraries for the 

 Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and Harvard University, 

 Cambridge, Mass., and the libraries for the Vermont State Historical 

 Society, Montpelier, and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. 



SUMMARIZED STATISTICS 

 Table 1. — Accessions to the Library in fiscal year 1964 



Library 



Total recorded 

 volumes, 1964 



Smithsonian central library including the Museum of 



Natural History 



Museum of History and Technology 



Astrophysical Observatory (SI) 



Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, 



Mass 



Radiation and Organisms 



Bureau of American Ethnology 



National Air Museum 



National Collection of Fine Arts 



National Zoological Park 



National Portrait Gallery 



Total 



Trade catalogs 



361, 848 



13, 408 



2,903 



2,244 



40, 151 



1,327 



14, 698 

 4,333 



73 



440, 985 

 4, 154 



