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Office of Policy and Analysis: Libraries/Archives

This section contains documents on the following issues: Assessing trends in library design and use and the implications for the Smithsonian.

Libraries

Looking to the Future of Smithsonian Libraries: The Perspective of Scholars, February 2008

Gateways to Research: A Study of Nine Smithsonian Institution Libraries, A Study for Smithsonian Institution Libraries and Smithsonian Office of Facilities Engineering and Operations, September 2007

The Art Library as Space, Place, and Experience, A study prepared for Smithsonian Institution Libraries and Smithsonian Office of Facilities Engineering and Operations, April 2007

Library Use at the National Museum of American History, Behring Center, National Museum of Natural History, and Smithsonian Institution Service Center, February 2007

Key Trends Affecting Libraries, July 2004

For more information regarding the studies and reports on this site, contact the Office of Policy and Analysis.