OCTOBER 2010
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From the Director
Moving isn't easy, especially when staff have been working in the same spaces for years. However,
it has given us a chance to clean out and clean up. Now we're in "cubicle city," where we will
learn new working patterns and relationships. Kudos to move director Kathy Hill and to staff for
making the transition smooth.
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Libraries on the Move!
October signifies the beginning of a long-anticipated renovation for the Smithsonian Libraries. The
physical offices housing the cataloging and acquisitions departments, as well as the Director's
Office, Digital Services Division, and Development and Administration Offices, have moved to a
temporary swing space while our former location is renovated. We will move back to the
Constitution Avenue side of the museum in (hopefully) 2012.
SI Research Online Expands
The Libraries just added two new Smithsonian departments to its website, SI Research Online: the
National Museum of Natural History's Anthropology Department and the Marine Station at Fort Pierce,
FL. SI Research Online includes both the Smithsonian Bibliography of citations to Smithsonian
research and the SI Digital Repository, which contains digitized full-text of publications.
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Welcome Robin Gibbin!
The Libraries is pleased to announce Robin Gibbin as our new Development Director. Robin holds a
B.A. in Art History from James Madison University, and most recently spent seven years as the
Senior Development Officer for Major & Leadership Gifts at the United States Institute of Peace
(USIP) where she planned and implemented a $186 million capital campaign. Robin has over 20 years
of experience as a development professional, with a strong background in arts, educational and
scientific institutions.
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OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
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Join Us on Twitter!
The Libraries is witnessing exponential growth to its Twitter feed! Almost overnight, we went from
a little over a thousand followers to 2,175. Twitter is a great way to keep in touch with the
Libraries. Be sure to follow us online!
Pop-Up Lectures Begin
The Smithsonian Libraries is hosting Ellen Rubin, also know as the "Pop-up Lady," for a talk on
Wednesday, November 10, at 12:00 p.m. in the National Museum of American History's Carmichael
Auditorium. Her lecture is titled, "A History of Pop-up and Movable Books: 700 Years of Paper
Engineering." All are welcome to attend!
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