Annual Report of the Librarian of Congress For the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2009 Annual Report of the Librarian of Congress for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009 Library of Congress Washington, D.C. 2010 Abraham Lincoln and his legacy figured prominently during fiscal year 2009 at the Library 180 09 9–20 of Congress, in commemora- tion of the 16th president's 200th birthday (1809–2009). Lincoln-related events are not- ed in the report with this icon. As home of the Abraham Lincoln papers and thousands of additional items of importance in Civil War history—including this photograph taken at Lincoln’s second inauguration— Library of Congress the Library of Congress observed Lincoln's 101 Independence Avenue, SE bicentennial with the national Abraham Washington, DC 20540 Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition, a companion volume, a symposium, a series of teacher For the Library of Congress online, visit www.loc.gov. institutes and several other events. The Bible upon which Lincoln took the oath of office— The annual report is published through the Public Affairs Office, Office one of the many treasures of the Library of the Librarian, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20540-1610, telephone (202) 707-2905. of Congress—was used in the swearing-in ceremony for President Barack Obama on Jan. Executive Editor: Matt Raymond 20, 2009. Managing Editor: Audrey Fischer Copyediting: Jennifer Gavin ON THE COVER: One of Lincoln's last portrait Indexing: EEI Communications photos, which served as the basis for the $5 bill engraving until recently, taken by Anthony Art Director: John Sayers Berger on Feb. 9, 1864. A version of Lincoln's Photo Editor: Abby Brack Design and Composition: Blue House Publishing Gettsyburg Address in the president's own hand serves as a backdrop. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 6-6273 INSIDE FRONT & INSIDE BACK COVER: ISSN 0083-1565 Key title: Annual Report of the Librarian of Congress Abraham Lincoln delivers his second inaugu- ral address as President of the United States For sale by the U.S. Government Printing Office on the steps of the U.S. Capitol, Washington, Superintendent of Documents, Mail Stop: SSOP D.C., March 4, 1865. Prints and Photographs Washington, DC 20402-9328 Division (Alexander Gardner, photographer) ISBN 978-0-8444-9517-0 CONTENTS A Letter from the Librarian of Congress ..................... V Appendices A. Library of Congress Advisory Bodies............... 40 Library of Congress Officers ......................................VI B. Selected Acquisitions ........................................ 45 Library of Congress Committees ............................. VII C. Publications ...................................................... 46 D. Exhibitions ........................................................ 47 Facts at a Glance ..........................................................X E. Statistical Tables ............................................... 49 1. Appropriations for 2009 ......................... 49 Mission and Vision Statements ..................................XI 2. Appropriations for 2010 ......................... 49 3. Financial Statistics: Summary Statement ...50 Organization Chart ................................................... XII 4. Additions to the Collections—Items ....... 54 5. Additions to the Collections—Titles ....... 56 The Library and the Congress ...................................... 1 6. Unprocessed Arrearages ......................... 56 Appropriations ........................................................ 2 7. Cataloging Workload .............................. 57 Other Congressional Testimony.............................. 3 8. MARC Records ...................................... 57 Collecting, Preserving and Providing Access 9. Preservation Treatment Statistics ........... 58 to Knowledge .............................................................. 11 10. Copyright Registrations .......................... 59 Collecting .............................................................. 11 11. Copyright Business Summary................. 60 Preserving .............................................................. 12 12. Services to Individuals Who Are Blind Providing Access to Knowledge ............................ 18 or Physically Handicapped ..................... 61 13. Reader Services ...................................... 62 Sparking Imagination and Creativity .......................... 25 14. Cataloging Services: Library of Congress Experience ........................... 25 Financial Statistics .................................. 63 Promoting Reading and Literacy .......................... 26 15. Human Resources ................................... 64 Sharing Ideas and Culture .................................... 29 Index ........................................................................... 65 Showcasing the Library’s Collections .................... 31 Celebrating Achievement ............................................ 35 The Lincoln Bicentennial at the Library of Congress Congress Comes to the Library .............................. 2 Organizational Reports Historic Inauguration .............................................. 4 Congressional Research Service .............................. 3 Law Library Program.............................................. 5 Copyright Royalty Judges ...................................... 31 The Library and the Media .................................... 8 Law Library ............................................................. 5 Lincoln Bible ........................................................... 9 Library Services ..................................................... 13 Lincoln Photos on Flickr ....................................... 20 Office of the Inspector General .............................. 8 Public Programs .................................................... 29 Office of the Librarian ............................................ 6 Exhibitions............................................................. 31 Office of Strategic Initiatives ................................. 22 Photo Acquisitions ................................................. 45 U.S. Copyright Office ............................................ 27 In Lincoln's Hand (book) .......................................... 46 With Malice Toward None (exhibition) ........................ 7 III LETTER FROM THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS IV I am pleased to present the Annual Report of the Librarian of Congress for fiscal year 2009. The U.S. Congress established the Library of Congress in 1800—less than a decade before the birth of Abraham Lincoln on Feb. 12, 1809. Two centuries later, the nation’s library marked the bicentennial of the birth of the 16th president—whose papers it houses and preserves— with the nation’s major exhibition of the original versions of his most famous speeches along with a scholarly symposium and the placement in the Library of a time capsule containing reflections about Lincoln by members of the 111th Congress. The Library continued to provide Congress with legislative research and analysis through the Congressional Research Service, the Law Library and the U.S. Copyright Office. Through a collaborative effort to digitize “at-risk” brittle books, the Library is making available online rare American imprints. In 2009, we digitized the 25,000th volume—The Heroic Life of Lincoln—a children’s biography published in 1902. Through another partnership to preserve the nation’s newspapers, more than 1 million pages were made accessible on the “Chronicling America” website, which includes accounts of such historic events as Lincoln’s assassination. The Library continued its unique leadership role in acquiring, preserving and making accessible important digital material. It now works with 170 partners in 44 states to implement the con- gressionally established National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program, which preserves “born-digital” collections. The Library moved from national to international leadership in launching the World Digital Library at UNESCO’s headquarters in Paris on April 21, 2009. This project makes available on the Internet, free of charge, significant primary materi- als in various formats that include examples from all 193 countries of the United Nations. Since its placement in the Library by Congress in 1870, the U.S. Copyright Office has allowed the Library to preserve the closest approximation of the mint record of American creativity for more than two centuries. Through the deposit copy system, we continue to transfer nearly 1 mil- lion items annually to the Library’s collection. The Library’s gifted and dedicated staff members continued to acquire, catalog, preserve and provide access to a collection of some 145 million items in 460 languages. The collec- tions are now housed in three buildings on Capitol Hill, and in special climate-controlled facilities for books at Fort Meade, Md., and for audiovisual materials at Culpeper, Va. More than 19 million items from the Library’s collections are accessible on its award-winning website at www.loc.gov. Many of these items can be identified through a Passport to Knowl- edge, a tool for exploring the world’s largest library, on a personalized website at myLOC.gov. These and other Library activities and accomplishments are described in this report. None of this would have been possible without the continued support of the Congress, which has been, quite simply, the greatest patron of a library in history. Sincerely, James H.