Developed to reflect the missions of the two museums with strong holdings in American art, American history and biography, and American crafts.
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A premier American history collection including all areas of American history, advances in technology, the impact on everyday American life, and scientific developments.
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The Anacostia Community Museum Library is a resource supporting the mission of the Anacostia Community Museum, which is to challenge perceptions, broaden perspectives, generate new knowledge, and deepen understanding about the ever-changing concepts and realities of ‘community’ while maintaining its strong ties to Anacostia and the D.C. Metropolitan region.
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Provide information support services to the Department of Zoology and wide array of individuals including pre/post-doctoral students and fellows, and visiting scientists.
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The Botany Library and Horticulture Branch Library provide research support for the departments and the large number of botanists world-wide who use the collections and resources.
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The National Museum of Natural History Library consists of the Main Location and 15 specialized collections throughout the National Museum of Natural History building.
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The major resource in the United States for books, trade catalogs, serials, pictures, and archival material covering design and decorative art from the Renaissance to the present.
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Consisting of the Amphibian and Reptiles, Fishes, Birds, and Mammal satellite Libraries in the National Museum of Natural History.
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The Dibner Library is the Smithsonian’s collection of rare books and manuscripts relating to the history of science and technology. Located in the American History Museum in Washington, DC.
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Contains more than 40,000 books, journals, catalogs, and archival documents, and is among the world's largest postal history and philatelic research facilities.
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With more than eighty-six thousand volumes, the Library now is considered one of the finest repositories of Asian art resources in the United States.
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A collection of more than 5,000 books and 185 serial titles on zoos and aquariums, animal behavior, veterinary medicine, genetics, nutrition, wildlife conservation, and more.
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A research collection devoted to modern and contemporary painting, sculpture, drawings, prints, photography, video, film and emerging art forms
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Provides support for the scientists studying coastal zone ecosystems and the education staff and programs.
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Forming one of the world's preeminent astronomical collections from the Harvard College Observatory and the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.
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The repository features a modern reading room with connections for laptops and cameras, and a microform reader. Researchers must call or email Mike Hardy in advance of any visit to ensure materials are available for viewing.
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The Library collection reflects the important role that the Smithsonian Institution played in the development of anthropology as a formal discipline in the United States
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The Library supports research, publications, exhibits and public programming of the Institution, as well as those of other museums and research institutions in Central America and Panama
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The Cullman Library holds the Smithsonian's collection of rare books in anthropology and the natural sciences.
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Supports the Cultural Resources Center, the George Gustave Heye Center, and the National Museum of the American Indian Museum.
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Serving the research needs of staff at the Smithsonian's Museum Support Center for the purposes of collections storage, research, and conservation.
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The major resource center in the United States for the research and study of the visual arts of Africa with more than 32,000 volumes.
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A premier aviation and aerospace history collection, the library supports research by the Museum’s curatorial staff and aviation researchers around the world
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