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Smithsonian's Research Online: Increasing and Diffusing Knowledge

Explore the vast collection of research articles, publications, and resources from the Smithsonian Institution's Research Online. Accessible to scholars and historians worldwide.

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Smithsonian's Research Online: Increasing and Diffusing Knowledge

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  1. For the Increase and Diffusion of Knowledge Smithsonian's Research Online (SRO) Martin R. Kalfatovic | CNI Spring Meeting | 13 April 2015

  2. To found in Washington an Institution ...

  3. under the name of the Smithsonian ...

  4. An establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge ...

  5. The Plan of Organization "The Act of Congress, establishing the Institution, directs as part of the plan of organization, the formation of a Library, a Museum, and a Gallery of Art, together with provisions for the physical research and popular lectures …" Contributions to Knowledge, p. iv (1848) Joseph Henry, 1st Secretary

  6. The Plan of Organization "the increase of knowledge by the addition of new truths to the existing stock; the other, the diffusion of knowledge thus increased ... No restriction is made in favor of any kind of knowledge, and hence each branch is entitled to and should receive a share of the attention. Contributions to Knowledge, p. iii (1848) Joseph Henry, 1st Secretary

  7. The Plan of Organization "To carry out the plan ...a library will be required, consisting, 1st, of a complete collection of the transactions and proceedings of all the learned societies of the world; 2d, of the more important current periodical publications, and other works necessary in preparing the periodical reports." Contributions to Knowledge, p. vii (1848) C.C. Jewett, 1st Librarian

  8. 20 U.S. Code § 41 - Incorporation of institution “A Trust instrument of the U.S. People” The President, the Vice President, the Chief Justice, and the heads of executive departments are constituted an establishment by the name of the Smithsonian Institution for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men, and by that name shall be known and have perpetual succession with the powers, limitations, and restrictions hereinafter contained, and no other.

  9. Museums (15/19) and The National Zoo African American History & Culture Museum African Art Museum Air and Space Museum Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center American Art Museum American History Museum American Indian Museum Anacostia Community Museum Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Freer Gallery of Art Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden National Zoo Natural History Museum Portrait Gallery

  10. Research Institutes (9) Archives of American Art Astrophysical Observatory Conservation Biology Institute Environmental Research Center Marine Station at Fort Pierce Museum Conservation Institute Smithsonian Archives Smithsonian Libraries Tropical Research Institute

  11. Research Institutes (16) Arctic Studies Center Carrie Bow Marine Field Station Center for Education & Museum Studies Center For Earth & Planetary Studies Center for Folklife & Cultural Heritage Consortium for the Barcode of Life Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) ForestGeo Institute for Biodiversity Genomics Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation MarineGEO Smithsonian Research Online + more

  12. Increasing and Diffusing Knowledge

  13. Early Smithsonian diffusion ... Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge Bulletin of the Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin of the United States National Museum Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Proceedings of the United States National Museum Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution

  14. Smithsonian Contributions Series Smithsonian Annals of Flight Smithsonian Contributions to Anthropology Smithsonian Contributions to Astrophysics Smithsonian Contributions to Botany Smithsonian Contributions to History and Technology Smithsonian Contributions to Museum Conservation Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology Smithsonian Contributions to the Earth Sciences Smithsonian Contributions to the Marine Sciences Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology Smithsonian Folklife Studies Smithsonian Studies in Air and Space

  15. Smithsonian Research Online (SRO) A set of services to the research community both within and outside the Smithsonian Institution. Managed by the Smithsonian Libraries, the program assists in capturing the research output of Smithsonian scholars and making it available to Institutional management as well as scientists and historians world-wide. Lincoln's Hat

  16. SRO = Bibliography + Repository Items in Research Bibliography: 73,371 Items in Digital Repostory: 19,341 Einstein's Pipe

  17. SRO Bibliography Science 52,093 (71%) History/Art/Culture 7,035 (9.5%) US National Museum 14,243 (19%)

  18. History/Art/Culture/Science: CY 2014 Anacostia Community Museum: 3 Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage: 23 Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum: 11 Freer and Sackler Galleries: 9 Hirshorn Museum and Sculpture Garden: 4 Museum Conservation Institute: 49 National Air & Space Museum 160 National Museum of African American History and Culture: 3 National Museum of African Art: 4 National Museum of American History: 20 National Museum of Natural History: 743 National Museum of the American Indian: 16 National Portrait Gallery: 1 National Postal Museum: 36 National Zoological Park: 153 Smithsonian American Art Museum: 18 Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory: 560 Smithsonian Environmental Research Center: 81 Smithsonian Institution Archives: 3 Smithsonian Libraries: 29 Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute: 408

  19. Science/Science/Science: CY 2014 Anacostia Community Museum: 3 Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage: 23 Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum: 11 Freer and Sackler Galleries: 9 Hirshorn Museum and Sculpture Garden: 4 Museum Conservation Institute: 49 National Air & Space Museum 160 National Museum of African American History and Culture: 3 National Museum of African Art: 4 National Museum of American History: 20 National Museum of Natural History: 743 National Museum of the American Indian: 16 National Portrait Gallery: 1 National Postal Museum: 36 National Zoological Park: 153 Smithsonian American Art Museum: 18 Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory: 560 Smithsonian Environmental Research Center: 81 Smithsonian Institution Archives: 3 Smithsonian Libraries: 29 Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute: 408

  20. SRO Content Acquisition

  21. SRO Data Reuse

  22. Reporting for Administrators

  23. SRO Usage

  24. SRO Usage

  25. Research Altmetrics Provides additional usage data Shows non-traditional impact of research Includes data and knowledge bases references, article views, downloads, or mentions in social media and news media

  26. Research Altmetrics

  27. Research Altmetrics

  28. Research Altmetrics

  29. Smithsonian Response to OSTP Mandate Pan-Institution group led by the Office of the Deputy Undersecretary for Collections and Interdisciplinary Support (DUSCIS) • Smithsonian Library • Smithsonian Archives • Office of General Counsel • Smithsonian Inst. Scholarly Press • Office of the Chief Information Officer • Curatorial and Research units

  30. Berlin Declaration signatory (2011) Open access applied to non-science research

  31. But what about Data?

  32. The Problem • We must capture research information as it is created and make it “durable” and “trusted” • Capturing the intellectual model to provide a context for the research content is necessary • Content should be able to be re-used and re-purposed • Researchers must describe their own data from their point of view • We must manage data as a continuum not as part of the applications

  33. SIDora Solution • Researchers will have a workspace, not an archive, curators will make sense of it later • Primary goal is to enhance research capabilities, leaving trusted data as a legacy • Maintain complete control of the content for as long as appropriate • Software tools will be integrated with the repository • Appropriate levels of security that do not get in the way of research

  34. Next steps ... Continue to work with initiatives like CHORUS and SHARES Launch rights granting management softwar)

  35. Smithsonian Profiles

  36. Next steps ... Smithsonian Profiles

  37. Next steps ... Smithsonian Profiles

  38. 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

  39. @UDCMRK Thank you!

  40. Special thanks to Alvin Hutchinson, SRO Manager Richard Naples, SRO Drastician And all staff who make SRO a success

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