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Health (NIH) and the Boston University School of Medicine 

 (BUSM). This eight-part series, geared towards a lay audi- 

 ence, introduced participants to the basic framework of 

 medicine, their own bodies, and the impact of medical re- 

 search on society. It also included a hands-on laboratory 

 exercise at BUSM's CityLab. 



Smithsonian Scholars in the Schools 



The Scholars in the Schools program continued to grow. 

 Housron's Spring Branch Independent School District 

 hosted its third annual series, with two scholars visiting its 

 elementary, middle, and high schools for three days each. 

 Using the school district's advanced distance learning equip- 

 ment and capabilities, the scholars reached hundreds more 

 students than actually participared in person. Community 

 presenrations in the evenings also were presented to full 

 houses. 



A Scholars in the Schools program, presented in Provi- 

 dence, Rhode Island, was an outgrowth of contacts made 

 there during the Smithsonian's 150th anniversary celebra- 

 tion. Working closely with the National Museum of Natural 

 History, scholars made presentations at numerous area 

 schools, as well to the general public at events hosted by the 

 museum. 



The Museum of Me 



TSA continued its relationship with Educational Field Stud- 

 ies, Inc., to offer rhe Museum of Me program to school 

 groups visiring Washingron, D.C., from around rhe country. 

 This program introduces middle school students to muse- 

 ums, collecting, museum careers, and exhibir design 

 through a lively, 30-minute inreractive presentation. In FY 

 2000, the Museum of Me program reached approximately 

 4,300 students representing 1 24 school groups from 2 1 

 states plus Japan. 



Smithsonian Study Tours 



Smithsonian Associates learned about subjects that ranged 

 from Shakespeare ro the geology and wildlife of Alaska, se- 

 lecting from over 350 national and international study tours. 

 For example, Associates journeyed to Oxford University to 

 take part in the 22nd annual Oxford-Smithsonian seminar. 

 More than 100 Smithsonian members srudied topics ranging 

 from Stonehenge to Shakespeare ro English country homes 

 during this popular annual seminar. 



Joining with the Stanford Alumni Association, 38 Smith- 

 sonian Associates traveled to China, Korea, and Japan on the 

 Clipper Odyssey. Freer/Sackler Gallery curator Jan Stuart and 

 William Perry, former U.S. Secrerary of Defense, provided 

 the onboard educarional program that ranged from ancient 

 Chinese culture to current geopolitical developments. 



More than 100 Smithsonian Odyssey Tour participants 

 journeyed to Washington, D.C., to explore the museums, 

 monuments, and historic sites of the nation's capital. This 

 popular program included rours of the Freer Gallery of Art 

 and behind-the-scenes tours wirh Smirhsonian scientists at 

 the National Museum of Natural History. 



Forty Associates — children, their parents, and grand- 

 parents — embarked the small ship Wilderness Adventurer for 

 a first-time cruise through Alaska's Inside Passage. Sraff 

 lecrurers and youth counselors provided a daily mix of edu- 

 cational, hands-on projects designed ro enhance activities 

 ranging from wildlife viewing to kayaking and hiking. 



Smithsonian Affiliations 



/. Michael Carrigan, Director 



In fiscal year 2000, Smithsonian Affiliations welcomed 37 

 new program participants, bringing the totals to 58 affiliates 

 representing 23 states and the District of Columbia. Twelve 

 affiliates fully implemented their projects with significant 

 arrifact loans, bringing the total number of implemented af- 

 filiations to 18. 



The second National Affiliations Conference took place at 

 the Smithsonian from June 14 ro 16, 2000, and enjoyed 

 record attendance. There were 96 registered participants rep- 

 resenting the majority of the affiliates on board at that date. 

 Highlights of the 2000 conference included major collabora- 

 tive planning workshops, Secrerary Small's speech to the 

 affiliates at the Congressional Reception in the Smithsonian 

 Castle, the launch of the redesigned Affiliations Web site 

 (http://afffiliations.si.edu), the unveiling of the proposed na- 

 tional affiliations membership program and product line, 

 and the announcements of the Smithsonian Affiliations Na- 

 tional Fellowship Award and rhe Smithsonian Affiliations 

 Intern Partnership Program. 



Through Smithsonian Affiliations, more than 450 arti- 

 facts went out on loan in fiscal year 2000. 



Smithsonian Institution Libraries 



Nancy E. Cwinn, Director 



On September 5, 2000, the Smithsonian Libraries adopted 

 this twenty-first-century vision: 



The Smithsonian Institution Libraries, rhe mosr com- 

 prehensive museum library in the world, strives to be- 

 come an internationally recognized source for recorded 

 knowledge and informarion in subjects related to 

 Smithsonian interests. We will be catalyst, partner, and 

 participant in the use of information technology and 

 rhe Transformation of scholarly research in the sciences, 

 arrs, and cultural heritage of the United States. 



We shall preserve and organize our collections and 

 shall use the most appropriate and innovative means to 

 enrich and augment them. We shall provide vigorous, 

 responsive service to meet the needs of an increasingly 

 diverse institutional and public clientele. 



We shall interpret our collections for the general 

 public, using them as the basis for exhibitions, publica- 



