Annual Report of the Librarian of Congress

For the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2011 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS For the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2011

Library of Congress Washington, D.C. 2012 CONTENTS

A Letter from the Librarian of Congress...... v Appendices A. Advisory Bodies...... 44 Library of Congress Officers...... vi B. Publications...... 50

Library of Congress Committees...... vii C. Selected Acquisitions...... 52

Facts at a Glance...... x D. Exhibitions...... 54 E. Statistical Tables...... 57 Mission Statement ...... xi 1. Appropriations for 2011...... 57 2. Appropriations for 2012...... 57 Organization Chart...... xii 3. Financial Statistics: Summary Statement... 58 4. Additions to the Collections—Items...... 61 Serving the Congress...... 1 5. Additions to the Collections—Titles...... 63 6. Unprocessed Arrearages...... 63 Collecting, Preserving and 7. Cataloging Workload...... 64 Providing Access to Knowledge...... 11 Library of Congress 8. MARC Records...... 64 101 Independence Avenue, SE 9. Preservation Treatment Statistics...... 65 Washington, DC 20540 Promoting Creativity...... 27 10. Copyright Registrations...... 66 11. Copyright Business Summary...... 66 For the Library of Congress online, visit www.loc.gov. Celebrating Achievement...... 39 12. Services to Individuals Who Are The annual report is published through the Office of Communications, Blind or Physically Handicapped...... 67 Office of the Librarian, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20540- 13. Reader Services...... 68 1610, telephone (202) 707-2905. 14. Cataloging Services: Financial Statistics..... 69 15. Human Resources...... 70 Executive Editor: Gayle Osterberg Managing Editor: Audrey Fischer

Art Director: John H. Sayers Photo Editor: Abby Brack Lewis Design and Composition: Blue House Design

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 6-6273 ISSN 0083-1565 Key title: Annual Report of the Librarian of Congress Organizational Reports For sale by the U.S. Government Printing Office Superintendent of Documents, Mail Stop: SSOP Congressional Research Service...... 3 Office of the Inspector General...... 8 Washington, DC 20402-9328 U.S. Copyright Office...... 29 Office of the Librarian...... 7 ISBN 978-0-8444-9541-5 Copyright Royalty Judges...... 35 Office of Strategic Initiatives...... 24

ON THE COVER | The Gateway to Knowledge traveling exhibition Law Library...... 4 Office of Support Operations...... 5 sets out on Sept. 25, 2010, from the Library’s Thomas Jefferson Library Services...... 13 Building on its one-year tour throughout the country. | INSIDE FRONT COVER | Visitors admire the Thomas Jefferson Building’s Great Hall. | INSIDE BACK COVER | A Cooper’s hawk that found its way into the dome in Library’s Main Reading Room in January was returned safely to the wild. All photos by Abby Brack Lewis

III I AM PLEASED TO PRESENT the Annual Report of the Librarian of Congress for Fiscal Year 2011.

Throughout the year, the Library of Congress supplied the na- The Library also continued its commitment to safeguarding tion’s lawmakers with up-to-date, objective legislative research the nation’s film and sound heritage in its state-of-the-art and analysis. The Library did so through the Congressional Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation in Culpep- Research Service, which provided Congress with more than 1 er, Va. The Library’s National Film Registry—a list of 550 million research products, through the Law Library of Con- significant films slated for preservation— was the focus of a gress, with its unparalleled collection of 2.8 million legal vol- highly acclaimed documentary film, These Amazing Shadows. umes, and through the U.S. Copyright Office, which provided the Congress with legal analysis on copyright policy issues that The Library’s sound preservation program was greatly en- affect the U.S. economy. hanced by the acquisition of more than 200,000 historic master recordings from Universal Music Group. Through The Library celebrated in 2011 our 80th year of service to a collaborative effort with Sony Music Entertainment, the patrons who are blind or physically handicapped. The U.S. Library launched the National Jukebox website featuring Copyright Office registered more than 670,000 works for historic American music produced in the U.S. between 1901 copyright. We also placed online the 10,000th veteran’s story, and 1925. launched the Civil Rights History Project, and digitized our 30,000th map. The Library’s skilled and dedicated staff continues to ac- quire, catalog, preserve and provide access to the institu- One such map—the Abel Buell map of 1783—was purchased tion’s unparalleled collection—now more than 151 million by David M. Rubenstein and placed on exhibit in the Library items. More than 31.4 million items from the Library’s col- in January 2011. Printed shortly after the Treaty of Paris, lections can be used free of charge on its award-winning which ended the American Revolution, it is the first map made website at www.loc.gov. The Library is training K-12 by an American citizen and printed in the . teachers and life-long learners throughout the country to use its online primary sources in the classroom. Mr. Rubenstein and other generous donors made possible the expansion of the National Book Festival to two days. Held Sincerely, Sept. 25 and 26, the festival garnered a record number of James H. Billington authors and attendees. Also, with support from the Madison Librarian of Congress Council, the Gateway to Knowledge traveling exhibition brought facsimiles of the Library’s treasures to 90 towns in 34 states.

LETTER FROM THE OPPOSITE | The Librarian’s Ceremonial Office is located in the Thomas Jefferson Building. Photo by Carol Highsmith LEFT | Librarian of Congress James H. Billington LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS Photo by Abby Brack Lewis

IV V LIBRARY OF CONGRESS OFFICERS LIBRARY OF CONGRESS COMMITTEES

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Karen Lloyd, Strategic Planning Officer, Office of the JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE LIBRARY, 112TH CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Chief Financial Officer James H. Billington, Librarian of Congress Senator Charles E. Schumer (New York), Chair Kenneth Lopez, Director, Office of Security and Laura E. Campbell, Associate Librarian Emergency Preparedness Representative Gregg Harper (Mississippi), Vice Chair for Strategic Initiatives Kathleen Ott, Director, Congressional Relations Office Representative Daniel E. Lungren (California) Senator Richard J. Durbin () Robert Dizard Jr., Chief of Staff Jeffrey Page, Chief Financial Officer Representative Ander Crenshaw (Florida) Senator Patrick J. Leahy (Vermont) Deanna Marcum, Associate Librarian for Library Services Elizabeth Pugh, General Counsel Representative Robert A. Brady (Pennsylvania) Senator Lamar Alexander (Tennessee) Mary Mazanec, Acting Director, Congressional Research Service Jennifer Gavin, Acting Director, Office of Communications Representative Zoe Lofgren (California) Senator Thad Cochran (Mississippi)

Maria Pallante, Register of Copyrights Christopher Reed, Senior Advisor for Policy and Special Projects, U.S. Copyright Office Roberta I. Shaffer, Law Librarian of Congress SUBCOMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, Don Simon, Assistant Law Librarian for Operations , 112TH CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Lucy D. Suddreth, Chief, Support Operations and Planning Senator Ben Nelson (Nebraska), Chair Robert Williams, Chief of Contracts Senator John Hoeven (North Dakota), OPERATIONS COMMITTEE Vicki Magnus, Acting Director, Office of Opportunity, Senator () Senator (South Carolina) Inclusiveness and Compliance Lucy D. Suddreth, Chair, Chief, Support Operations Senator (Ohio) James M. Duda, Deputy Chief, Support Operations

Alvert Banks, Director, Information Technology Services INSPECTOR GENERAL Karl W. Schornagel SUBCOMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, James Gallagher, Deputy Associate Librarian UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 112TH CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION for Strategic Initiatives Representative Ander Crenshaw (Florida), Chair Dennis Hanratty, Director, Human Resources Services POET LAUREATE CONSULTANT IN POETRY Representative Michael M. Honda (California), Ranking Member Ed Jablonski, Associate Director for Finance W.S. Merwin (2010–2011) and Administration Representative Steven C. LaTourette (Ohio) Representative David Price (North Carolina)

Mary Klutts, Budget Officer, Office of the Representative Jo Ann Emerson (Missouri) Representative Sanford D. Bishop Jr. (Georgia) Chief Financial Officer Representative Denny Rehberg (Montana) Sandra M. Lawson, Director, Administrative Services, Library Services Representative Ken Calvert (California)

Elizabeth Scheffler, Director, Integrated Support Services

VI VII LIBRARY OF CONGRESS COMMITTEES (continued) LIBRARY OF CONGRESS COMMITTEES (continued)

SENATE COMMITTEE ON RULES AND ADMINISTRATION, UNITED STATES SENATE, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS TRUST FUND BOARD 112TH CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Ex Officio Senate Appointees Senator Charles E. Schumer (New York), Chair James H. Billington, Librarian of Congress Kathleen L. Casey, Arlington,

Senator Lamar Alexander (Tennessee), Ranking Member Senator Charles E. Schumer (New York), Thomas Girardi, Los Angeles, California Chairman, Joint Committee on the Library Senator Daniel K. Inouye (Hawaii) Senator Mitch McConnell (Kentucky) Christopher G. Long, Wilmington, Delaware Representative Gregg Harper (Mississippi), Senator (California) Senator Thad Cochran (Mississippi) Vice Chairman, Joint Committee on the Library Elaine Wynn, Las Vegas, Nevada

Senator Richard J. Durbin (Illinois) Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (Texas) Richard L. Gregg, Fiscal Assistant Secretary of Presidential Appointee the Treasury (representing U.S. Treasury Secretary Ruth Altshuler, Dallas, Texas Senator Ben Nelson (Nebraska) Senator Saxby Chambliss (Georgia) Timothy F. Geithner)

Senator (Washington) Senator Pat Roberts (Kansas) House of Representatives Appointees J. Richard Fredericks, , California Senator Mark Pryor (Arkansas) Senator Richard Shelby (Alabama) Barbara Guggenheim, New York, New York, and Los Senator Tom Udall (New Mexico) Senator Roy Blunt (Missouri) Angeles, California Senator (Virginia) James V. Kimsey, McLean, Virginia Senator Patrick J. Leahy (Vermont)

COMMITTEE ON HOUSE ADMINISTRATION, UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 112TH CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION

Representative Daniel E. Lungren (California), Chair

Representative Robert A. Brady (Pennsylvania), Ranking Member

Representative Gregg Harper (Mississippi) Representative Zoe Lofgren (California)

Representative (Georgia) Representative Charles A. Gonzalez (Texas)

Representative (Illinois)

Representative Todd Rokita (Indiana)

Representative Richard Nugent (Florida)

VIII IX FACTS AT A GLANCE In fiscal year 2011, the Library of Congress …

■ Responded to more than 763,000 con- ■ Recorded a total of 151,785,778 6,454,774 pieces of sheet music gressional reference requests and delivered items in the collections: to Congress more than 1 million research 15,366,922 visual materials, products and approximately 30,000 vol- 22,765,967 cataloged books in as follows: umes from the Library’s collections the Library of Congress classifica- tion system ■ 1,315,024 moving images ■ Registered 670,044 claims to copyright 11,762,851 books in large type ■ 13,346,902 photographs ■ Provided reference services to 550,590 and raised characters, incunab- individuals in person, by telephone ula (books printed before 1501), ■ 103,845 posters and through written and electronic monographs and serials, music, correspondence bound , pamphlets, ■ 601,151 prints and drawings technical reports and other ■ Circulated more than 25 million disc, print material ■ Welcomed nearly 1.7 million onsite cassette and braille items to more than visitors and recorded more than 73.4 800,000 blind and physically handi- 117,256,960 items in the nonclassi- million visits and 512 million page views capped patrons fied (special) collections, including: on the Library’s website. (At year’s end, the Library’s online primary-source files ■ Circulated more than 1 million items 3,379,634 audio materials (discs, totaled 31.4 million.) for use within the Library tapes, talking books and other re- corded formats) ■ Employed 3,525 permanent ■ Preserved 10.7 million items from the staff members Library’s collections 66,634,349 manuscripts ■ Operated with a total fiscal 2011 5,446,673 maps appropriation of $671.552 million, including the authority to spend 16,627,084 microforms $42.876 million in receipts

BELOW, FROM LEFT | Staff members Liz Stanley and George Willeman examine film at the Library’s Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation. Photo courtesy of Gravitas Docufilms | The Library acquired this map of after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Photo by Abby Brack Lewis OPPOSITE | An exterior view of the Thomas Jefferson Building Photo by Carol Highsmith

MISSION STATEMENT The Library’s mission is to support the Congress in fulfilling its constitutional duties and to further the progress of knowledge and creativity for the benefit of the American people.

X XI organization chart ❖ As of September 30, 2011 ❖ Chief of Staff THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS

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Federal Library and Informationthe Copyright Center Royalty Judges,the Copyright who are Royalty Federalappointed Judges, Library by thewho and Librarian are Information appointed of Congress. Center by the Librarian of Congress. Office of Scholarly Programs Federal Library and InformationFederal Library Center and Information Center Technology Policy Directorate CommitteeTechnology Policy Directorate Committee Network Development and MARC Technology Policy DirectorateTechnology Policy Directorate Committee Committee 3. The General Counsel serves as counsel to the Executive Committee.3. The General Counsel serves as counsel to the Executive Committee. 3. The General Counsel3. serves The General as counsel Counsel to the serves Executive as counsel Committee. to the Executive Committee. Standards Office Publishing Office Automation Planning and Liaison InterpretiveAutomation Programs Planning Office and Liaison Interpretive Programs Office Automation PlanningVisitor Services andAutomation Liaison Office Planning and LiaisonInterpretive Programs OfficeInterpretive Programs Office Office National Library Office Service for the Blind National Library Service for the Blind Office Office National Library ServiceNational for the BlindLibrary Service for the Blind Integrated Library System Program and PhysicallyIntegrated Handicapped Library System Program and Physically Handicapped Integrated Library SystemIntegrated Program Library System Program and Physically Handicapped and Physically Handicapped Office Office of Business Office Enterprises Office of Business Enterprises Office Office Office of Business EnterprisesOffice of Business Enterprises Network Development and MARC Office of NetworkScholarly Development Programs and MARC Office of Scholarly Programs Network Development Networkand MARC Development and MARCOffice of Scholarly ProgramsOffice of Scholarly Programs Standards Office Publishing Standards Office Office Publishing Office Standards Office Standards Office Publishing Office Publishing Office Visitor Services Office Visitor Services Office Visitor Services Office Visitor Services Office XII XIII “CONGRESSIONAL DELIBERATIONS on the critical issues facing the nation are supported by the Congressional Research Service, the Law Library and the U.S. Copyright Office.” JAMES H. BILLINGTON, LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS

n fiscal year 2011, the Library pro- staff members and their constituents congressional members joined local vided legislative support to Congress in Library programs and activities. officials and school groups in welcom- I through the Congressional Research With close to 100 new Members of ing the exhibit when it came to their Service, the Law Library and the U.S. Congress and many new congressional town. Copyright Office. The Library also circu- staff joining the House and Senate for lated nearly 30,000 volumes from its gen- the first session of the 112th Congress, Congressional offices showed continued eral and special collections to congressio- the Congressional Relations Office de- interest in learning about the Library’s nal offices. The Congressional Research veloped a Guide to Library of Congress Re- education resources and programming, Service and the Law Library continued sources for the 112th Congress. The Guide is and sending the Library’s surplus books to enhance their congressional websites to also available on LCNet, a website for to libraries and schools in their states facilitate access to their online resources. congressional offices that provides an and districts. easy point of entry into the Library’s Through the Congressional Cartography services, resources, events, programs Program, the Geography and Map Divi- and collections. APPROPRIATIONS sion worked on 79 geospatial data projects On April 15, 2011, the president signed for congressional offices and committees. During the year, the Library’s Gateway the fiscal 2011 spending agreement to Knowledge traveling exhibition visited [P.L. 112-10], which enacted a full-year The Library sought new ways to in- 86 congressional districts in 34 states and budgetary re- volve members of Congress, their east of the Mississippi. A number of alignment for the Library of Congress.

OPPOSITE | An aerial view of the U.S. Capitol in the foreground shows the Library’s Thomas Jefferson Building in the background. Photo by Carol Highsmith BELOW, FROM LEFT | House Democratic leader (D-Calif.) conducts a ceremonial swearing-in of Rep. Rush Holt (D-N.J.) at the Library as his wife Dr. Margaret Lancefield looks on.Photo by Abby Brack Lewis | House Speaker (R-Ohio), left, officiates as Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Ala.), joined by his wife Caroline Aderholt and their children, takes the oath of office on the Library’s Eliot Indian Bible.Photo by Abby Brack Lewis

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XIV 2011 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS SERVING THE CONGRESS 1 in the matter. Former Register of Copy- CONGRESSIONAL ation of new website services to improve Legislative Information System (LIS), rights Marybeth Peters, who retired on ❙ RESEARCH SERVICE the congressional user experience. which was developed by the Library more Dec. 31, 2010, testified before the House The Congressional Research Service CRS launched a new feature on its website than a decade ago for use by Congress. of Representatives on the issue in 2009. (CRS) serves Congress by providing that makes it easier for congressional users During the year, CRS developed a web- The court’s rejection of the settlement comprehensive and reliable legislative based Text Analysis Program (TAP) to to place requests online, track policy is- has reignited public debate on the issue research and analysis that is timely, ob- identify similarities in congressional bills. sues, receive notifications of new products of mass digitization and the state of the jective, authoritative and confidential A complement to the LIS, TAP provides and register for CRS events. Congressio- existing legal landscape. The Copyright throughout all stages of the legislative rankings of bills according to individual nal users can personalize their use of CRS Office continues to provide its advice and process. CRS staff members worked col- searches within a specific Congress (dat- resources by subscribing to selected top- expertise to Congress on this issue. laboratively to deliver to Congress more ing back to the 103rd Congress). Based ics and choosing which types of resources than 1 million research products focused on a Pisces search engine, TAP finds are most relevant to their needs. Users can As required by Section 302 of the Sat- on the key public policy issues deemed similar bills in current or previous Con- Librarian of Congress James H. Billington and Chief of Staff Robert Dizard Jr. testify save their searches and retrieve them on ellite Television Extension and Local- likely to be on the legislative agenda. gresses and bills that are identical to or before the House Subcommittee on Legislative Branch Appropriations on March 11, demand. New website content includes re- ism Act of 2010 [P.L. 111-175], the U.S. have been incorporated into other bills. 2011. Photo by Abby Brack Lewis In fiscal 2011, CRS supported Congress corded events, video briefs and key sources Copyright Office published a study on with policy analyses as it considered in- It compares bills by providing a side-by- associated with legislative issues. market-based alternatives to statutory creasingly complex legislative domestic is- side view of two bills showing their simi- The act provided an appropriation for before the House Judiciary Subcommit- licensing. The report noted that busi- sues such as national security, economic CRS worked with others in the Library larities and differences, and it searches the Library of $671.5 million, including tee on Intellectual Property, Competi- ness models based on sub-licensing, col- stimulus and job creation, employment and to provide for the next generation of the bill text. authority to spend up to $42.9 million in tion and the Internet. The hearing was lective licensing or direct licensing are training, unemployment compensation, food offsetting receipts. on the subject of “Promoting Invest- feasible alternatives. The report also rec- safety, transportation and judicial nomina- ment and Protecting Commerce On- ommended that Congress set a date for tions. In the area of foreign affairs, CRS sup- CONGRESS COMES TO THE LIBRARY The Librarian of Congress testified in line: Legitimate Sites v. Parasites.” She the phase-out and eventual repeal of the ported congressional debate on U.S. rela- support of the Library’s fiscal 2012 ap- discussed the need to protect legitimate distant signal licenses, but leave repeal of tions with China, the situation in the Middle Congressional outreach efforts resulted in more than 800 visits to the Library propriations request before the House commerce from rogue websites that sell the local signal licenses to a later time. East, military operations in Iraq, Afghanistan by Members of Congress or their spouses during fiscal year 2011. With Subcommittee on Legislative Branch pirated copies of copyrighted works and Libya, and foreign assistance programs. support from the Congressional Relations Office, the Visitor Services Office Appropriations on March 11, 2011, and such as books, feature films, television The Copyright Office worked with Sen- and the Office of Special Events and Public Programs, the Library hosted 128 Research and analysis on public policy is- before the Senate Subcommittee on the programs and music. ate and House Judiciary Committee congressional events and arranged 190 tours for Members of Congress, their sues require acquiring, managing and re- Legislative Branch on March 31, 2011. members on the Copyright Cleanup, families and staff. Special tours of the Library also were conducted for more taining authoritative data to verify or com- The fiscal 2012 request of $707.8 mil- Pallante, who was appointed the 12th Clarifications, and Corrections Act of than 88,500 constituents referred by 430 congressional offices. pare policy impacts. During the year, CRS lion represented an increase of 3.4 per- Register of Copyrights and director 2010 [P.L. 11-295]. Signed into law on worked with other Library service units to cent over the 2011 budget. Mandatory of the U.S. Copyright Office on June Dec. 9, 2010, the legislation makes a During the year, Members of Congress held meetings, events and gatherings develop a cooperative strategy for data pay- and price-level increases accounted 1, 2011, testified again before the number of small but important chang- at the Library. New Members to the 112th Congress were introduced to the acquisition and management. The result for 77 percent of the requested increase. House Judiciary Subcommittee at its es in the Copyright Act that affect the Library at post-election orientation functions in the Thomas Jefferson Building was the establishment of a framework for At year’s end, the fiscal year 2012 leg- June 1 hearing on illegal streaming of Copyright Office, authors and rights- hosted by then-House Majority Leader (D-Md.) and then-House more efficient service to clients that maxi- islative funding bill had not yet been television, motion pictures and other holders and parties participating in Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.). New and returning Members borrowed mizes existing resources and limits dupli- passed, and the Library began operat- copyrighted works. The hearing also Copyright Royalty Judges’ proceedings. Bibles and bound copies of the Constitution from the Library’s collections for cation of effort. ing under a continuing resolution. explored the current impediments to ceremonial oaths of office. Some, including newly elected Speaker of the House effective prosecution of those who The Copyright Office was also directed Following the retirement of CRS Direc- John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), hosted infringe the right to publicly perform by Congress to conduct a study on the tor Daniel P. Mulhollan, Mary B. Mazanec swearing-in events at the Library. The Library offered a “hands-on” exploration COPYRIGHT ISSUES such works by willfully streaming desirability and means of bringing pre- was appointed acting director in April of the Thomas Jefferson Building for spouses and families and story times in The U.S. Copyright Office serves as the them worldwide. 1972 sound recordings under federal 2011. Significant progress was made dur- the Young Readers Center. jurisdiction. Such recordings are cur- ing the year in implementing a number of principal adviser to Congress on na- Members of Congress and their staff attended many special events at the Library rently protected by a patchwork of state management initiatives, including the cre- tional and international issues relating On March 22, 2011, a federal trial court during the year, including lectures and concerts. Chaired jointly by Reps. Earl ation of an advisory committee structure, to copyright and provides leadership in New York rejected the proposed settle- statutes and common law. During the Blumenauer (D-Ore.) and Robert Aderholt (R-Ala.), the Library of Congress a comprehensive approach to measur- and impartial expertise on questions of ment between authors, publishers and year, the Copyright Office sought public comprised more than 70 members at fiscal year’s end. ing CRS performance, contributions to copyright law and policy. in connection with Google’s mass comments, held a public roundtable for Caucus members were given special behind-the-scenes, curator-led tours of the Library-wide initiatives such as strategic digitization project. The office was in- stakeholders and met individually with Library and its exhibitions. These included a preview of The Last Full Measure: planning, enhanced congressional access On March 14, 2011, acting Register of strumental in crafting the copyright por- interested organizations. A final report Civil War Photographs from the Liljenquist Family Collection. Copyrights Maria A. Pallante testified tion of the U.S. government’s two briefs will be published in December 2011. to CRS products and services, and cre-

2 2011 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS SERVING THE CONGRESS 3 THOMAS, making it significantly easier to OFFICE OF SUPPORT and information technology teams final- $6.3 million were made through the Library’s find and access legislative information. ❙ OPERATIONS ized the installation of enhanced voice and Purchase Card Program. The Office of Support Operations service data systems, secure storage for sensitive The Law Library continued to expand its The FEDLINK program helps federal agen- unit (OSO) was established by the Librarian equipment and outfitting of senior manage- use of social networking sites. The num- cies save time and money when buying of Congress in fiscal 2010, to provide over- ment workstations. ber of its followers grew six-fold to library resources and information services. sight and direction to five diverse offices that 17,000. A second Twitter account focused The Library continued to improve its Through FEDLINK, the Library shares its provide essential support to the Library’s on THOMAS numbered 7,000 followers. electronic and physical security controls expertise and consolidates the buying mission, programs and infrastructure. OSO The Law Library’s friends nearly to safeguard its priceless collections and power of federal agencies. In fiscal 2011, comprises Human Resources Services, doubled to 6,500. The Law Library contin- assets in all Library buildings on Capi- FEDLINK customers in approximately 300 which works with the Library’s service units ued to offer RSS feeds and e-mail alerts tol Hill. Important security projects were federal agencies contracted for goods and to acquire, train and manage the human re- to notify subscribers about the availability completed at the Library’s off-site facili- services valued at approximately $82.4 mil- sources needed to fulfill the Library’s mission; of selected resources. In its first year, the ties, including Modules 3 and 4 at Fort lion. Federal customers also placed $50.3 Integrated Support Services, which supports Law Library’s blog, “In Custodia Legis,” Meade, Md. million in direct orders against the LC/FED- the Library’s physical infrastructure and oper- had 15,000 e-mail subscribers. LINK contracts, bringing the fiscal 2011 to- ating requirements through a broad range of Contracts and Grants tal to $132.7 million. The Global Legal Monitor, a continually specialized services and programs in areas The Library awarded 2,700 contracts val- updated online publication covering le- of facilities, health, safety, office systems and ued at $210 million in fiscal 2011 to support The Library awards grants and fellowships gal news and developments worldwide, logistics support; the Office of Contracts and Library programs, initiatives, technology in- for a variety of scholarly purposes. Grants reached an e-mail readership of 16,097. Grants Management, which serves as the Li- frastructure, facility projects and collection totaling $6.6 million were awarded to 39 The Guide to Law Online, an annotated brary’s principal adviser and manager for the management. Approximately 38 percent of universities or other educational institutions portal of Internet sources of interest to le- acquisition of goods and services, and for the contracts were awarded on a competitive through the Library’s Teaching with Primary gal researchers, had 451,917 page-views. award and management of agency grants, basis, 28 percent were awarded to small Sources (TPS) program. Working with the Both resources are accessible on the Law fellowships and cooperative agreements; the businesses and 17.4 percent to the minority Office of Scholarly Programs, the Grants Library’s website. Office of Security and Emergency Prepared- community, including women-owned busi- Office obligated 57 fellowships and awards The Global Legal Information Network ness, which is responsible for securing the Li- nesses. Credit-card expenditures totaling totaling over $1.6 million. (GLIN) database offers Internet access to brary’s staff, visitors, facilities and collections nearly 200,000 laws, judicial decisions and on a daily basis and planning for emergency related legal materials contributed by a net- situations; and the Office of Opportunity, In- STRATEGIC PLAN 2011–2016 The Law Library acquired this rare 15th-century legal tome, the Casus breves. work of 38 nations and regional and inter- clusiveness and Compliance, which provides Photo by Abby Brack Lewis national organizations. In fiscal 2011, more expert advice and guidance to the Library of In October 2011, the Library of Congress began implementing its Strategic Plan than 13,000 legal materials were added to Congress on the implementation of equal for Fiscal Years 2011–2016. The plan describes the Library’s goals and strate- the GLIN database. Legal information ana- employment opportunity (EEO), affirmative gies for serving the Congress and the American people and demonstrates the LAW The Law Library served approximately lysts at the Law Library added more than employment, diversity management and institution’s commitment to the principles of the Government Performance and ❙ LIBRARY 4,019 congressional users and 41,760 1,800 laws to the database for 16 nations employee-related disability accommodation. Results Act. The Law Library provides Congress with other patrons in its reading room, on the outside of the network. comprehensive research on U.S., foreign phone or electronically. Public Services Security During the year, the Library made significant progress in implementing the and comparative law and other legal refer- staff answered a total 3,591 inquiries At year’s end, the Law Library completed The security of the Library’s staff, visitors, Strategic Plan and the related planning and budgeting framework. The ence services. It also serves U.S. federal through Ask-A-Librarian, the Library’s vir- an eight-year business plan for the One facilities and collections is of paramount im- framework integrates planning and budgeting processes, adds rigor to the courts and executive branch agencies and tual reference service. World Law Library, which will be acces- portance. The focus of the Office of Security Library’s planning and budgeting activities and enhances the organization’s offers reference services to the public. sible at www.law.gov. The site will serve and Emergency Preparedness in 2011 was In addition to serving Congress, the Law ability to measure progress toward achieving the plan’s outcomes and goals. as a repository for global legal and legis- placed on enhancing the emergency pre- In 2011, the Law Library staff prepared 373 Library provided 955 research reports and lative information and use emerging tech- paredness program, improving security at legal research reports, special studies and reference services to executive and ju- In April 2011, the Library issued the fiscal 2011 Library of Congress Annual Plan. nologies for search-and-retrieval of content the Library’s buildings and outly- memoranda in response to congressional dicial branch agencies, the U.S. bar and Annual objectives define the first set of incremental steps toward achieving the contained in divergent information sources. ing facilities, and strengthening the Library’s inquiries. Foreign law specialists provided members of the public in the United States intended results of the Strategic Plan. Detailed performance targets, standards personnel-security programs. Members of Congress with foreign and and abroad. WEB www.loc.gov/law/ and milestones for each of these annual objectives improves the Library’s ability comparative law reports related to U.S. Work continued to develop a Continuity of to establish clear lines of accountability for meeting the goals of the Strategic THOMAS, the public legislative infor- WEB .loc.gov legislative issues including banking, citi- Operations management site from which Plan as well as track and measure progress toward achieving results. mation system, received 10.3 million zenship, cybersecurity, government pro- WEB www.glin.gov key Library personnel can operate in the visits during the year. The Law Library curement, immigration, marriage, mining, event Capitol Hill facilities are compro- WEB www.loc.gov/about/mission.html implemented numerous improvements to nuclear power, taxation and terrorism. mised. Emergency planners, logistics staff

4 2011 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS SERVING THE CONGRESS 5 “I DON’T KNOW OF ANYWHERE in this city that has that degree of beauty, and—the amazing part to me—everything [in it] means something.” C-SPAN PRODUCER CONNIE DOEBELE ON THE LIBRARY’S THOMAS JEFFERSON BUILDING

OFFICE OF THE ❙ LIBRARIAN The Office of the Librarian leads the man- agement, strategic planning and financial services of the Library, as well as legal services, public affairs and congressional relations. In fiscal 2011 it also planned and Rare Book and Special Collections Division Chief Mark Dimunation positions Lincoln’s life mask as C-SPAN’s Connie carried out scores of public and private Doebele and a crew member look on. Photo by Korey Freeman events, raised significant private funds to support special programs and made ex- THE LIBRARY AND THE MEDIA tensive outreach to the media, the public and the Library staff.

Throughout the year, the Library of Congress was the subject The film suggests that the Library’s cataloging system inspired The Office of the Librarian consists of the of many stories in the print, broadcast and online media. The Hoover to create a similar system at the FBI to track information Congressional Relations Office, which Librarian of Congress James H. Billington and donor David Rubenstein unveil Library’s presence on Facebook, YouTube, iTunes, Flickr and about individuals,­ groups and movements. serves the non-CRS research needs of the historic Abel Buell Map of . Photo by Abby Brack Lewis Twitter helped publicize the institution’s programs and resources Congress; the Office of the General Coun- to individuals and the press. These Amazing Shadows, a 2011 documentary, tells the story sel, which fulfills the Library’s legal require- nerships with 292 first-time donors. New documenting the life of American com- of the Library’s National Film Registry, an effort to preserve the ments; the Office of the Chief Financial donors gave $3.1 million, representing 27 poser and conductor Leonard Bernstein. The Library’s traveling exhibition, Gateway to Knowledge, nation’s film heritage. With sequences shot in the Jefferson Officer, which oversees the Library’s- fi percent of the gifts received this year. The Council also purchased Agostino resulted in extensive media coverage. Library exhibitions Building and at the Library’s Packard Campus for Audio nances and facilitates the implementation Tofanelli’s View of Rome—a four-volume featuring Civil War photographs and the iconic I Love Lucy Visual Conservation, the documentary features interviews with of the Library’s Strategic Plan; the Office Private gifts supported a variety of new set of books, completed in 1833—for the show were also popular with the press. members of the Library staff and clips from nearly 200 classic of Communications, which communicates and continuing initiatives throughout the Library’s Rare Book and Special Collec- films on the registry. The film, which debuted at the Sundance the Library’s policies and programs to the Library, including exhibitions, acquisitions, tions Division. Madison Council member The Library’s multifaceted media campaign for the 2011 Film Festival in January 2011, garnered press attention, as did staff, the public and the media; the Office symposia and other scholarly programs. David M. Rubenstein gave the Library cur- National Book Festival resulted in more than 1.16 billion media the Library’s Dec. 28, 2010, announcement of additions to the of Special Events and Public Programs, Donors committed $2.7 million to create rent stewardship of Abel Buell’s rare and impressions—the most in the festival’s history. film registry. which facilitates interactions between the a Residential Scholars Center to provide historically significant map, A New and Library and its constituencies through convenient, affordable accommodations Correct Map of the United States of North The Library’s Office of Communications processed more than Preservation of the nation’s sound heritage was also featured in planning and coordination of private and for students, teachers and researchers in America Layd [sic] Down from the Latest 100 requests to film, photograph and record at the Library of the media with stories about additions to the National Recording public programs at the Library; and the the nation’s capital. Congress for various news and production projects. Registry in April and the launch of the Library’s National Jukebox Observations and Best Authorities Agree- Development Office, which fosters the Li- Gifts from the James Madison Coun- website in May. The Library announced the National Jukebox at able to the Peace of 1783. brary’s public and private partnerships. In cil—the Library’s private-sector advisory A 90-minute documentary about the nation’s library aired on a press conference, featuring a performance by singer Harry addition, the Office of the Librarian also group—in fiscal 2011 totaled more than Target Corp., , Wells C-SPAN in July. This behind-the-scenes look at the Library, Connick Jr. Members of the press pronounced the new website has oversight for strategic planning and for $4.6 million, bringing the Council’s total Fargo & Co. and a host of contributors which includes interviews with dozens of staff members, can “cool” and “the best new thing in the world today.” guiding such initiatives as the World Digital support since 1990 to more than $203 gave nearly $1.2 million to support the be viewed online at www.c-span.org/loc/. Library website. million. Gifts from the Council supported 2011 National Book Festival. David M. The capture and ultimate release into the wild of a female During fiscal 2011, the Library’s fundraising the Gateway to Knowledge traveling ex- Rubenstein added $1.3 million for the In March, director Clint Eastwood, his cast and crew shot Cooper’s hawk that took up residence in the dome of the activities brought in a total of $11.3 million, hibition, the World Digital Library, the year, of which $300,000 was given spe- scenes for the motion picture J. Edgar in the Main Reading Library’s Main Reading Room for three weeks in January, drew representing 706 gifts from 571 donors. National Book Festival and the Junior cifically to allow the event to become a Room and Great Hall of the Thomas Jefferson Building. J. substantial media interest. The bird, which caused no harm Those gifts, including $235,650 received Fellows Summer Intern Program. The two-day festival. In 2010, he announced Edgar Hoover worked at the Library of Congress from 1913 to or danger and sustained no injury, captured the attention of through planned gifts, were made to 63 Council funded the Library’s purchase the award of $5 million over five years to 1917, before joining the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). numerous local and national media outlets. Library initiatives. The Library forged part- of correspondence and other materials support this event.

6 2011 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS SERVING THE CONGRESS 7 OFFICE OF THE audit opinion. Under OIG supervision, Ke- cross-serviced by the Library’s financial ❙ INSPECTOR GENERAL arney & Company also audited and issued system. This resulted in combined pro- The Office of the Inspector General (OIG), an unqualified audit opinion on the 2010 jected cost savings of more than $1.6 an independent office within the Library of financial statements of the James Madison million over the five-year life of the con- Congress, advises the Librarian and the Council Fund and the Open World Leader- tract. The OIG also analyzed a contrac- Congress on economy, efficiency and - ef ship Center, a separate legislative branch tor claim against the Library that result- fectiveness of Library programs and op- agency housed at the Library of Congress. ed in a cost savings of $275,000.

erations. The OIG conducts audits and The OIG reviewed 19 new or revised Li- investigations which focus on detecting brary of Congress Regulations. It inves- and preventing fraud, waste, abuse and tigated misuse of Library computers, mismanagement. networks, property and time; external In fiscal year 2011, the OIG issued 16 audit, hacking of Copyright Office computers; survey and review reports that addressed pirated DVDs and talking books; a major important aspects of programs and opera- software migration; and conflict of interest tions. These included performance-based and other misconduct. budgeting, collections security, personnel- During the year, the OIG opened 81 in- security policies and procedures, coopera- vestigations and closed 81 investiga- tive agreements under the National Digital tions. OIG investigations resulted in Information Infrastructure and Preservation more than $28,000 in restitution. The Program, planning and implementation OIG referred six cases to Library man- of the conversion to digital talking books agement for administrative action. At for the blind and physically handicapped, year’s end, no administrative actions protection of surplus collections materials, were pending. The office maintains a the telework program, verification of data confidential hotline for reporting offens- in the Library’s Multi-Year Affirmative Em- es against the Library: 202-707-6306 or ployment Program Plan, the Library’s suc- [email protected]. cess rate in item retrieval and an extensive To comply with its statutory To comply with its statutory reporting re- follow-up on a previous audit of operations CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT | reporting requirements, quirements, the OIG issued semiannual of the Office of Opportunity, Inclusiveness Rep. Howard Coble (R-N.C.) and the Office of the Inspector reports to Congress summarizing its activi- and Compliance. Sen. (D-Vt.) meet at General issued semiannual ties for the periods ending March 31, 2011 the Library as American Society of A review of past recommendations deter- and Sept. 30, 2011. Composers, Authors and Publishers mined that the Library implemented 45 OIG reports to Congress. The OIG also developed and published a (ASCAP) president Paul Williams recommendations. Strategic Plan for 2012–2016. The Stra- (center) looks on. | Rep. Jim Under contract with the OIG, the account- At the request of the Congress, the Li- tegic Plan, reports to Congress, audit re- Cooper (D-Tenn.) views the Library’s ing firm of Kearney & Company audited brary OIG chaired a committee that ports and OIG testimony are available on Civil War exhibition. | Oregon the Library’s 2010 consolidated financial selected a single contractor to audit the OIG website. resident Don Homuth describes a statements. For the 15th consecutive year, the financial statements of the Library map he donated to the Library to the Library received an unqualified (clean) and several legislative branch agencies WEB www.loc.gov/about/oig/ Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.). | Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) speaks at the Library of Congress. All photos by Abby Brack Lewis

8 2011 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS SERVING THE CONGRESS 9 “THIS GENEROUS CONTRIBUTION by the Universal Music Group will help preserve our nation’s rich cultural heritage.” REP. ERIC CANTOR (R-VA.)

COLLECTING copies were received from publishers mation industries are not well-developed. In 2011, the Library’s collections grew under the mandatory deposit provisions Those offices brought in and distributed to more than 151 million items in vari- of the law. The Library also received the 291,805 items to the Library of Congress ous formats. The Library acquired more first 300 electronic serial issues obtained and, on a cost-recovery basis, provided than 4 million items through purchase, through the eDeposit program that pro- 385,132 items to other U.S. libraries. gift, exchange or transfer from other vides for the receipt of electronic serials government agencies (see Appendix C, demanded under copyright law. In fiscal 2011, the Library commissioned Selected Acquisitions). the Council of American Overseas Re- The Library’s six overseas offices (in Rio search Centers (CAORC) to test a new The U.S. Copyright Office forwarded de Janeiro; Cairo; New Delhi; Jakarta; model for acquiring materials from re- more than 700,000 copies of works with Nairobi; and Islamabad) acquired, cata- gions of the world where acquisitions a net value of $31 million to the Library’s loged and preserved materials from parts work is difficult. CAORC, with its net- collections in 2011; more than 330,000 of the world where the book and infor- work of independent overseas research

OPPOSITE | Photos from the Universal Music Group donation, clockwise from top left: the Boswell sisters, New York World- Telegram and Photograph Collection, Prints and Photographs Division; Judy Garland, 1940, photo courtesy Decca; Irving playing piano, photo by Robert Coburn, Library of Congress; , 1938. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection, Library of Congress; Louis Armstrong, photo courtesy Decca; Bing Crosby Record, photo courtesy Decca. See related story on page 24. BELOW, FROM LEFT | The Berks County, Pa., land ownership atlas (1862) is the 30,000th map to be digitized by the Library. Geography and Map Division | Audio Preservation Specialist Bryan Hoffa works with vinyl recordings at the Library’s Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation. Photo by Abby Brack Lewis

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10 2011 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS COLLECTING, PRESERVING AND PROVIDING ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE 11 centers, tested the acquisition model in preserved in this capacity … to ensure that new generations the 11 francophone countries of Sub- “TO HAVE THESE SONGS THE NATIONAL JUKEBOX WEBSITE Saharan West Africa. In its first year of have access to these treasures is really heartwarming and inspirational to me.” operation, the project yielded 1,355 titles At a May 10 news conference featuring a for cataloging. ACTOR AND GRAMMY-WINNING SINGER AND PIANIST HARRY CONNICK JR., ON THE NATIONAL JUKEBOX performance by Grammy-winning pianist, singer and actor Harry Connick Jr., the Library of Congress launched the “National PRESERVING Jukebox.” The interactive website allows Preserving its unparalleled collections— tions to the facility included 235,569 users to play thousands of historic sound from cuneiform tablets to born-digital books and 118,585 special-format mate- recordings—many of them unavailable to the public for more than a century. More items—is one of the Library’s major ac- rials such as more than 81,000 reels of than 1 million visits to the site were recorded within the first two days of its launch. tivities in support of its vision to further microfilm masters. human understanding and wisdom. Developed by the Library, with assets provided by Sony Music Entertainment, the Book Digitization. The Library continued National Jukebox website offers free online access to more than 10,000 out-of- During the year, nearly 10.7 million items to sustain the book digitization program, print music and spoken-word recordings produced in the U.S. between the years from the Library’s collections were bound, which was initially created with a grant 1901 and 1925. repaired, mass-deacidified, microfilmed of $2 million from the Alfred P. Sloan or otherwise reformatted. The Preserva- Foundation to address at-risk “brittle The agreement for the National Jukebox grants the Library of Congress usage tion Directorate surveyed the preservation books” in the Library’s public domain rights to Sony Music’s entire pre-1925 catalog—comprising thousands of needs of nearly 548,000 items from the general collection. The scanning facili- recordings produced by Columbia Records, OKeh and Victor Talking Machine Library’s general and special collections, ties are shared by the Library with other Co., among others, and represents the largest collection of such historical including books, photographs, maps, au- federal libraries through a FEDLINK An item in the Library’s comic-book collection receives deacidification treatment. recordings ever made publicly available for study and appreciation online. diovisual materials and other formats. Of master contract. The scanned materi- Photo by Abby Brack Lewis these, nearly 292,000 items were housed als are accessible for reading online or Works by Fletcher Henderson, Al Jolson, George M. Cohan, Eddie Cantor, Will in protective containers. for download on the Internet Archive’s Rogers, Alberta Hunter, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Leopold Stokowski, Arturo Toscanini, website. In fiscal 2011, 28,000 volumes LIBRARY five directorates: Acquisitions and Biblio- and opera stars Enrico Caruso, Nellie Melba and Geraldine Farrar are all covered, as The Library announced Twitter’s dona- in the public domain general collections ❙ SERVICES graphic Access, Collections and Servic- are such original recordings as the Paul Whiteman Concert Orchestra’s “Rhapsody tion of its digital archive of public tweets were scanned, comprising 5 million The mission of Library Services is to de- es, Partnerships and Outreach Programs, in Blue” with George Gershwin on piano, and Nora Bayes’ version of “Over There.” on April 14, 2010. In December 2010, pages. This brought the total to 116,000 velop the Library’s universal collections, Preservation, and Technology Policy. The Twitter identified the company Gnip as volumes comprising 21.8 million pages which document the history and creativity of Packard Campus for Audio Visual Con- Some of the recorded sounds are readings from the Bible, recitations of popular its agent for the transfer of tweets to the since the project’s inception. the American people and which record and servation and the American Folklife Cen- poems such as “Casey at the Bat” and novelty recordings of snores and sneezes. Library. From January to June 2011, the contribute to the advancement of civilization ter (including the Veterans History Proj- Other recordings document the words of important Library and Gnip tested the packaging During the year, the Library joined oth- and knowledge throughout the world. Li- ect) also report to Library Services. political figures: The jukebox includes speeches by er research library partners as a mem- and transfer of files to the Library. In brary Services performs the traditional func- Major milestones of Library Services— Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, William ber of the HathiTrust, a digital reposi- September, the Library’s Twitter acces- tions of a national library: acquisitions, cata- discussed elsewhere in this report— Jennings Bryan and William Howard Taft. tory for the books scanned by American sioning application went into produc- loging, preservation and reference services included the 80th anniversary of the libraries. The Library submitted more tion. At fiscal year’s end, more than 24 for both digital and traditional collections. National Library Service for the Blind Visitors to the National Jukebox website billion public tweets dating from De- than 67,000 digitized volumes to this Through its partnerships and outreach and Physically Handicapped, the launch can listen to available recordings on a cember 2010 had been transferred to shared, online collection. All of these programs, the Visitor Services Office and of the National Jukebox to preserve and streaming-only basis, as well as view the Library’s custodial care. works are pre-1923 American imprints, centers—such as the John W. Kluge Cen- make accessible the nation’s sound thousands of label images, record-catalog thus in the public domain and freely ter, the Center for the Book, the American heritage, digitization of the 30,000th illustrations, and artist and performer WEB www.loc.gov/preservation/ available on the Internet. The Library Folklife Center and the Poetry and Litera- map, online access to 10,000 veterans’ bios. In addition, users can further explore has participated in the establishment of ture Center—Library Services reached stories through the Veterans History the catalog by accessing special interactive Books governance and planning for the Trust out to visitors, veterans, people with dis- Project, completion of the Civil Rights features, listening to playlists developed by Library Offsite Storage. During the year, the Li- as it has grown in size and significance abilities, the scholarly community, litera- History Project website to record this staff and creating and sharing their own playlists. brary transferred 354,154 items to its in the research community. At year’s cy-promotion groups, folklorists, poets, important chapter in American history climate-controlled offsite storage facility end, the HathiTrust comprised more WEB www.loc.gov/jukebox/ federal librarians and the library commu- and continued testing and evaluation of at Ft. Meade, Md., bringing the total to than 9 million digital volumes. the Resource Description and Access more than 3.9 million collection items nity. The more than 45 offices that make (RDA) cataloging standard. stored at the facility. Fiscal 2011 addi- WEB www.archive.org up Library Services are organized within

12 2011 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS COLLECTING, PRESERVING AND PROVIDING ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE 13 Audiovisual Collections Library buildings in four states and the of the U.S. government. The $155 mil- for all time. The films are chosen on the the first map depicting the boundaries of Newspapers Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conserva- District of Columbia. lion facility was financed jointly by the basis of whether they are “culturally, the new American nation at the end of Chronicling America. The Library of Con- tion. Opened in July 2007, the Library’s gift from Packard and appropriations historically or aesthetically significant.” the American Revolution. gress, in partnership with the National Packard Campus for Audio Visual Con- Philanthropist David Woodley Packard from Congress totaling $82.1 million. The Library of Congress works to en- Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) servation in Culpeper, Va., consolidated and the Packard Humanities Institute sure that registry films are preserved by WEB http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ is participating with the National Digital the Library’s sound, film and video col- donated the state-of-the-art facility to the The Library’s Packard Campus com- the Library’s staff or through collabora- gmdhtml/gmdhome.html Newspaper Program (NDNP) in a proj- lections—the world’s largest and most American people, making it the largest- prises a collections building, where 5.7 tion with other archives, motion-picture WEB www.loc.gov/topics/maps.php ect to digitize and provide free and pub- comprehensive—previously housed in ever private gift to the legislative branch million items (1.2 million moving im- studios and independent filmmakers. ages, nearly 3 million sound recordings and 1.5 million related items, such as In December 2010, the Librarian manuscripts, posters and screenplays) named 25 films to the registry, bringing are housed under ideal conditions; a the total to 550 (see page 14). NATIONAL RECORDING REGISTRY conservation building, where the collec- (2010 ADDITIONS) tions are acquired, managed and pre- Sound Recordings. The National Record- served; and a separate facility with 124 ing Preservation Act of 2000 tasks the Phonautograms, Edouard-Leon Scott vaults where combustible nitrate films Librarian of Congress with annually de Martinville (ca. 1853–1861) can be stored safely. Researchers in the choosing recordings that are “culturally, “Take Me Out to the Ballgame,” Library of Congress’ related reading historically or aesthetically significant.” Edward Meeker, accompanied by the rooms on Capitol Hill will be able to ac- In April 2011, the Librarian announced Edison Orchestra (1908) cess derivative copies of the digital files the addition of 25 sound recordings to through high-speed fiber-optic connec- the National Recording Registry, bring- Cylinder Recordings of Ishi (1911–14) tions from Culpeper. ing the total to 325. “Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground,” Blind Willie Johnson (1927) United Sacred Harp Musical Convention In fiscal 2011, the Packard Campus Film Maps in Fyffe, Ala., field recordings by Alan “It’s the Girl,” The Boswell Sisters with Laboratory processed 1,360 original reels The Library reached a milestone this Lomax and Shirley Collins (1959) the Dorsey Brothers Orchestra (1931) of nitrate film—more than double that year with the digitization of its 30,000th Blind Joe Death, John Fahey Production still from The Empire Strikes Back courtesy 20th Century Fox. of the previous year. Each reel of original map. Working amid giant scanners, “Mal Hombre,” Lydia Mendoza (1934) (1959, 1964, 1967) nitrate film was inspected, cleaned and the staff of the Library’s Geography “Tumbling Tumbleweeds,” The Sons “Stand By Your Man,” hand-repaired prior to transfer to safety- and Map Division digitized and placed of the Pioneers (1934) NATIONAL FILM REGISTRY (2010 ADDITIONS) preservation copies. More than 33,000 online the record-breaking item—the Tammy Wynette (1968) Talking Union, The Almanac recorded sound and moving image col- Berks County, Pa., land ownership atlas Trout Mask Replica, Captain Beefheart Singers (1941) Airplane (1980) Make Way For Tomorrow (1937) lections were digitally preserved. from 1862, one of the earliest known and His Magic county land-ownership atlases produced Jazz at the Philharmonic (July 2, 1944) All the President’s Men (1976) Malcolm X (1992) Band (1969) WEB www.loc.gov/avconservation/ in the United States. “Pope Marcellus Mass” (Palestrina), The Bargain (1914) McCabe and Mrs. Miller (1971) Songs of the Humpback Whale (1970) The Roger Wagner Chorale (1951) Cry of Jazz (1959) Newark Athlete (1891) Films. It is estimated that half of the The Library began scanning maps in “Let’s Stay Together,” (1971) films produced before 1950 and 80 per- “The Eagle Stirreth Her Nest,” Rev. C. 1995, when the Geography and Map Di- “Black Angels (Thirteen Images from Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 Our Lady of the Sphere (1969) cent to 90 percent of those made before L. Franklin (1953) vision received its first scanner. In 1996, the Dark Land),” George Crumb, CRI 4EB (1967) The Pink Panther (1964) 1920 have disappeared forever. The Li- the Library started posting maps online in “Tipitina,” Professor Longhair (1953) Recordings, (1972) brary of Congress is working with many The Empire Strikes Back (1980) Preservation of the Sign its American Memory website. Since then, organizations to prevent further losses At Sunset, Mort Sahl (1955) Aja, Steely Dan (1977) The Exorcist (1973) Language (1913) the Geography and Map Division’s Digi- and to preserve motion pictures through tal Team has scanned a number of sig- Interviews with Jazz Musicians for the 3 Feet High and Rising, De La The Front Page (1931) Saturday Night Fever (1977) the National Film Registry. nificant collections, including panoramic, , Willis Conover (1956) Soul (1989) Grey Gardens (1976) Study of a River (1996) land ownership, Civil War and American The Music From Peter Gunn, Henry Under the terms of the National Film GOPAC Strategy and Instructional I Am Joaquin (1969) Tarantella (1940) Revolutionary maps. The Library’s online Mancini (1959) Tapes (1986-1994) Preservation Act of 1992, the Librar- maps include some of the world’s great It’s a Gift (1934) A Tree Grows in (1945) ian of Congress—with advice from the cartographic treasures, such as the 1507 Let There Be Light (1946) A Trip Down Market Street (1906) National Film Preservation Board—be- Waldseemüller World Map—the first gan selecting 25 films annually for the ABOVE | “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” (1908) was named to the 2010 Lonesome (1928) map to show the word “America”—and, National Recording Registry in April 2011. Copyright: The York Music Co. National Film Registry to be preserved most recently, the Abel Buell map (1783),

14 2011 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS COLLECTING, PRESERVING AND PROVIDING ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE 15 lic access to American newspapers that are in the public domain. During 2011, “THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS is widely recognized as the finest library in the the number of state projects contribut- world, and I am pleased to make the Buell map available for all to see at the Library’s ing digitized content grew to 28, and 200 extraordinary facilities.” new newspaper titles were added to the project. At year’s end the website com- DAVID M. RUBENSTEIN, CO-FOUNDER AND MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE CARLYLE GROUP prised 4.3 million pages. Since March 2007, the Library has been making this material accessible on the Chronicling America website, a free, national search- able database of historic American news- paper pages published between 1860 and 1922. A redesign of the site was launched This rare map by Abel Buell (1783) is the first by an American to depict the new in May. The popular site hosted more American nation. Geography and Map Division than 2.4 million visits and provided 23 military aviators and military chaplains. million page views during the year. Selected content from the VHP website SILENT FILMS—FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE RARE MAP OF THE UNITED STATES is also accessible on iTunesU. WEB www.loc.gov/chroniclingamerica/ WEB www.loc.gov/vets/ A major gift from Russia—digitally preserved copies of 10 previously lost Just six months after the Treaty of Paris (Sept. 3, 1783) ended the Revolutionary American silent films—will help the United States reclaim its silent-film heritage. Oral History War, inventor and printer Abel Buell published A New and Correct Map of the Vladimir I. Kozhin, head of Management and Administration of the President of The American Folklife Center (see StoryCorps. Launched in 2003 by Dave Isay United States of North America Layd Down from the Latest Observations and the Russian Federation, officially presented the films to the Library of Congress page 30) continued its mandate to and his documentary company, Sound Best Authorities Agreeable to the Peace of 1783. at a ceremony held on Oct. 21, 2010. “preserve and present American Portraits Productions, StoryCorps is folklife” through a number of out- one of the nation’s largest oral-narrative The map represents a number of cartographic firsts: the first map depicting the The 10 films constitute the first installment of an ongoing series of “lost” films reach and oral-history programs. projects. Isay was inspired by the Works boundaries of the new American nation; the first map of the U.S. to be printed Progress Administration’s (WPA) Federal produced by U.S. movie studios that will be given to the Library. The films were and copyrighted in North America; and the first map published in the U.S. to digitally preserved by Gosfilmofond, the Russian State film archive, and donated Veterans History Project. Established by Writers Project of the 1930s, which re- depict the American flag. via the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library. Congress in 2000, the Veterans History corded oral-history interviews—housed Project (VHP) is a major program of in the Library of Congress—with every- Seven copies of the map are known to exist, and three are held outside of The films, created for an American public, were distributed in other countries— the Library’s American Folklife Center. day Americans across the country. In fis- the U.S. Thanks to the Library’s benefactor David M. Rubenstein, one of the including Russia—during the silent era, 1893-1930. Shown in Russian movie This oral-history program preserves cal 2011, more than 7,400 audio files of remaining four copies—the best-preserved of the group—now resides in the houses, the films had been given Russian-language intertitles. the memories of those in our nation’s interviews were added to the StoryCorps Library of Congress. armed services and others who shared collection, bringing the total to more than Because of neglect and deterioration over time, more than 80 percent of U.S. America’s wartime experience in the 40,000 housed in the Library’s Ameri- Rubenstein, co-founder and managing director of The Carlyle Group and a movies from the silent era no longer exist in the United States. In the past 20 20th and early 21st centuries. can Folklife Center. In addition to weekly member of the Library’s Madison Council, purchased the map at auction at broadcasts on National Public Radio’s years, the Library of Congress and others have made great efforts to locate and Christie’s in December 2010. At a ceremony held at the Library on Jan. 31, repatriate missing U.S.-produced movies from foreign archives. In fiscal 2011, the project collected more (NPR) “Morning Edition,” select Story- stewardship of the rare Revolutionary War-era map was given to the Library for than 5,000 personal recollections from Corps stories are available as download- a period of five years in order to make it accessible to the public. This new gift to the Library is in the form of digital copies of the preserved films. across the nation, bringing the total to able podcasts. Preliminary research conducted by the staff of the Library’s Packard Campus more than 78,000. In May 2011, the The map was digitized and can be accessed on the Geography and Map for Audio Visual Conservation indicates that up to 200 movies produced by U.S. project reached a milestone by digitiz- In its first year of operation, the Historias Division’s website. The original map was on display briefly in the exhibition, movie studios of the silent and sound eras may survive only in the Gosfilmofond ing its 10,000th collection, making these mobile booth gathered contemporary Exploring the Early Americas: The Jay I. Kislak Collection at the Library of archive. Copies of these films will eventually be sent to the Library of Congress. recorded interviews, photographs, letters personal narrative recordings of Latinos Congress, and was later replaced with a facsimile copy. and other historical documents fully ac- and Latinas in 20 cities in the U.S. and The gift is the result of the Library of Congress’ work with Russian libraries and cessible to anyone with Internet access. Puerto Rico. The recorded oral narra- During the year, the Preservation Directorate began working to design a archives on digital exchange. Since 2007, when the Presidential Administration The milestone collection was from World tives of Latino Americans will be housed protective anoxic display case for the rare map. The case will be tailored to of the Russian Federation decided to create an all-digital presidential library, War II Coast Guard veteran George A. in the American Folklife Center. reduce damage to the map by prolonged exposure to light. the Library of Congress has been regularly consulted on the project. The Boris Travers, who recounts his D-Day experi- WEB http://storycorps.org Yeltsin Presidential Library opened in 2009 in St. Petersburg. WEB www.loc.gov/rr/geogmap/buellmap.html ence at Iwo Jima. Special presentations added to the site during the year honored WEB www.storycorpshistorias.org

16 2011 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS COLLECTING, PRESERVING AND PROVIDING ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE 17 The NDIIPP partners met in July to pres- “YOU’RE ALL HERE TODAY because you know that in today’s world, having a mentor ent project results, share expertise and is more important than ever before.” conduct working group meetings of the National Digital Stewardship Alliance, FIRST LADY which was established in 2010. At the end of the fiscal year, 96 organizations were members of the alliance. Alliance First Lady Michelle Obama and MENTOR chair Willem Kooyker pose with Deneen members are working together to build Borner at the National Mentoring Summit held at the Library on Jan. 25, 2011. a national digital collection, develop and Photo by Abby Brack Lewis Civil Rights History Project. The Civil African American History and Culture terviews and memorabilia will be made adopt digital preservation standards, share Rights History Project Act of 2009 (NMAAHC). A cooperative agreement accessible to researchers at the Library, tools and services, support innovation of [P.L. 111-19] requires the Librarian between the Library and the Smithson- NMAAHC and online through the practice and research and promote na- MENTORING SUMMIT of Congress and the Secretary of the ian, which was signed on July 10, 2009, project website. tional outreach for digital preservation. Smithsonian Institution to (1) establish specified that the Library’s American First Lady Michelle Obama joined hundreds of mentors and the young people a joint five-year oral history project Folklife Center would conduct a sur- On Aug. 26, 2011, the Library an- In addition to the content from the origi- they guide at the Library of Congress on Jan. 25, 2011, for the inaugural to collect video and audio recordings vey of libraries, archives, museums nounced the completion of phase one nal collecting partners, NDIIPP collabo- national summit on the value of mentoring—devoting time to helping young as well as visual and written materials and other institutions to determine the of the project—the launch of the Civil rated with state, archival and private-sec- people achieve successful adulthood. relevant to the personal histories of extent of existing documentary record- Rights History Project website. The tor organizations thereby reflecting the participants in the civil rights move- ings of the civil rights movement. The web portal presents the results of a growing diversity of content and exper- The summit, titled “Achieving Academic and Social Success: Supporting Youth ment; (2) make the collection available Smithsonian subsequently will record nationwide survey of oral-history in- tise in the network, including standards Through Mentoring,” was sponsored by the group MENTOR, the Corporation for for public use through the Library of interviews with individuals about their terviews with participants in the civil development and web archiving. Major National and Community Service, the Harvard School of Public Health and the U.S. Congress and the National Museum of experiences in the movement. The in- rights movement. Developed by Li- accomplishments in 2011 include: Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. brary of Congress catalogers and web designers, the database and search State Records. Most states lack the resourc- In her keynote address, the first lady announced the “corporate mentoring tool will enable researchers to locate es to ensure the preservation of the in- challenge,” asking corporations to allow their employees to be involved in hundreds of collections in repositories formation they produce in digital form mentoring during the coming year. around the country. only, such as legislative records, court- case files and executive-agency records. She noted that she and the president both have sponsored mentoring WEB www.loc.gov/folklife/civilrights/ As a result, much state government digi- programs—hers for young women, his for young men—and “the benefits are tal information—including content use- undeniable. Studies have shown that young people with mentors are more likely National Digital ful to policymakers—is at risk. In 2011, to graduate from high school and set higher goals for themselves, and they’re Information Infrastructure and the four projects making up the NDIIPP less likely to skip school, use drugs, or fight.” Preservation Program Preserving State Government Informa- The National Digital Information In- tion initiative worked with institutions in In addition to Mrs. Obama’s remarks, a panel of high-ranking administration frastructure and Preservation Program 35 states—all added valuable digital in- officials, including Attorney General , Secretary of Health and Human (NDIIPP) is a unique strategic initiative formation to the network. The projects Services Kathleen Sebelius, Education Secretary Arne Duncan and CEO Patrick mandated by Congress in 2000 to col- represent a geographically and themati- Corvington of the Corporation for National and Community Service spoke at the lect and preserve at-risk digital content cally diverse body of important state gov- summit. The master of ceremonies was Joshua DuBois, executive director of of cultural and historical importance. ernment digital information. the Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. Under the auspices of the Library’s Office of Strategic Initiatives (see page Standards. The Federal Agency Digi- Participating officials described adults they looked up to and considered 24), NDIIPP has grown to a decentral- tization Guidelines Working Group mentors. Holder, for example, said a physician, who was a close friend of his ized network of 200 national and in- under NDIIPP is a collaborative ef- father, helped him become interested, as a youth, in the world to which a good ternational partners with stewardship fort by 18 federal agencies to define education eventually admitted him. He noted that staff of the Justice Department for more than 1,400 digital collections. common guidelines, methods and had been extensively involved in mentoring when he was a U.S. attorney and These partners are seeking to preserve practices to digitize historical con- had enjoyed it almost as much as the kids did. He termed it a “crime-prevention a wide range of born-digital records, in- tent in a standard manner. Two main mechanism” and said“Mentoring works on a whole bunch of levels.” cluding public and commercial content, working groups—Still Image and Au- Civil rights activists protest school segregation at a march in Chicago on and are working collaboratively to estab- diovisual—continued their work of WEB www.nationalmentoringsummit.org June 10, 1965. Prints and Photographs Division lish standards for digital preservation. developing guidelines and tools that

18 2011 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS COLLECTING, PRESERVING AND PROVIDING ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE 19 can be broadly applied. The Still Im- as an independent country. The team also ers who are blind. The program, which Cataloging age group evaluated file formats (such provided support to the Law Library as began with long-playing records and The Library cataloged 524,812 new as JPEG 2000) for archival and other it archived Senate, House and Commit- advanced to audio cassettes, has made works in fiscal 2011 on 297,342 benefits. The group also focused on tee websites that will be made available the transition to state-of-the-art digital separate bibliographic records. Pro- the area of color accuracy for produc- through the public legislation information talking books. The Library’s Technol- duction of full- and standard-level tion scanning projects. The Audiovi- system known as THOMAS. ogy Assessment Laboratory continues original cataloging totaled 225,314 sual group continued development of to seek technology solutions for people bibliographic records. The Library a Material Exchange Format (MXF) WEB www.digitalpreservation.gov with disabilities. and other member institutions of standard, suitable for the creation and WEB www.digitizationguidelines.gov the international Program for Coop- management of files for video and Reference Services erative Cataloging created 339,104 other moving image content. Drafts During the year, the Library’s staff han- name and series authority records, were distributed for comment in Oc- PROVIDING ACCCESS dled more than 550,000 reference requests and 11,444 subject authorities. The tober 2010 and August 2011. The TO KNOWLEDGE received in person, on the telephone and Library served as secretariat for the AV group also continued to develop The Library of Congress provides access to through written and electronic correspon- program and created 110,637 of the a specification for Broadcast WAVE knowledge by making its collections public- dence. The Library’s digital reference name and series authority records file (BWF) metadata, a file header for ly available in its 21 reading rooms on Cap- staff also responded to more than 16,000 and 8,624 of the subject authorities. audio files, which is used by the Euro- itol Hill and at the Packard Campus for questions posed by patrons using the Ask a Dewey Decimal Classification num- pean Broadcast Union. Audio Visual Conservation in Culpeper, Librarian feature on the Library’s website. bers were assigned to 86,712 titles as Va., and through its website. The Library Nearly 1.1 million items were circulated a service to other libraries throughout Web Archiving. In fiscal 2011, the Library’s also provides global access to its resources for use within the Library. the world that use that system to orga- Brandon Pickrel checks out talking-book players at the 80th anniversary Web Archiving team in the Office of and those of other nations through the col- nize their collections. celebration of the Library’s National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Strategic Initiatives provided project laborative World Digital Library. In its second year of operation, a total Handicapped. Photo by Abby Brack Lewis management and technical support for a of 34,879 new patrons were registered Bibliographic Control and Standards. The growing number of web archive collec- By cataloging its holdings in English in the automated Reader Registration Library of Congress, along with the tions for Library Services and the Law and in many other languages, the Li- System, bringing the total to more than National Library of Medicine and the the Blind and Physically Handicapped ing containers to libraries nationwide. Library, and continued to develop tools brary provides bibliographic access to its 105,000 since its inception in April 2009. National Agricultural Library, coordi- (NLS) marked the 80th anniversary of Approximately 310,000 users are en- and strengthen the infrastructure at the vast and growing collections. Through nated the testing of the new catalog- its braille and talking-book services in joying digital talking-book players and Library for the long-term storage and shared and cooperative cataloging and Work continued on an upgrade to the ing standard, Resource Description March 2011. NLS used the occasion to books. Patrons may select from 8,500 preservation of web archive content. through its cataloging products, the Li- Automated Call Slip system. The sys- and Access (RDA). Approximately increase awareness of its digital talking- titles on cartridges and approximately The Web Archiving Team managed 22 brary helps the nation’s libraries provide tem allows patrons in the Library’s read- 26 institutions conducted RDA tests book program through a direct-mail 25,000 titles on the Braille and Au- web archive collections, which included access to their collections. ing rooms to request library materials during the period July 1 through marketing campaign in collaboration dio Reading Download (BARD) web- more than 6,300 nominated websites. from the general collections through the Dec. 31, 2010. A coordinating com- with its network of regional libraries. site. Responsibility for administering At year’s end, the Library’s web archives The Library’s exhibitions remained open Library’s online public access catalog, mittee led by the Library’s director NLS also marketed its services to more BARD, which has 40,415 registered comprised more than 5 billion web docu- to the public on federal holidays with the instead of using paper call slips. The for Acquisitions and Bibliographic than 250,000 institutions serving people users, was turned over to the network ments or 250 terabytes of data. exception of Thanksgiving, Christmas upgraded system will be implemented Access analyzed the test results and with visual and physical disabilities, in- of cooperating libraries this year. Web and New Year’s Day. The Main Read- early in the next fiscal year. questionnaire responses and submit- cluding veterans, seniors and students. portals were customized with respec- The team worked with Library Services ing Room was available for public open ted its report on May 9 to the senior tive library logos, making service pro- to archive sites about the Civil War’s ses- houses on Columbus Day and Washing- During the year, the Library added management of the three U.S. na- During the year, NLS circulated more vision seamless to patrons. quicentennial. It partnered with other ton’s Birthday (Presidents’ Day). 384 new encoded archival description tional libraries. The decision to im- than 25 million copies of braille and organizations to archive sites related to (EAD) finding aids online atwww.loc. plement RDA jointly, no earlier than recorded books and magazines to some World Digital Library the earthquake in Japan, the Arab Spring The Library has a long tradition of gov/findingaids/. The system offers January 2013, was announced on June 800,000 readers through a network of Launched in April 2009, the World events in North Africa and the Middle making its collections accessible to staff 1,480 finding aids to more than 43.2 13, 2011. The intervening period will 103 cooperating libraries. NLS also Digital Library (WDL) website makes East and the Jasmine Revolution. The and patrons who are unable to use con- million archival items in the Library’s allow time to fulfill a list of recom- honors more than 3,700 centenarians significant primary source materi- team also worked with the Library’s Over- ventional printed materials. When the Manuscript; Music; American Folklife mendations based on test findings. with membership in the 102 Talking- als in various formats from cultures seas Offices to build web archives for the Thomas Jefferson Building opened in Center; Prints and Photographs; Mo- Book Club. around the world available on the In- 2010 elections in Brazil, Burma/Myan- 1897, it housed a special reading room tion Picture, Broadcasting and Record- Access for the Blind and ternet, free of charge and in multilin- mar and Sri Lanka; the 2011 elections in for the blind. Since 1931, the Nation- ed Sound divisions, and other Library Physically Handicapped Through its digital talking-book pro- gual format. Since its inception, there Laos, Thailand and Vietnam; the Maoist al Library Service for the Blind and of Congress research centers. Established in 1931 when President Her- gram, NLS distributes digital play- have been nearly 18 million visits to Movement in India; Pakistan national- Physically Handicapped has provided bert Hoover signed the Pratt-Smoot Act ers and audiobooks on flash-memory the site, comprising 116 million page ism; and the beginnings of Timor Leste books in various formats to adult read- WEB www.loc.gov/rr/ into law, the National Library Service for cartridges in specially designed mail- views. Of the seven WDL interface

20 2011 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS COLLECTING, PRESERVING AND PROVIDING ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE 21 languages (Arabic, Chinese, Eng- in the developing world. In support lish, French, Portuguese, Russian and of this objective, the Library provided Spanish), Spanish was the most heav- technical assistance and training to a ily used, followed by English. number of library partners around the world. In exchange, the Library During the year, work focused on re- received high-quality digital images of cruiting additional partners and add- books, manuscripts and other materi- ing content. At year’s end, 135 partners als for inclusion on the WDL website. from 72 countries were participating in the project. The first meeting of the WEB www.wdl.org Protesters rally in Cairo’s Tahrir Square. Photo by Wessam Mohamed Samir WDL Executive Council was held in January 2011 at the United Nations The Library’s Website Educational, Scientific and Cultural The Library’s website at www.loc.gov THE CHALLENGE OF GLOBAL ACCESS Organization (UNESCO). The coun- provides users with access to the insti- cil endorsed a long-term plan devel- tution’s unparalleled resources, such as The Library of Congress acquires global resources through purchases, oped by the Library of Congress that its online catalog; selected collections cooperative agreements and exchanges with other nations, and through its includes targets for collections to be in various formats; copyright, legal overseas offices. The overseas offices collect and catalog materials from 86 added, cites the need to recruit part- and legislative information; Library countries in some 150 languages and 25 scripts, from Africa, Asia, Latin America ners in countries and regions of the exhibitions; and webcasts and podcasts and the Middle East. These items are accessible in the Library’s area studies world that currently are underrepre- of Library events. Consistently recog- reading rooms. Selected items have been digitized—many through cooperative sented in the WDL, and plans to build nized as one of the top federal sites, digitizing projects—and are accessible on the Library’s website. a global audience of users through the Library’s website recorded more outreach efforts to teachers, students than 73.4 million visits and 512 million World events in 2011 presented opportunities and challenges in building and and researchers. page-views in fiscal 2011. providing access to the Library’s global collections. Noteworthy content added to the In January 2011, the Library unveiled The Library’s Overseas Operations office in Cairo was temporarily closed WDL site during the year from part- its redesigned home page at www.loc. because of unrest in Egypt early in the calendar year. The office is located in From left, reference librarians Cheryl Adams, Sheridan Harvey and Abby ner institutions included translations gov. Along with improved visual and the U.S. Embassy, near Tahrir Square, the heart of the protests against the rule Yochelson participate at the Hill BookFest on May 15, 2011. Photo by Emma Mlyniec of Arabic scientific works printed in organizational design, the redesigned of former President Hosni Mubarak. The director of the office was evacuated Venice in the late 1400s (from the Cen- home page also features new content- from Cairo by the Department of State from Jan. 31 through April, during which tral Library, Qatar Foundation); Ko- delivery devices, including video and time he directed the affairs of the Cairo office from Washington, D.C. Cairo rean manuscripts from the 15th to the events features. staff worked to acquire scarce ephemeral publications documenting the Arab early-19th century (National Library to the Library’s YouTube channel in- gressional Research Service, copyright Spring, which led to several new regimes throughout the Middle East. of Korea); 18th- and 19th-century By subscribing to the Library’s RSS cluded the 2011 National Book Festi- issues and maps. A live Twitterfall Persian manuscripts (University of feeds and e-mail update service, users val, selected concerts and a series on could be viewed by attendees of the The unfolding fiscal crisis in Greece posed a challenge to the acquisitions and Kashmir, India); Matteo Ricci’s 1602 can stay up-to-date about areas of the “Hidden Treasures of the Library of 2011 National Book Festival. cataloging of materials from Greece. The March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan map of the world in Chinese (James Library’s site that interest them and can Congress.” New educational content led to a severe downturn in the Japanese publishing industry and book trade. Bell Ford Library, University of Min- be alerted to related Library resources. on Library’s iTunes U site includes The Library’s main blog—among nesota); and classic works of Western the 2011 National Book Festival, col- the first federal blogs at the time of its The establishment of the new country of South Sudan in July led the Library’s science (Smithsonian Institution). Also To develop new channels for content lections from the Veterans History launch on April 24, 2007—has since Policy and Standards Division to review all Library of Congress subject headings added were outstanding items from delivery and communications, the Project and Civil War sheet music. In been joined by blogs generated by the relating to Sudan. Staff revised 200 subject headings, updated the Library of the Library’s international collections, Library continued to participate in addition to its main Facebook site, the Library’s Music Division, Science and Congress classification schedule for Sudan, and developed a new classification including Chinese rare books, late- media-sharing and social-networking Library supports Facebook pages for Technology Division and the Law Li- schedule for South Sudan. 19th-century photochromes, Japanese sites such as Flickr, YouTube, Face- the Law Library, American Folklife brary at http://blogs.loc.gov/. In fiscal book, iTunes U and Twitter. Dur- Center and the National Digital Infor- 2011, new blogs were introduced by the WEB www.loc.gov/rr/ prints and the Prokudin-Gorskii col- lection of early color photographs of ing the year, the Library added more mation Infrastructure and Preserva- National Digital Preservation Program, WEB http://international.loc.gov the Russian Empire. than 3,500 new photos to its Flickr tion Program. The Library’s Twitter the Prints and Photographs Division account, including new sets of im- presence includes feeds for the World and the Education Outreach office. A key objective of the WDL project ages on subjects such as the Civil War Digital Library, the digital preserva- WEB www.loc.gov is to build digital library capabilities and World War I. New videos added tion program, THOMAS, the Con-

22 2011 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS COLLECTING, PRESERVING AND PROVIDING ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE 23 OFFICE OF STRATEGIC professional development to more than ❙ INITIATIVES 19,000 teachers throughout the country. The Office of Strategic Initiatives (OSI) di- The TPS Educational Consortium grew rects the Library’s digital strategic plan- to 28 educational institutions delivering ning effort; oversees and secures the Li- professional development to educators in brary’s information technology and digital 17 states. Through the TPS Regional Pro- resources; and leads the National Digital gram, 152 organizations delivered TPS Information Infrastructure and Preservation programming to teachers in 36 states Program (NDIIPP), a congressionally man- and the District of Columbia. Held at the dated national program to preserve the na- Library, the TPS Summer Teacher Insti- tion’s cultural digital assets (see page 18). tute taught 150 educators from 31 states how best to use the Library’s digitized pri- OSI also comprises the chief information mary sources in the classroom. In 2011, officer function and the Information- Tech the program was expanded from four to nology Services office. OSI’s Web Services five days. The Educational Outreach Of- Division provides Library-wide operational fice collaborated with PBS Teacherline in Billie Holiday Photo by Carl Van Vechten, Prints & Photographs Division support for hundreds of Library websites launching a 45-hour online course titled and manages the technical and policy as- “Teaching with Primary Sources from the pects of the Library’s use of social media A GIFT OF SOUND Library of Congress.” Nearly 200 teach- and content distribution sites. Through its ers across the country have completed Educational Outreach Office, OSI educates The American people, through the nation’s library, received a gift of vintage the course. More than 100 educators students and teachers about the use of digi- Middle-school educators exchange ideas about using the Library’s primary sound recordings from one of the world’s largest recording companies. On from 13 states attended Teachers Insti- tized primary sources in the classroom. OSI resources in the classroom. Photo by Abby Brack Lewis Jan. 20, 2011, the Library of Congress and the Universal Music Group (UMG) tutes focused on the primary resources also supports major Library initiatives, such announced the donation of more than 200,000 historic master recordings— on display in The Last Full Measure, the as the World Digital Library, the National many long out-of-print or never released—to the Library’s Recorded Sound Library’s Civil War exhibition. Throughout the year, ITS ensured that by the Library-wide Web Governance Digital Newspaper Program, the National Section, which has more than 3 million sound recordings in its collections. the infrastructure and services it provides Board. The goal of Project One, which Book Festival and Library exhibitions, which The Teachers Page—the Library’s home continued to adapt to new technology involves all Library service units, is to are described elsewhere in this report. for teacher resources—was augment- Upon receiving the gift, Librarian of Congress James H. Billington said, “A build a web presence that is easier to ed with primary sources and teaching and responded to changes and new re- surprisingly high percentage of America’s recording heritage since the early part Through internal scanning operations, con- use and that reflects the breadth and guides titled The New Deal; The Har- quirements. The infrastructure includes of the 20th century has been lost due to neglect and deterioration. The donation tracted services and collaborations with depth of the Library’s resources. lem Renaissance; Maps from the World four data centers, more than 650 serv- of the UMG archive to the Library of Congress is a major gift to the nation that outside partners, OSI continued to add Digital Library; Political Cartoons in U.S. ers, 250 enterprise systems and applica- ITS provided technical support for more will help maintain the intergenerational connection that is essential to keeping high-quality digital content to the Library’s History; Children’s Lives at the Turn of tions, and wide-area, metropolitan-area than 700 special events, including the alive, in our collective national memory, the music and sound recordings website. Eight new collections were digi- the 20th Century; Washington, Jefferson and local-area networks that consist of 2011 National Book Festival. In addition meaningful to past generations.” tized and made available, and 27 existing and Lincoln; and U.S. Symbols. 350 network devices. The data centers to the book festival, the ITS Multi-Media collections received substantial additions. house over 3.8 petabytes of disk storage Group filmed approximately 430 events, Totaling more than 5,000 linear feet, UMG’s gift is the largest single donation In fiscal 2011, 6.8 million new digital files WEB www.loc.gov/teachers/ and over 6.5 petabytes of tape storage. most of which were made accessible on ever received by the Library’s audiovisual division and the first major collection of were added, bringing the total to 31.4 ITS also supports more than 8,400 voice the Library’s website. ITS also responded studio master materials ever obtained by the nation’s oldest cultural institution. million. This figure includes files from the Information Technology Services connections, 11,000 data network con- to numerous congressional requests for Among the collection’s thousands of metal and lacquer discs and master National Digital Newspaper Program and Information Technology Services (ITS) nections and 5,700 workstations. filming and recording of events. monophonic tapes are released and unreleased versions of recordings by such other online collections. supports the technology needs of the ITS continued to secure the Library’s seminal artists as Louis Armstrong, Bing Crosby, Tommy Dorsey, Billie Holiday, Library of Congress and its external cus- The ITS Document Scanning Center WEB www.digitalpreservation.gov data and promote IT security aware- the Andrews Sisters, Connee Boswell, Jimmy Dorsey, the Mills Brothers, Guy tomers. ITS provides a reliable, secure and contributed to the Library’s digitization ness through staff training. Nearly 100 Lombardo, Ella Fitzgerald, Fred Waring, Judy Garland and Dinah Washington, high-performance data communications efforts by producing more than 332,000 Educational Outreach percent of the Library’s staff completed among others. and information-processing infrastructure. high-quality digital images for many di- Through its Teaching with Primary Sourc- the updated online security awareness In collaboration with the Office of Security visions within the Library. ITS also sup- es Program (TPS), the Education Out- training course. ITS also maintained a Among the collection’s thousands of recordings reside some classic sides: and Emergency Preparedness, ITS works ported the Library’s Teleworker Program reach Office is leading a nationwide- ef Help Desk to provide technical support Crosby’s 1947 version of “White Christmas”; Armstrong singing “Ain’t to ensure continuity of operations in the by configuring laptops and other ap- fort to deepen students’ understanding to end users. event of a pandemic or other emergency, proved home workstations. More than Misbehavin’”; the Mills Brothers’ version of “Paper Doll”; a duet by Fitzgerald of history through primary sources. Dur- including enhancing the alternate comput- Work began on “Project One,” an effort to 500 staff members participated in the and Armstrong on “Frim Fram Sauce”; and Les Paul’s “Guitar Boogie.” ing the year, the TPS program provided ing facility and remote access. implement the web strategy developed Teleworker Program in fiscal 2011.

24 2011 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS COLLECTING, PRESERVING AND PROVIDING ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE 25 “STORIES HAVE TO make sense even when life doesn’t.” AUTHOR KATHERINE PATERSON DISCUSSING HER BOOK, BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA

PROMOTING READING Read.gov is supported by an advertising court Publishing Company. It encour- AND LITERACY campaign directed by the Library’s Pub- ages parents and children to visit Read. The Library of Congress promotes lic Affairs Office in cooperation with the gov to experience the joy of reading. reading and literacy through the Center private, nonprofit Advertising Council for the Book and its partners, through (www.adcouncil.org). Since 2000, A highlight of the Read.gov site is the the National Book Festival, through col- the Library has worked with the Ad online serialized story, “The Exquisite laborative public-service campaigns, by Council on a series of national public- Corpse Adventure,” a project of the appointing and administering the posi- service announcement (PSA) campaigns Center for the Book and the National tion of National Ambassador for Young to highlight the Library’s web resources Children’s Book and Literacy Alli- People’s Literature and through its liter- for children and families and to promote ance. The zany story, which conclud- acy-promotion website, Read.gov. lifelong learning through reading. In fis- ed with a reading of the final chapter cal 2011, the Library and the Ad Coun- at the 2010 National Book Festival on Read.gov cil collaborated on a series of PSAs to Sept 25, 2010, grew to include 27 epi- Since its launch in September 2009, the encourage parents to read with their sodes by 16 different authors and five Library’s literacy-promotion website children. Featuring the lovable Curious illustrators. The work was published known as Read.gov has featured multi- George, the campaign was created in in its entirety by Candlewick Press in media resources designed specifically for partnership with Universal Partnerships August 2011. The site was also updated children, teens, parents and educators. & Licensing and Houghton Mifflin Har- to promote content from the Library’s

OPPOSITE | A young festival-goer peruses a National Book Festival Program. Photo by Paul Morigi BELOW, FROM LEFT | Local schoolchildren celebrate the National Education Association’s Read Across America Day at the Library of Congress on March 2, 2011. Photo by Abby Brack Lewis | Book lovers from Weedsport, N.Y., meet author Katherine Paterson, the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, at the 2011 National Book Festival. Photo by Abby Brack Lewis

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26 2011 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS PROMOTING CREATIVITY 27 collections, such as the featured story The Rocket Book. Published in 1912, the “I’M EXCITED TO TAKE what I’ve learned here and apply that towards my graduate­ public domain children’s book is housed studies toward a degree in library and information science.” in the Library’s Rare Book and Special Collection Division. JUNIOR FELLOW JORDAN ROEHL, PORTALES, N.M.

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Center for the Book to-date collection of non-circulating ti- Established in 1977, the Center for the tles; browse the web’s kid-friendly sites; Book in the Library of Congress pro- or attend programs especially designed motes reading and literacy through a for young readers. The collection was network of affiliates in all 50 states, the enhanced with the donation of juvenile District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin books from Diane Roback, children’s Islands. In addition, more than 80 nation- book editor at Publisher’s Weekly. Junior Fellow Jordan Roehl looks at rare materials in the Manuscript Division al reading-promotion partners assist the center in its literacy-promotion efforts. stacks. Photo by Abby Brack Lewis As it has for more than a decade, the Cen- ter for the Book developed the authors’ The National Education Association program for the 2011 National Book Festi- JUNIOR FELLOWS (NEA), one of the center’s partners, val and organized its Pavilion of the States sponsored its 14th Annual Read Across (see page 36). During the year, the Center The Library once again gave college students a chance to delve into its vast America Day at the Library of Con- reprised its national signature project— collections—acquired through copyright deposit, gift and purchase—in search gress on March 2. First Lady Michelle Letters about Literature—which inspires of hidden treasures. The 10-week Junior Fellows Summer Intern Program, Obama, Education Secretary Arne young people to write about how books made possible through the generosity of the late Mrs. Jefferson Patterson Duncan and NEA President Dennis have changed their lives and to celebrate and the Madison Council, furthers the Library’s mission to provide access to Van Roekel joined Librarian of Con- the environment through art and poetry. the universal record of human knowledge and creativity in its collections. The gress James H. Billington in the Great Approximately 70,000 students entered Library also benefits from the students’ discoveries in its global collections. Hall for the nationwide event designed the competition. The pre-1978 copyright records include a catalog with about 46 million cards in to highlight for the importance of read- The 2011 program brought 41 college students from around the country to work in 25,273 drawers. Photo by Cecelia Rogers ing. Local school children were greeted WEB www.read.gov/cfb/ the Library’s custodial divisions on Capitol Hill and at the Packard Campus for Audio by costumed characters The Cat in the Visual Conservation in Culpeper, Va. Under the direction of a cadre of curators and Hat and Things 1 and 2, and treated to U.S. COPYRIGHT of the fiscal year, electronic submissions which were continuations from previous Library specialists, undergraduate and graduate students learn first-hand how the storytelling by actress , “Top ❙ OFFICE accounted for more than 80 percent of all years in the same or higher courts. Of par- world’s largest library acquires, preserves and makes accessible its vast holdings. Chef ” Padma Lakshmi and Green Bay The U.S. Copyright Office administers the incoming claims. ticular significance were two cases before Packers’ receiver Donald Driver. the Supreme Court: Costco Wholesale v. The fellows undertook a wide range of projects: examining Russian books in the United States copyright law. Under the law, In its effort to maintain a mint record of authors and other copyright owners register Omega, which involved interpretation of Cyrillic 4 Collection, cataloging 18th-century Spanish plays, researching turn-of- In collaboration with the Children’s Book American creativity, the Copyright Office the first-sale doctrine; andGolan v. Holder, the-century copyright-registration applications, studying degradation in magnetic Council (CBC) and the CBC Founda- claims to protect their rights in their creative continued its large-scale effort to digitize a challenge to restoration of copyright in tape, researching and rehousing nitrate films, inventorying records from 12 U.S. tion, and with support from publishers, works, cable operators and satellite carriers some 70 million pre-1978 copyright records certain works. Courts of Appeals and processing a large donation of children’s books. The opening the Center sponsors the National Am- and importers and manufacturers of digital and make the records available online. of three new preservation laboratories last year also allowed fellows to explore the bassador for Young People’s Literature. audio recording devices pay royalties, and In fiscal 2011, the office digitized - 10mil The Copyright Office participated in- nu chemical, physical and optical properties of items dating back to the 16th century, Children’s author Katherine Paterson publishers deposit copies of copyrightable lion card records for copyright registration merous multilateral, regional and bilateral such as Ptolemy’s Geographia (1513). served the second year of her two-year works for the Library’s collections and ex- claims, bringing the total cards scanned to negotiations involving treaty obligations appointment that began on Jan. 5, 2010. change programs. 12.5 million. The office also digitized 318 and national copyright laws and contin- In August, the interns displayed approximately 100 items from 33 collections housed ued to advise executive-branch agencies In fiscal 2011, the Copyright Office regis- volumes of the Catalog of Copyright En- in 20 Library divisions. Those treasures included 19th-century product labels; pre- In its second fiscal year in operation, and Congress on international copyright tered more than 670,000 copyright claims. tries (representing an additional 10 million 1922 newspapers, P.T. Barnum’s circus posters; rare opera scores; vintage record the Young Readers Center in the matters. The office represented the U.S. at The Copyright Office eliminated a backlog claim records). catalogs; and courtroom sketches of major 20th-century trials. Nearly all of the Thomas Jefferson Building attracted various World Intellectual Property Organi- of outstanding claims that developed dur- Throughout the year, the Copyright Of- interns met personally with their while working on Capitol Hill. more than 29,000 visitors who were en- zation (WIPO) meetings. ing the transition to electronic process- fice assisted the Department of Justice couraged to choose a book from its up- ing, which began in 2007. By the close in several important court cases, many of WEB www.copyright.gov

28 2011 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS PROMOTING CREATIVITY 29 Poetry and Literature Center Under the terms of the bequests that “THE FIGHT FOR CIVIL RIGHTS was one of the most significant social and cultural established and support its programs, movements in our nation’s history, and this project will help future generations understand the mission of the Library of Congress’ the struggle to make the dream of equality and freedom a reality for all Americans.” Poetry and Literature Center is to foster and enhance the public’s appreciation REP. CAROLYN MCCARTHY (D-N.Y.) UPON INTRODUCING THE CIVIL RIGHTS HISTORY PROJECT ACT of literature. The center administers the position of Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry, selected annually by the Librarian in 1928 and is now one of the largest of Congress. collections of ethnographic material from the United States and around the Seven former Poets Laureate Consultants world. The AFC is responsible for re- in Poetry reunited at the Library on the search, documentation, national pro- evening of Oct. 6, 2010, to celebrate the grams and collaborative partnerships publication of The Poets Laureate Anthology. with public and private organizations. Published by the Library in cooperation One of the AFC’s major initiatives is with W.W. Norton, the anthology includes the Veterans History Project (see page works from all 43 poets who held the posi- 16), which was established by Congress tion during the past 75 years. in 2000 to preserve the memories and artifacts of the nation’s war veterans. Poet Laureate W.S. Merwin opened his AFC also administers the StoryCorps term (2010–2011) as the Library’s 17th Collection (see page 17) and the Civil Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry Rights History Project (see page 18). with a reading at the Library on Oct. 25, 2010. Born in New York, Merwin WEB www.loc.gov/folklife/ From left, the Librarian of Congress and Library official Carolyn Brown welcome has resided in Hawaii for nearly 30 seven former Poets Laureate to the Library. Photo by Abby Brack Lewis years. During a 60-year writing career, he has received nearly every major lit- SHOWCASING THE LIBRARY’S The StoryCorps mobile van arrives in Pensacola, Fla. Courtesy of StoryCorps SHARING IDEAS AND CULTURE resources and can interact with policy- erary award, including his second Pu- COLLECTIONS The Library is a catalyst for sharing makers in Washington. litzer Prize in 2009, for The Shadow of The Library showcases items from its with the sesquicentennial of the Civil Exhibitions ideas and culture through its Office of Sirius. He gave the final reading of his unparalleled collections through its War (The Library of Congress Illustrated A new major exhibition, The Last Full Scholarly Programs (comprising the During the year, the Kluge Center term on May 4, 2011. On Aug. 10, the publications and exhibitions. During Timeline of the Civil War and Long Re- Measure, showcased rare Civil War John W. Kluge Center and the Poetry continued to attract outstanding se- Librarian of Congress announced the the year, the Library also featured its membered: Lincoln and His Five Versions photographs from the Liljenquist fam- and Literature Center) and through its nior scholars and postdoctoral fellows. appointment of Philip Levine as the treasures and the knowledge of its sub- of the Gettysburg Address) and three new ily collection, which were donated to American Folklife Center. The Kluge Center conducted eight Library’s 18th Poet Laureate Consul- ject area specialists through hundreds titles in the Fields of Vision series the Library of Congress to mark the fellowship competitions internally tant in Poetry for 2011–2012. of free public programs, including con- that feature the photographs of Carl war’s sesquicentennial. Nearly 400 WEB www.loc.gov/loc/events/ and participated in eight fellowship certs, films, poetry readings, lectures and Mydans, Gordon Parks and Arthur ambrotype and tintype photographs competitions managed primarily by Robert Casper, former programs symposia on a wide variety of subjects. Rothstein. Rounding out the list of of both Union and Confederate sol- The John W. Kluge Center external partners. The spring saw a director for the Poetry Society of new publications were a facsimile of diers were featured in the exhibition. The John W. Kluge Center was estab- record number of senior scholars-in- America, was named the head of Publications The Washington Haggadah, a reproduc- lished in 2000 with a gift of $60 million residence—seven for the mid-March the Poetry and Literature Center on Each year, the Library publishes tion of the rare 15th-century tome Displays in the Performing Arts from the late John W. Kluge, Metrome- to mid-April period. Working under March 28, 2011. books, calendars and other printed held by the Library’s Hebraic Divi- Reading Room foyer featured mate- dia president and founding chairman the auspices of the Kluge Center, products featuring its vast content. sion, and Photographic Memory, a book rial from the Federal Theater Project of the James Madison Council (the Li- a total of 104 individuals produced WEB www.loc.gov/poetry/ In all, 200 Library publications cur- celebrating the photograph album in (1935–1939) and marked the 60th brary’s private-sector advisory group). or contributed to the production of rently are in print and can be ordered the age of photography (see Appendix anniversary of the iconic I Love Lucy Located within the Library’s Office of scholarly works that drew from the American Folklife Center in bookstores nationwide and from the B, Publications). show. The Geography and Map Di- Scholarly Programs, the center’s goal Library’s collections, databases and The American Folklife Center (AFC) Library Shop. vision mounted the third in a series is to bring the world’s best thinkers to staff resources. was created by Congress in 1976. WEB www.loc.gov/publish/ of Landsat map displays titled Earth the Library of Congress, where they The center includes the Archive of Among the titles published in 2011 as Art. can use the institution’s unparalleled WEB www.loc.gov/kluge/ Folk Culture, which was established were several issued in conjunction WEB www.loc.gov/shop/

30 2011 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS PROMOTING CREATIVITY 31 celebrate diversity and showcase the collections of the Library of Con- Library’s collections. gress. The Art-Deco-style theater is one of only five venues in the country WEB www.loc.gov/loc/events/ equipped to show original classic film prints on nitrate film stock as they Concerts. Since 1925, the Library’s would have been screened in the- Coolidge Auditorium has provided a aters before 1950. The theater also venue for world-class performers and features a custom-made organ that world premieres of commissioned provides live music accompaniment works. Sponsored by the Music Divi- for silent movies to enhance the cin- sion, the Library’s annual concert se- ematic experience. During the year, ries reflects the diversity of music in the theater offered 131 public screen- America and features many genres: ings of more than 245 titles held by classical, jazz, musical theater, dance, the Library. More than 13,000 people pop and rock. attended these screenings.

The Library saluted the American Lectures and Symposia. The selected composer and the American songbook events highlighted below are a sam- as the centerpieces of its 85th concert pling of the many lectures and sym- season (2010–2011), which offered 36 posia hosted by the Library during the concerts, two film series and lectures fiscal year. by notable scholars. The focus was on new American music at the intersec- The Rare Book and Special Collec- tion of many genres: classical, jazz, tions Division, in cooperation with the country, folk and pop. All concerts Center for the Book, sponsored a con- John Held Jr.’s art from McClure’s Magazine, August 1927, is included in one of the were presented free of charge in the ference to celebrate its recent acquisi- Graphic Arts Galleries’ premiere exhibitions, Timely and Timeless. Estate of John Held Jr., Library’s historic, 500-seat Coolidge tion of Galileo’s Sidereus Nuncius (Starry courtesy of Illustration House Inc., Prints and Photographs Division Auditorium. Messenger) on Nov 5. First published 400 years ago, the book contains the The noontime folklife concert series first telescopic images of the moon, During the year, the Library opened edge, brought facsimiles of many of the known as “Homegrown: The Music diagrams showing the location and A hand-colored tintype from the Liljenquist Collection of Civil War Photographs three Graphic Arts Galleries in the Library’s top treasures to America’s of America” featured diverse musical motion of the moons of Jupiter, and depicts an African-American Union soldier. Prints and Photographs Division Thomas Jefferson Building to showcase heartland (see page 34). traditions. Presented by the American the first telescopic celestial maps of the Library’s visual arts collections. Folklife Center and the Music Divi- the Milky Way. The Herblock Gallery celebrates the From pre-Columbian artifacts to rare sion in cooperation with the Kennedy discussion on “Cultural Property The American Folklife Center and work of editorial cartoonist Herbert L. 15th-century Bibles, from the na- Center Millennium Stage, the 11-con- The Hispanic Division hosted a day-long Rights of Indigenous People.” In hon- the Institute of Museum and Library Block—better known as “Herblock”— tion’s founding documents to Thomas cert series presented Chicano music conference, “Creating Freedom in the or of former Supreme Court Chief Services sponsored a symposium in who donated his body of work to the Jefferson’s personal library and the from California, bluegrass music from Americas, 1776–1826,” held on Nov. 19. Justices Edward Douglass White December titled “Work and Trans- Library. The Swann Gallery presents art and architecture of the building Indiana, blues from Mississippi, Ca- (1845–1921) and Oliver Wendell formation: Documenting Working caricatures, political cartoons, comics, named for him, continuing exhibitions nadian fiddle music from Connecticut The Library’s Interpretive Programs Holmes, Jr. (1841–1935), on March Americans.” Throughout the year, the animation art, graphic novels and illus- offer something for everyone (see Ap- and Chinese Zheng music from Flori- Office presented nine public programs 8 the Law Library presented excerpts American Folklife Center’s Benjamin trations. A third gallery showcases the pendix D, Exhibitions). da, to name a few genres. related to The Last Full Measure, the Li- from “Father Chief Justice,” a play by A. Botkin Lecture Series presented graphic arts collections in the Prints brary’s Civil War exhibition. These Louisiana State University law pro- nine programs highlighting the best of and Photographs Division on a rota- WEB www.loc.gov/exhibits/ WEB www.loc.gov/concert/ included talks by donor Tom Liljen- fessor Paul R. Baier about the court’s current research and practice in folk- tional basis, beginning with the pre- quist and Adam Goodheart, author of ninth chief justice. It marked Con- lore, folklife and related fields. miere exhibition, Timely and Timeless: Public Programs Film Screenings. Located in Culpeper, 1861: The Civil War Awakening. stitution Day with a lecture on “The New Comic Art Acquisitions. During the year, the Library pre- Va., the Library’s Packard Campus sented hundreds of public programs. Theater continued its popular film Supreme Court and Free Speech,” The Asian Division commemorated The Law Library celebrated Human delivered by Dahlia Lithwick of Slate the 25th anniversary of the 1986 Peo- Throughout the year, the Library’s Many of these events (highlighted screenings that showcase the film, Rights Day on Dec. 10 with a panel Magazine on Sept. 16. ple Power Revolution in the Philip- traveling exhibition, Gateway to Knowl- below) provided an opportunity to television, radio and recorded sound

32 2011 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS PROMOTING CREATIVITY 33 pines, which toppled Ferdinand Mar- cos’ 20-year regime, with a program “I NEVER REALIZED how accessible the Library’s archive is.” held on Feb. 23. A RESIDENT OF DOVER, DEL., VIEWING THE GATEWAY TO KNOWLEDGE TRAVELING EXHIBITION

The Library’s Center for Architecture, Design and Engineering organized a March 9 program to discuss the work of John Margolies, titled “Marvels of Roadside and Main Street America: Center in collaboration with the Poet- The Library’s Gateway to Knowledge traveling exhibition arrives at Oberlin College the Itinerant Eye of John Margolies.” ry and Literature Center, the Hispanic in Ohio. Photo by Abigail Van Gelder Division, the Embassy of Brazil and The Preservation Directorate orga- the Library’s overseas office in Rio GATEWAY TO KNOWLEDGE nized “Preservation Roadmaps for the de Janeiro. 21st Century: Assessing Options for The Poetry and Literature Center of- After a year on the road, the Library’s Gateway to Knowledge traveling exhibition Large Collections,” a symposium held fered numerous poetry readings dur- made its final stop at the 2011 National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Mounted at the Library on March 15. ing the year. in a specially fitted 18-wheel truck, the exhibition traveled to 90 small towns in 34 The African and Middle Eastern Di- states and drew about 85,000 viewers. At each stop, it introduced people in small vision marked the centennial of the The Center for the Book sponsored towns across America to the treasures and resources of the Library of Congress. publication of The Book of Khalid with more than 25 public programs dur- ing the year. Many of these were Gateway to Knowledge was made possible by the support of Emily and Abby a symposium on Arab-American au- part of the popular Books & Beyond Rapoport and by members of the James Madison Council, the Library’s private- thor Ameen Rihani on March 29. literary series, which highlights new sector advisory group. The Kluge Center sponsored more books by authors who drew on the Festival-goers stroll the grounds of the 2011 Library of Congress National Book Library’s vast resources to produce The exhibition outlined Thomas Jefferson’s role in supporting the re- than 40 public programs during the Festival. Photo by Abby Brack Lewis their works. establishment of the congressional library, following the burning of the U.S. year, including lectures, symposia, Capitol in 1814, by providing his personal book collection to the nation. book talks and a concert. On April Jefferson’s organization of his books by “Memory, Reason and Imagination” 26, the Kluge Center sponsored a informs the organization of the exhibition. panel discussion on “Dignity of the Human Person.” COPYRIGHT ROYALTY ings remained open. Cost-of-living adjust- Semiannually, the judges solicit, receive, The exhibition also featured facsimiles of such treasures as the 1507 Waldseemüller The Geography and Map Division ❙ JUDGES ments for section 118 and 119 licenses evaluate and process claims filed for Map (the first document to use the word “America”); the 1455 Gutenberg Bible; the were issued in December 2010. distributions from royalty funds. In fiscal rough draft of the Declaration of Independence, in Jefferson’s hand with edits by sponsored a symposium on May 20 The Copyright Royalty Judges (CRJ) ad- 2011, the CRJ reviewed approximately Benjamin Franklin and John Adams; the 1962 drawings for the comic book that titled “Re-Imagining the U.S. Civil minister the provisions of Chapter 8 of Title Statutory license rates and terms facilitated 635 claims from cable funds, 230 from introduced Spider-Man to the world; the handwritten manuscript to jazz pioneer Jelly War: Reconnaissance, Surveying and 17 of the Copyright Act, which sets royalty the collection of over $326 million in roy- satellite funds and 66 from DART funds. Roll Morton’s “Frog-i-More Rag”; and Walt Whitman’s poem “Leaves of Grass.” Cartography,” held in conjunction rates and terms and determines the dis- alties. The judges directed distribution of with the Library’s celebration of the tribution of royalties for certain copyright over $144 million to copyright owners. Throughout the year, the CRJ also re- sesquicentennial of the Civil War. statutory licenses. viewed copyright regulations in Title 37 of “Thomas Jefferson’s rough draft was the first thing guests wanted to see,” said A final digital audio recording technol- the Code of Federal Regulations Chap- Abigail Van Gelder, the exhibit’s docent. “But the hands-down favorite was Spider- In fiscal 2011, the judges focused signifi- ogy (DART) distribution for 2005 and 2006 In September, art historian and ar- ter III. In August 2011, the CRJ issued Man and the Library’s comic-book collection—for­ adults as well as the kids.” cant resources on conducting proceedings sound recording royalties was made in Oc- chaeologist David Stuart, the foremost revisions to notice and recordkeeping to determine royalty rates and terms for tober 2010. No appeal was filed. In Febru- expert on Mayan hieroglyphs, deliv- rules for use of sound recordings under Abigail and her husband, Josh Van Gelder, drove Gateway approximately 19,000 streaming copyright content (Webcasting ary 2011, the CRJ commenced a cable dis- ered the fifth Jay I. Kislak Lecture, a statutory license. Proxy reports were miles around the country. When the couple pulled into town, they opened the trailer, III); pre-existing subscription and satellite tribution proceeding for 2000–2003 funds. titled “Deciphering the Art of the An- authorized to permit distribution of royal- which expanded to three times its road width. They greeted visitors and, as docents, digital audio radio services; noncommer- During the year, partial distributions of cient Maya and the Year 2012.” ties collected for the period April 1, 2002, helped educate them about the materials on display. In every town, Abigail said, they cial educational broadcasting; and pho- cable funds for 2008 and 2009 were made. through Dec. 31, 2009. Proxy reports saw people excited to learn about the Library and grateful the exhibit traveled to their norecords. The Webcasting III proceeding Partial distributions of satellite funds were A two-day symposium titled “Literatu- provide an alternative that permits expe- town. Their visit provided an opportunity for many Members of Congress to meet was completed and a final determination made for 2008 and 2009. In April 2011, dis- ra de Cordel: Continuity and Change ditious distributions when actual reports with their constituents and discuss the resources of the nation’s library. was issued in January 2011; an appeal is tributions were made for 2005–2008 musi- in Brazilian Popular Literature” was are unavailable. pending. At year’s end, the other proceed- cal works funds. sponsored by the American Folklife

34 2011 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS PROMOTING CREATIVITY 35 NATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL

n estimated 200,000 book-lov- Book in the Library of Congress, to learn again brought Mrs. Frizzle and the Mag- ABOVE, FROM LEFT | The 2011 National Book Festival’s tented pavilions dot the National Mall. Photo by Abby Brack Lewis | Historian ers gathered on the National about literacy- and reading-promo­tion ic School Bus to the event. The Washington David McCullough discusses his latest book, The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris, in the History and Biography pavilion. Photo by A Mall for the first-ever two-day programs in all 50 states, the District of Post’s KidsPost page sponsored a special Barry Wheeler | Matthew Reinhart reads his pop-up book on dragons and monsters on the Family Storytelling Stage. Photo by Paul Morigi National Book Festival, on Sept. 25 and Columbia and the U.S. territories. A scavenger hunt for festival-going kids. 26. The 2011 book festival was organized popular giveaway was “Great Books and Wells Fargo distributed copies of Stage- by the Library of Congress, with Presi- Great Places,” a colorful map of the Unit- coach Sal by Deborah Hopkinson. 2011 NATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL PAVILIONS AND AUTHORS dent and First Lady Mi- ed States that could be presented at each chelle Obama serving as honorary chairs. state table for a state sticker or stamp. The 2011 festival marked the end of a Children Contemporary History & The Cutting Edge Family Storytelling The festival has drawn an estimated 1.2 year on the road for the Gateway to Knowl- Mary Brigid Barrett Life Biography Eric Dezenhall Stage million people since its inception in 2001. Visitors to the Library of Congress pavil- edge traveling exhibition. Harry Bliss Joel Achenbach Eric Foner Kia DuPree Wally Amos ion had an opportunity to learn about the Calef Brown Amy Chua Adam Goodheart Colleen Houck Tom Angleberger The 2011 National Book Festival fea- resources of the nation’s oldest federal cul- The 2011 National Book Festival was Carmen Agra Deedy Bob Edwards Maya Jasanoff Kimberla Lawson Roby Mac Barnett tured presentations by more than 100 tural institution directly from its experts. made possible through the gener- Tomie dePaola Leon Fleisher Justin Martin James H. Billington Exquisite Corpse of the nation’s bestselling authors, illus- Discussion topics and activities included ous support of National Book Festival Joshua Foer David McCullough Graphic Novels Michael Buckley Adventure Jessica Harris Candice Millard Kazu Kibuishi Disney Junior’s Choo trators and poets in pavilions devoted the Library’s new National Jukebox, the Board Co-chair David M. Rubenstein; Joe Hayes Marc Kaufman Kristie Miller Rachel Renee Russell Choo Soul with to various genres: Children, Teens, His- Veterans History Project and the World Distinguished Corporate Benefactor William Joyce Edmund Morris Allen Say Genevieve Dorie McCullough tory & Biography, Fiction & Mystery, Digital Library. Staff experts provided Target; Charter Sponsors The Washing- Jim Lehrer Carla L. Peterson Richard Thompson Hip Hop Harry Lawson Contemporary Life, Poetry & Prose. guidance on how to research family gene- ton Post and Wells Fargo; Patrons AT&T, Anne Midgette Eugene Robinson Eric Wight Daniel Kirk Three new pavilions, The Cutting Edge, alogy and preserve photographs. the Institute of Museum and Library John Bemelmans Siddhartha Mukherjee James L. Swanson Jarrett J. Krosoczka Marciano Graphic Novels and State Poets Laure- Services, The James Madison Council, Sylvia Nasar Douglas Waller Josh Lewis Sam McBratney Sarah Vowell Isabel Wilkerson State Poets Tom Lichtenheld ate, gave festival-goers the opportunity to The festival attracted some of the best- the National Endowment for the Arts John McCutcheon Laureate Loren Long learn about authors and genres not pre- known and best-loved authors in America and PBS KIDS; Contributors Barnes Julianne Moore Kelly Cherry Fiction & Mystery Poetry & Prose Cedella Marley viously represented at the National Book today (see list on page 37). & Noble, Digital Bookmobile powered Jon J Muth Dolores Kendrick Moona Luna Sherman Alexie Michael Cunningham Chris Van Dusen Wesley McNair Julianne Moore Festival. Also new to the festival was the by OverDrive, Penguin Group (USA), Russell Banks Rita Dove Carol Muske-Dukes Lauren Myracle Family Storytelling Stage, sponsored by In the Children’s pavilion, National ReadAloud.org and Scholastic Inc.; Louis Bayard Dave Eggers Teens Stanley Plumly Jane O’Connor Target, which featured lively presenta- Ambassador for Young People’s Lit- and—in the Friends category—the Steve Berry Claudia Emerson Cassandra Clare Okee Dokee Brothers Jennifer Egan Mary Gordon tions by more than 20 authors and mu- erature Katherine Paterson rolled out Marshall B. Coyne Foundation Inc; the Susan Cooper Mark Pett Margaret George Kimiko Hahn sicians whose books and performances the newly published book version of Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction; The Sarah Dessen Matthew Reinhart Laura Lippman Terrance Hayes Jack Gantos Justin Roberts & were geared to young readers. “The Exquisite Corpse Adventure”— Hay-Adams and the National Endow- Gregory Maguire Garrison Keillor Gordon Korman the Not Ready for a year-long, serialized story written by ment for the Humanities. Thanks also Terry McMillan Yusef Komunyakaa Uma Krishnaswami Naptime Players Festival-goers met their favorite au- many beloved children’s authors and il- were given to C-SPAN2’s Book TV and Toni Morrison Linda Pastan Fredrick L. McKissack Jr. John Rocco Sara Paretsky Poetry Out Loud thors and illustrators, posed for pho- lustrated by notable artists. The story the Junior League of Washington. Patricia McKissack Gary Rubinstein Esmeralda Santiago John Milliken tographs with beloved storybook char- originated online at www.Read.gov. Shelia P. Moses Ellen Sabin Neal Stephenson Thompson acters, had their books autographed Information on past book festivals, in- Kadir Nelson Bob Shea Jonathan Yardley and received copies of the 2011 festi- Other reading-promotion activities were cluding webcasts and podcasts of selected Katherine Paterson Angela Farris Watkins Gary Schmidt val poster by illustrator John J Muth. offered by the festival’s corporate spon- events, can be viewed at the National Lisa Yee Brian Selznick sors in the Let’s Read America pavil- Book Festival website. Rita Williams-Garcia Book-lovers filled the Pavilion of the ions. ReadAloud.org featured Hilda, the States, organized by the Center for the talking spokesgoat. Scholastic Inc. once WEB www.loc.gov/bookfest/

36 2011 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS PROMOTING CREATIVITY 37 “AS AN AMERICAN ARTIST, it is humbling to be acknowledged and appreciated in this way by the Library of Congress.” BARITONE THOMAS HAMPSON, THE LIBRARY’S LIVING LEGEND MEDAL RECIPIENT

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Burton with the inaugural Blackstone the family of the late Rebekah John- PRIZES AND AWARDS Award for his contributions to ad- son Bobbitt of Austin, Texas, in her The Library of Congress sponsors vancing the mission and activities of memory. privately endowed programs that the Law Library. A partner at Sagat honor achievement in the humanities Burton in New York, Burton is found- Creative Achievement Award. Nobel- and and creativity. Through these awards er and chairman of the Burton Award Pulitizer Prize-winner Toni Morrison and prizes, the world’s greatest re- for Legal Achievement. was presented with the National Book pository of human creativity honors Festival Creative Achievement Award those who have advanced and embod- Bobbitt Prize. The 2010 Rebekah John- at the 2011 National Book Festival. ied the ideals of individual creativity, son Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry conviction, dedication, scholarship was awarded to Lucia Perillo for her FLICC Awards. Created in 1965 and and exuberance. book Inseminating the Elephant on Dec. headquartered at the Library of Con- 13, 2010. The biennial prize recog- gress, the Federal Library and Informa- WEB www.loc.gov/about/ nizes a book of poetry written by an tion Center Committee (FLICC) fosters awardshonors/ American and published during the excellence in federal library and infor- preceding two years and/or the life- mation services through interagency Blackstone Award. The Friends of the time achievement of an American cooperation and provides guidance and Law Library presented William C. poet. The $10,000 prize is donated by direction for the Federal Library and In-

OPPOSITE | Baritone Thomas Hampson performs at the Library on Oct. 28, 2010. BELOW, FROM LEFT | Former Supreme Court Associate Justice John Paul Stevens receives the 2011 Wickersham Award from the Friends of the Law Library on June 13, 2011. | Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison speaks at the 2011 National Book Festival Authors’ Program on Sept. 22, 2011. All photos by Abby Brack Lewis

CELEBRATING ACHIEVEMENT

38 2011 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS CELEBRATING ACHIEVEMENT 39 The following six national winners received cash awards and also earned “THE JUSTICES ARE ABLE to work together in a cordial and honest way without the a $10,000 Letters About Literature distraction of personal animosity.” reading-promotion grant for their community or school library: FORMER SUPREME COURT ASSOCIATE JUSTICE JOHN PAUL STEVENS, 2011 WICKERSHAM AWARD RECIPIENT Taylor Mathews of Arkansas, who wrote to Erin Hunter about his book Into the Wild; Maryam Salah of Mas- sachusetts, who wrote to Jerry Spi- nelli about his book Maniac Magee; Wickersham Award. For “exceptional pub- Roberta Stevens, outreach projects and The American Folklife Center’s Blanton Christian Lusardi of Connecticut, lic service and dedication to the legal pro- partnerships officer at the Library of Con- Owen Fund Award. Bradley Hanson, a who wrote to George Selden about his fession,” the Friends of the Law Library gress, served as president of the American Brown University doctoral student in book The Cricket in Times Square; Au- of Congress presented the 2011 Wicker- Library Association, 2010–2011. ethnomusicology, received the Blan- drey Wood of Virginia who wrote to sham Award to former Supreme Court ton Owen Fund Award to support eth- J.M. Barrie about his book Peter Pan; Associate Justice John Paul Stevens, who The Library’s website for teachers nographic field research on the cultur- Akash Kar of California, who wrote served from 1975–2010. The award was (www.loc.gov/teachers) was named al impact of the Tennessee Jamboree, to Jhumpa Lahiri about her book The presented at the Library of Congress on one of the top 10 free resources sites a weekly radio barn-dance program Namesake; and Ashli Bynum of Michi- June 13, 2011, at an event during which for teachers by E-School News in Feb- serving the communities of LaFollette Justice Stevens was interviewed by jour- ruary. In July the professional devel- and Campbell counties. 2011 Illinois Letters About Literature Winners assembled in the Secretary of State’s gan, who wrote to Marge Piercy about nalist Gwen Ifill. opment section of the site was named State Capitol Office in Springfield. Secretary of State and State Librarian, Jesse her book Barbie Doll. “Site of the Week” by E-School News. The American Folklife Center’s Gerald E. White congratulated (from left) Level II winner Naasir Haleem of Naperville, Level WEB www.lettersaboutliterature.org The digital preservation blog known and Corinne L. Parsons Fund for Ethnog- III winner Stacie Cler of Bloomington and Level I winner and National Honor winner OTHER HONORS as “The Signal” was among those raphy Fellowships. David Greeley and Conrad Oberhaus of Lincolnshire. Center for the Book Living Legend. Thomas Hampson, a AND AWARDS named to the “Best of the Federal Emily Kader received fellowships leading baritone and promoter of art Library Staff and Projects. Fenella G. Blogosphere,” a list compiled by Fed- from the Parsons Fund for Ethnogra- song in America, was presented with France, chief of the Preservation Re- eral Computer Week. phy. Greeley, one of the world’s lead- formation Network. Each year, FLICC Federal Library Technician of the Year: the Library’s Living Legend medal at search and Testing Division, was select- ing proponents of Cajun and Creole announces the winners of its national Laura (Layne) Bosserman, library tech- a concert held at the Library on Oct. ed as a finalist for the Samuel J. Heyman music from Louisiana, searched the awards for federal librarianship, which nician, U.S. Department of Justice, 28. The award honors individuals Service to America Science and Envi- LIBRARY–APPOINTED American Folklife Center’s holdings recognize the many innovative ways Washington, D.C. who have made a significant contribu- ronmental Medal. The Science and En- SCHOLARS AND FELLOWS of Cajun and Creole music with the that federal libraries, librarians and tion to America’s cultural, scientific vironmental Medal is given to “a federal The American Folklife Center’s Archie Green intent of developing new concert ma- library technicians fulfill the informa- Letters About Literature. One hundred and social heritage. employee for a significant contribution Fellowships. Archie Green fellowships terial and recording projects. Kader, tion demands of government, business, fifty young readers across the country to the nation in activities related to sci- were given to Pat Jasper, William Wes- an Emory University doctoral student, scholars and the public. In May, FLICC were honored in May with state and Network Library of the Year. The Ohio ence and the environment.” terman, James Leary, Bucky Halker, researched Irish and Appalachian announced the 2010 winners: national awards for their achieve- Library for the Blind and Physically Tanya D. Finchum and Juliana M. “Jack tales” to encompass similar tra- ments in the 2010–2011 Letters About Disabled, part of the Cleveland Pub- Associate Librarian for Library Services Nykolaiszyn. Jasper is documenting ditions in the Caribbean and African- Large Library/Information Center: En- Literature competition, sponsored by lic Library, and the State Library of Deanna Marcum received the Melvil the work associated with the Houston American communities. vironmental Protection Agency Nation- the Center for the Book in the Library Ohio Talking Book Service in Colum- Dewey Award from the American Li- port and ship channel. Westerman al Library Network, Washington, D.C. of Congress in association with Tar- bus, Ohio, were co-recipients of the brary Association at its annual meeting is documenting the working lives of Kluge Center Scholars. The John W. Kluge get. Open to students in grades four Network Library of the Year Award. on June 28. Established in 1952, the South Asian immigrant taxi drivers in Center hosted more than two dozen Small Library/Information Center: through 12, the competition chal- The annual award, which carries a Dewey medal and citation are given an- . Leary and Halker re- scholars and fellows in fiscal 2011. Medical Library, U.S. Army Medical lenges young people to write letters to $1,000 cash prize, is given by the Na- nually to an individual or group for a re- ceived a joint fellowship for their study Founded in 2000, the Kluge Center Research Institute of Infectious Dis- their favorite authors explaining how tional Library for the Blind and Physi- cent creative professional achievement of the cultural traditions of ironwork- attracts the world’s brightest minds to eases, Ft. Detrick, Md. the authors’ writing changed their cally Handicapped in the Library of of high order, particularly in those areas ers in America’s . the Library of Congress, where they lives. Twelve national honorable-men- Congress. The Network Subregional of librarianship in which Melvil Dew- Finchum and Nykolaiszyn, through pursue humanistic and social-science Federal Librarian of the Year: Elea- tion winners received cash awards, Library of the Year Award went to the ey (1851–1931) was interested: library oral-history interviews, are document- research. Kluge fellowship recipients, nor G. Frierson, deputy director of and each earned a $1,000 reading- Detroit Subregional Library for the management, library training, catalog- ing the culture and traditions of the all of whom are within seven years of the National Agricultural Library, promotion grant for their community Blind and Physically Handicapped of ing and classification, and the tools and American “Big Top” circus in the having received the highest advanced Beltsville, Md. or school library. the Detroit Public Library. techniques of librarianship. town of Hugo, Okla. degree in their respective areas of

40 2011 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS CELEBRATING ACHIEVEMENT 41 who retired with more than 40 years of Library service. The purpose of the fellowship is to give individuals the opportunity to pursue research on the nations and cultures of the East, the Southeast or South Asia us- ing the Library’s collections.

Poet Laureate. On August 10, Philip Levine was appointed to serve as the Library’s 18th Poet Laureate Consul- tant in Poetry for 2011–2012. Born in Detroit, Mich., Levine is the author of 20 collections of poems, including his most recent work, News of the World. Levine won the 1995 Pulitzer Prize for The Simple Truth and the National Book Award in 1991 for What Work Is. The former chancellor of the Acad- emy of American Poets (2000–2006), Levine is professor emeritus at Cali- fornia State University.

Swann Fellows. The Caroline and Erwin Swann Foundation for Caricature and Cartoon, administered by the Library of Congress, selected the following individuals to receive Swann Founda- tion fellowships for the academic year Philip Levine was appointed Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry for 2011–2012. 2011–2012: Lara Saguisag, Marga- Photo by Frances Levine ret Samu, Masha Kowell and Jeremy Stoll. The award-winners will use the Library’s collections to explore child study, spend six to 11 months at the Moeson Fellows. Seven scholars were characters in early American comic John W. Kluge Center in the Library’s selected to receive a 2011 Florence strips; Russian caricature as a form of Thomas Jefferson Building. The cen- Tan Moeson Fellowship: Alice Jade art criticism; political satire in Soviet ter also hosts a number of scholars Alburo, University of California, posters; and the recent use of comic- in endowed chairs. The Kluge schol- Los Angeles; Jaime Cleland, Ohio book format by artists in India. ars are selected by the Librarian of University; Aminath Riyaz, The Congress on the basis of the appro- Maldives National University; Alan Witter Bynner Fellowships. The 14th an- priateness of their proposed research Sweeten, California State Univer- nual Witter Bynner poetry fellowships CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT | Singer and actor Harry Connick Jr. performs at application to Library collections, as sity, Stanislaus; Martin Thiry, Uni- were awarded to Forrest Gander and the Library to mark the launch of the National Jukebox website. | Queen Margrethe evaluated by Library staff members versity of Hawaii East-West Center; Robert Bringhurst, who read from II of Denmark and Prince Consort Henrik tour the Library’s Thomas Jefferson Building and recommended by a panel of their Saw Sandi Tun, Burmese American their work on April 21. Bynner was with Visitor Services Officer Giulia Adelfio.| Journalist Luke Russert claps while actress peers assembled by the National En- Collective; Boram Yi, University of an influential poet of the early 20th Jessica Alba waves at the crowd gathered in the Library’s Great Hall for Read Across dowment for the Humanities. Baltimore. Established in 2005, the century and the translator of the America Day on March 2, 2011. | Photographer Annie Leibovitz shoots a rare Library fellowship is made possible by a gen- Chinese classic Tao Te Ching, which treasure for her new book Pilgrimage. All photos by Abby Brack Lewis WEB www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/ erous donation from Florence Tan he named The Way of Life, According fellowships/ Moeson, a former Library employee to Laotzu.

42 2011 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS CELEBRATING ACHIEVEMENT 43 APPENDIX A. Library of Congress Advisory Bodies Nancy W. Knowles Frederick H. Prince Richard E. Thompson Hinsdale, Illinois Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C.

Robert and Miryam Knutson Caren H. Prothro Thomas and Penelope Watkins JAMES MADISON COUNCIL Buffy Cafritz William and Inger Ginsberg Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Dallas, Texas Newton Square, Pennsylvania MEMBERSHIP Bethesda, Maryland New York, New York H. F. (Gerry) Lenfest, Chair David H. Koch Bernard Rapoport Joan M. Wegner Lloyd E. Cotsen Thomas H. Glocer West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania New York, New York Waco, Texas West Chicago, Illinois Los Angeles, California Canary Wharf, England John W. Kluge (deceased) H. Fred Krimendahl II Margaret Z. Robson Howard E. Cox Barbara Guggenheim and Founding Chair New York, New York Santa Fe, New Mexico Boston, Massachusetts Bertram H. Fields New York, New York THE KLUGE CENTER Malibu, California Sheila C. Labrecque David M. Rubenstein Peter D. Cummings SCHOLARS’ COUNCIL Edwin L. Cox, Chair Emeritus New York, New York Washington, D.C. Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Stein Erik Hagen The Scholars’ Council is a body of Dallas, Texas distinguished international scholars, Oslo, Norway Irvin and Joan Levy Lady Sainsbury of Turville William and Linda Custard convened by the Librarian of Leonard L. Silverstein, Treasurer Dallas, Texas London, England Dallas, Texas W. Lee Hammond Congress to advise on matters related Washington, D.C. to the Kluge Center and the Kluge Washington, D.C. Ira A. Lipman B. Francis Saul, II Norma Dana Prize. The following members of the James Earl and Cecilia Jones, Honorary New York, New York Bethesda, Maryland New York, New York Sally Harris Scholars’ Council were appointed Pawling, New York Great Barrington, Massachusetts Jon B. Lovelace Walter Scott Jr. by the Librarian of Congress, under Nancy M. Dedman David and Rosalee McCullough, Santa Barbara, California Omaha, Nebraska a separate charter appended to the Dallas, Texas John S. Hendricks Honorary Kluge Center’s charter. Silver Spring, Maryland Cary M. Maguire L. Dennis Shapiro Boston, Massachusetts Gina H. Despres Dallas, Texas Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts Marie Arana Washington, D.C. Roger Hertog Robert P. Gwinn (deceased), Emeritus Writer-at-large for The Washington Post New York, New York Thomas and Kay Martin Georgia Shreve Riverside, Illinois Ronald and Beth Dozoretz Leawood, Kansas New York, New York Manuel Castells Norfolk, Virginia Leo J. Hindery Jr. Julienne Krasnoff, Emeritus Wallis Annenberg Chair in New York, New York John J. Medveckis Raja W. Sidawi Communication Technology Glen Cove, New York Consuelo Duroc-Danner Philadelphia, Pennsylvania New York, New York and Society at the Annenberg Houston, Texas Nancy Glanville Jewell Ruth S. Altshuler School of Communication Houston, Texas Katy and Ken Menges Albert H. Small University of Southern California, Dallas, Texas Robert H. Enslow Dallas, Texas Bethesda, Maryland Los Angeles San Francisco, California Glenn R. Jones John and Teresa Amend Centennial, Colorado Edward S. Miller Frederick W. Smith António Rosa Damásio Dallas, Texas Marjorie M. Fisher Washington, D.C. Memphis, Tennessee David Dornsife Professor of Bloomfield, Michigan Jerral W. Jones Norma K. Asnes Neuroscience at the University of Dallas, Texas Martha Hamilton Morris Henry and Jane Smith New York, New York Marjorie S. Fisher Southern California Villanova, Pennsylvania Dallas, Texas Palm Beach, Florida Elizabeth R. Kabler Roger and Julie Baskes Jean Bethke Elshtain New York, New York Nancy A. Nasher and Raymond W. Smith Chicago, Illinois J. Richard Fredericks Laura Spelman Rockefeller David J. Haemisegger Washington, D.C. San Francisco, California James V. Kimsey Professor of Social and Political Geoffrey T. Boisi Dallas, Texas Ethics in the Divinity School Washington, D.C. Roger Strauch New York, New York Jack and Annette Friedland at the University of Chicago Donald E. Newhouse Berkeley, California Jupiter, Florida Jay I. Kislak Richard H. Brown and Mary Jo Otsea New York, New York Philip W. Gold Miami, Florida Michael Strunsky New York, New York John K. Garvey Chief of Neuroendocrine Research Sarah and Ross Perot, Jr. San Francisco, California Wichita, Kansas National Institutes of Mental Health Dallas, Texas

44 2011 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS APPENDIX A. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS ADVISORY BODIES 45 Hugh Heclo Mônica Rizzo Soares Pinto Lucy Thomson Charles Seemann Margaret (Peggy) Bulger NATIONAL FILM Clarence J. Robinson Director Computer Sciences Corp. Executive Director Director PRESERVATION BOARD Professor of Public Affairs at National Library of Brazil Alexandria, Virginia Western Folklife Center American Folklife Center George Mason University Board of Governors Liaison Elko, Nevada Library of Congress Academy of Motion Picture Arts Wei Dawei Washington, D.C. and Sciences Wm. Roger Louis Deputy Director Allen C. Goolsby Kay Kaufman Shelemay Member: Sid Ganis Kerr Professor of English History National Library of China Hunton & Williams LLP Professor of Music G. Wayne Clough Alternate: and Culture and Professor of Richmond, Virginia Harvard University Secretary Middle Eastern Studies Janis Karklins, ex officio Staff Cambridge, Massachusetts Smithsonian Institution Alliance of Motion Picture and at the University of Texas UNESCO Assistant Director- Washington, D.C. Television Producers General for Communication Roberta Shaffer Presidential Appointees Member: Carol Lombardini Mark A. Noll and Information Law Librarian of Congress Susan Hildreth C. Kurt Dewhurst Alternate: Tracy Cahill Francis A. McAnaney Professor ABA Staff President President of History at the University of James H. Billington, ex officio Institute of Museum and American Folklore Society American Film Institute Notre Dame Librarian of Congress Amy Horton-Newell Library Services Columbus, Ohio Member: John Ptak Director Washington, D.C. Alternate: Cecilia DeMille Presley Roger Searle Jim A. Leach Professor of Philosophy at the Ken Goldsmith Robert Stanton Chairman American Society of University of California at Berkeley AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION Legislative Counsel Department of the Interior National Endowment for the Cinematographers and STANDING COMMITTEE Washington, D.C. Humanities International Photographers Guild William Julius Wilson ON THE LAW LIBRARY Washington, D.C. Member: Caleb Deschanel Lewis P. and Linda L. Geyser OF CONGRESS Jodi Gillette Alternate: John Bailey University Professor at Harvard AMERICAN FOLKLIFE CENTER Bureau of Indian Affairs Rocco Landesman University’s John F. Kennedy M. Elizabeth Medaglia, Chair BOARD OF TRUSTEES Department of the Interior Chairman Association of Moving Image U.S. Department of Labor Archivists School of Government Congressional Appointees Washington, D.C. National Endowment for the Arts Washington, D.C. Member: Tom Regal C. Kurt Dewhurst, Chair Washington, D.C. Alternate: Wendy Shay Gordon S. Wood Director Librarian’s Appointees Alva O. Way University Professor Tedson J. Meyers, Special Advisor Maribel Alvarez Harris M. Berger Fairhope, Alabama Michigan State University Museum Department of Film and Television and Professor of History at East Lansing, Michigan Professor of English President Brown University University of Arizona Society for Ethnomusicology of the School of Theater, Film Nicholas Allard and Television at the University of Patricia Atkinson Tucson, Arizona Washington, D.C. Patton Boggs LLP California, Los Angeles Pauline Yu Folklife Program Coordinator Washington, D.C. Member: Bob Rosen President of the American Council Nevada Arts Council Thomas S. Rankin Emerita of Learned Societies Executive Director Judith McCulloh Alternate: Jan-Christopher Horak David A. Brennen Carson City, Nevada Center for Documentary Studies Urbana, Illinois University of Kentucky Department of Film and Television William L. Kinney Jr. Duke University College of Law of the Tisch School of the Arts Publisher Durham, North Carolina Lexington, Kentucky at New York University WORLD DIGITAL LIBRARY Marlboro Herald-Advocate EXECUTIVE COUNCIL Donald Scott Member: Vacant Denley Chew Bennettsville, South Carolina Brigadier General, U.S. Army (ret.) Alternate: Antonia Lant Ismail Serageldin, Chair Federal Reserve Bank of New York Jean M. Dorton Former Deputy Librarian of Director of the New York, New York Directors Guild of America Kentucky Arts Council Congress Bibliotheca Alexandrina Member: Martin Scorsese Frankfort, Kentucky Henderson, Nevada Barry Fleishman Alternate: Curtis Hanson Abdulla bin Ali Al-Thani Kilpatrick Stockton LLP Joanna Hess Ex Officio Vice President for Education Washington, D.C. Motion Picture Association Indigenous Language Institute James H. Billington Qatar Foundation of America Lizabeth Moody Santa Fe, New Mexico Librarian of Congress Washington, D.C. Member: Robert Pisano Barbara Schneider-Kempf Stetson University College of Law Margaret Z. Robson Alternate: Greg Frazier General Director Gulfport, Florida Sante Fe, New Mexico Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin

46 2011 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS APPENDIX A. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS ADVISORY BODIES 47 National Association of Member: Leonard Maltin Alfre Woodard Audio Engineering Society Songwriters Hall of Fame Theater Owners Alternate: Jacqueline Stewart Actress, producer Member: George Massenburg Member: Irv Lichtman Member: Ted Pedas Alternate: Elizabeth Cohen Alternate: Oscar Brand Alternate: Patrick Corcoran Pro Counsel Ex Officio Eric Schwartz James H. Billington Broadcast Music, Incorporated At-Large National Society of Film Critics Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP Librarian of Congress Member: Del Bryant Member: Michael Feinstein Member: David Kehr Washington, D.C. Alternate: Robbin Ahrold Alternate: David Sanjek Alternate: David Sterritt Foundation Staff Annette Melville Country Music Foundation Member: Sandy Pearlman Screen Actors Guild Director Member: Kyle Young Alternate: Christopher Sterling Member: Richard Masur NATIONAL FILM Alternate: Alan Stoker Alternate: Valerie Yaros PRESERVATION FOUNDATION Jeff Lambert Member: Brenda Nelson-Strauss BOARD OF DIRECTORS Assistant Director Digital Media Association Alternate: William Ivey Society for Cinema and Media Studies Member: Lee Knife Member: Matthew Bernstein Roger Mayer, Board Chair and President Rebecca Payne Collins Alternate: Gregory Alan Barnes Member: Bob Santelli Alternate: Jennifer Horne Office Manager Alternate: Jay Carr Julia Argyros Music Library Association Society of Composers and Lyricists David Wells Member: James Farrington Member: Eric Schwartz Member: Alan Bergman Cecilia DeMille Presley Programs Manager Alternate: Philip Vandermeer Alternate: John Simson Alternate: Ray Colcord Trustee, Cecil B. DeMille Foundation Ihsan Amanatullah National Academy of Recording Arts United States Members of the Programs Assistant and Sciences International Federation of Hawk Koch Member: Kristen Madsen Film Archives Film producer Alternate: Maureen Droney Member: Susan Oxtoby Leonard Maltin Alternate: Rajendra Roy NATIONAL RECORDING National Archives and Film critic/historian PRESERVATION BOARD Records Administration University Film and Video Association Member: Daniel Rooney Scott Martin American Federation of Musicians Member: Ben Levin Alternate: Tom Nastick Executive Vice President, Member: Bill Linneman Alternate: Simon Tarr Intellectual Property Alternate: Vacant National Association of Writers Guild of America Paramount Pictures Recording Merchandisers American Folklore Society East Member: Richard Wesley Member: Rachelle Friedman John Ptak Member: Burt Feintuch West Alternate: Vacant Alternate: Jim Donio Arsenal Agency Alternate: Timothy Lloyd At-Large Recording Industry Association Robert G. Rehme American Musicological Society Member: Grover Crisp of America President Member: Mark Katz Alternate: Roger Mayer Member: David Hughes Rehme Productions Alternate: José Antonio Bowen Alternate: Patrick Kraus Member: Hanay Geigamah Eric J. Schwartz American Society of Composers, Alternate: Schawn Belston SESAC Mitchell, Silverberg & Knupp LLP Authors and Publishers Member: Shannan Tipton-Hatch Member: Alfre Woodard Member: Sue Drew Martin Scorsese Alternate: Justin Levenson Alternate: Caroline Frick Alternate: Loretta Munoz Filmmaker and President Society for Ethnomusicology The Film Foundation Association for Recorded Sound Member: Bruce Goldstein Member: Vacant Collections Alternate: Charles Ramirez Berg Alternate: Alan Burdette Paula Wagner Member: David Seubert Film producer Alternate: Bill Klinger Chestnut Ridge Productions

48 2011 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS APPENDIX A. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS ADVISORY BODIES 49 APPENDIX B. Publications

Fields of Vision: The Photographs of Carl Mydans, introduction by Long Remembered: Lincoln and his Five Versions of the Gettysburg Address, 2011 CALENDARS while contributing such profoundly his- Annie Proulx. Published by D. Giles Limited in association with commentary by Douglas L. Wilson. Published by Levenger Around the World: Tours and toric documents as the Emancipation with the Library of Congress. in association with the Library of Congress. Cruises: Travel the globe with these Proclamation and the Gettysburg Ad- vintage travel posters and postcards. dress to America’s legacy of freedom. (In Fields of Vision: The Photographs of Gordon Parks, introduction by Photographic Memory: The Album in the Age of Photography, with an All images in this easel calendar are cooperation with Pomegranate) Charles Johnson. Published by D. Giles Limited in association introduction by Verna Curtis. Published by Aperture in associa- suitable for framing. (In cooperation with the Library of Congress. tion with the Library of Congress. with Cavallini) Movie Posters: Celebrating the Na- tional Film Registry of the Library of Fields of Vision: The Photographs of Arthur Rothstein, introduction The Poets Laureate Anthology, edited by Elizabeth Hun Schmidt, contain- Italia: Travel to Italy beckons with this Congress and the Library’s eclectic film by George Packer. Published by D. Giles Limited in association ing works by each of the 43 poets who have held the country’s wall calendar featuring stunning vintage and film poster collection, this colorful with the Library of Congress. top poetry position. Published by W.W. Norton in association posters that captivate the eye and en- wall calendar features 12 iconic films with the Library of Congress. tice the spirit to visit Venice, Florence, selected by the Library of Congress as The Library of Congress Illustrated Timeline of the Civil War, by Rome and other destinations. (In coop- milestones of the medium. Proceeds Margaret E. Wagner, with an introduction by Gary W. Galla- The Washington Haggadah: Joel ben Simeon, with an introduction eration with Cavallini) from the sale of this calendar go to gher. Published by Little, Brown and Company in association by David Stern and an essay by Katrin Kogman-Appel. Pub- fund the Library’s continued efforts to with the Library of Congress. lished by Harvard University Press in association with the 365 Days of Black History: This preserve America’s cinematic legacy. Library of Congress. engagement calendar highlights indi- (In cooperation with Universe/Rizzoli) viduals whose lives and achievements contributed to the enrichment and Shakespeare’s Insults: This 365- progress of society. Illustrated with 53 day calendar presents 313 brief but images—historical photographs and blistering excerpts from Shakespeare’s reproductions of artworks from the col- plays (weekends receive a single barb). lections of the Library of Congress— Each passage is accompanied by an each day of the year cites an important explanation of who is insulting whom birth date or milestone in black history. and why, and explanations of words no Each week presents a picture and a longer familiar. (In cooperation with corresponding essay. Pomegranate)

A Journey into 365 Days of Black Vintage Travel: Enjoy the golden age History: Illustrated with images from of travel to Europe and other worldly the Library’s collections, this wall cal- destinations with this wall calendar fea- endar provides short biographies of 12 turing colorful vintage posters. All im- pioneering achievers and lists an impor- ages are from the Prints & Photographs tant birth date or milestone in black his- Division of the Library of Congress. (In tory for each day of the year. (In coop- cooperation with Cavallini) eration with Pomegranate) Wizard of Oz: Since its publica- Lincoln: On the sesquicentennial of the tion in 1900, L. Frank Baum’s The Civil War, this wall calendar celebrates Wonderful Wizard of Oz has become the 16th president. Before he had even America’s greatest homegrown fairy delivered his inaugural address, seven tale. This engagement calendar col- states had voted to secede from the lects all of the original book’s full- Union, and on April 12, 1861, America’s color plates—faithfully reproduced bloody Civil War began. Out of such from the Library’s first-edition copy— desperate times Lincoln cemented his and dozens of illustrated pages. (In co- place in history, preserving the Union operation with Universe/Rizzoli)

50 2011 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS APPENDIX B. PUBLICATIONS 51 APPENDIX C. Selected Acquisitions African Americans during the Jim Crow ings on rare original labels from the The drawings will give researchers visual era. The collection includes material on 1940s to the 1960s. The division also access to some of the most important tri- the African-American-owned Headen purchased the John Miley Sports Broad- als of the 20th century. The division also The African and Middle Eastern Divi- The European Division received digi- of Sanborn–City Sets–Digital Data, cover- Motor Company, founded in Chicago in cast Collection, comprising thousands received donations of Nicola Green’s sion acquired a collection of rare Coptic tal copies of 10 lost American silent ing 38 major U.S. cities. 1918; Mary McLeod Bethune, founder of rare radio sports broadcasts captured print suite “In Seven Days,” representing Christian religious books from Egypt. films discovered in the holdings of of Bethune-Cookman College and the prior to 1972. Barack Obama’s presidential campaign; The division also acquired Slavery, Abo- Gosfilmofond, the state film archive The Hispanic Division purchased the National Council of Negro Women and Joseph Holston’s “Color in Freedom” lition and Social Justice, a database com- of Russia, for which no known cop- illuminated 18th-century manuscript Abraham Lincoln Lewis, who found- The Music Division acquired 130,569 Underground Railroad etching series; posed of digitized manuscripts, mono- ies existed in the U.S. Gosfilmofond Orden de genealogia de la ilustre casa y esclare- ed the Afro-American Life Insurance items from The Ira and Leonore Ger- the Peterson Collection of World War II- graphs, pamphlets, ships’ logs, registers, digitized the lost films on hard disks cida descendencia de los cavalleros de Valdivia Company in Florida. shwin Trust in San Francisco, Calif., era Polish and American political post- maps, newspapers, journals and photo- and then donated them to the Library (Pedro de Valdivia Genealogy of the Conquis- thereby nearly tripling the Library’s pre- ers; and a set of master portrait photos graphs from repositories in the Ameri- of Congress via Russia’s Boris Yeltsin tador of Chile and His Patent of Nobility); The Motion Picture, Broadcasting and eminent Gershwin Collection. The divi- by Yousuf Karsh. Division purchases cas and Europe. Presidential Library. Other gifts to the an unedited report of the explorer J.V. Recorded Sound Division received a sion also acquired the Sophie Maslow included two photographs by Olaf Otto European Division included Breviario Martinez de Tineo on the rebellion gift of 200,000 master recordings from Collection of 1,700 items on modern Becker showing “Greenland Glacier The American Folklife Center acquired Grimani, a limited-edition facsimile of Bolivian indigenous leaders Tupac the Universal Music Group, the Li- dance and choreography. From the es- Melt,” and the Winokur-Munblit Post- the Tom Hoskins Collection document- of a Flemish illuminated manuscript Amaru and Tupac Catari; and the brary’s first significant acquisition of tate of theatrical designer Oliver Smith, card Collection of the Russian Empire. ing the life and work of the prominent in the Biblioteca Nazionale Marci- Macedo Colonial Luso-African Col- commercial master recordings. The the division acquired approximately blues musician, Mississippi John Hurt. ana in Venice, and the rare, original lection of material on Mozambique, division also received the Studs Terkel 10,000 set designs, sketches, drawings The Rare Book and Special Collec- The center also acquired the Bruce nine-volume edition (1898) of Hen- Angola and other Portuguese-speaking Collection, more than 20,000 original and paintings for more than 100 Broad- tions Division purchased the Difesa di Jackson and Diane Christian Collection rik Ibsen’s collected works (Samlede areas of Africa. tape recordings of the author and radio way, ballet and opera productions, in- Galileo Galilei. (Venice: J. Baglioni, 1607), consisting of 400 open-reel audiotapes værker). The division purchased the broadcast personality, through a coop- cluding My Fair Lady, Hello, Dolly! and Galileo’s second book and his first work of performances at the Newport Folk complete digitized run of the Soviet- The Law Library acquired two vol- erative agreement with the Chicago West Side Story. The estate of actor and on astronomy, complementing the Li- Festival, 1963–65 and 1967–68; and era newspaper Isvestia. umes of an extraordinarily rare 1478 History Museum that will bring to the singer John Raitt donated to the Library brary’s recent purchase of Galileo’s Sid- audio, video and photographic docu- edition of the Casus breves of Johannes Library digital preservation and access scripts, correspondence and photo- ereus Nuncius (Starry Messenger). With these mentation of lawyer William Kunstler; The Geography and Map Division de Turnhout (c. 1446-1492), printed files made from the original masters. graphs from his career, including papers acquisitions, the Library became one of poets Robert Creeley, Allen Ginsberg was given stewardship of the Abel by the Brotherhood of the Common The Strand Theatre of Sebring, Ohio, from the original Broadway productions the few institutions in the world to hold and Michael McClure; radical psychol- Buell Map, A New and Correct Map of the Life at their Brussels press, Te Naza- and MGM Studios both donated 35mm of Carousel and The Pajama Game and of the full range of Galileo’s corpus. The ogist Timothy Leary; and academics United States of North America Layd [sic] reth Gheprint. The Casus breves, the nitrate film, including pre-prints of The the film version ofThe Pajama Game. division strengthened its large collec- Michel Foucault and Leslie Fiedler. The Down from the Latest Observations and Best first example of case law in legal his- Hurricane and Phantom of Chinatown from tion of 17th-century travel books with center also acquired videotapes, audio Authorities Agreeable to the Peace of 1783. tory, reports the observations of major MGM. The family of Ozzie and Harri- The Prints and Photographs Division the purchase of a rare first edition of interviews, and photographs produced David M. Rubenstein, co-founder and 14th-century civil law commentators. et Nelson donated all the episodes of the acquired, through gift and purchase, the Gaspar de São Bernardino’s Itinerario da by ethnographic photographer Peggy managing director of The Carlyle Only 13 copies of the 1478 edition of television series The Adventures of Ozzie Marilyn Church courtroom drawings, India por terra até este reino: de Portugal com a Fleming that tell the story of the Capi- Group, purchased the map at auction Casus breves—the oldest—are known to and Harriet. The division purchased the thousands of color sketches made dur- discripcam de Hierusalem dirigido a Raynha de tal Pool Checkers Club, a Washington, and placed it on deposit at the Library exist in the world. The Law Library’s Ray Topping American Roots Music ing notable trials held primarily in New Espanha Margarita de Austria no esa Senhora D.C., African-American men’s club of Congress for a period of five years in edition will be the only copy held in the Collection of more than 8,000 record- York City from the 1970s until the 1990s. (Lisbon: Vicente Alvares, 1611). founded in 1982. order to make it accessible to the pub- U.S. The acquisition was made pos- lic. It is the first map printed in North sible through the generosity of Julie The Asian Division acquired Choson sahoe America depicting the boundaries of Chrystyn Opperman in honor of her kwahak haksulchip (P’yongyang: Choson the new American nation and showing husband, Dwight D. Opperman. Sahoe Kwahagwon, 2010), 150 volumes the “Stars and Stripes.” Published only providing detailed and comprehensive six months after the conclusion of the The Manuscript Division purchased the analysis of all aspects of social science in Revolutionary War, this is also the first John Charles Frémont and Jessie Benton North Korea in recent years. The divi- map to be copyrighted in the U.S. The Frémont Papers, approximately 1,500 sion also purchased Beiyang zheng fu dang digital map collections were strength- items from the years 1835-1902 former- an shi liao (archival documents of the Bei- ened by purchases of the Digital Atlas ly held by the James S. Copley Library yang government, 1912–1928), primary of China by Industries and Pakistan–Digital of La Jolla, Calif. The division also source material critical to the study of Data - 1:50,000 topographic maps. The di- purchased the Green-Driver Collection the short-lived Beiyang government of vision also acquired, through copyright of approximately 3,000 items chroni- China (96 volumes). registration, more than 75 CD-ROMs cling the lives of emerging middle-class

52 2011 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS APPENDIX C. SELECTED ACQUISITIONS 53 APPENDIX D. Exhibitions TRAVELING EXHIBITIONS CONTINUING EXHIBITIONS Gateway to Knowledge Creating the United States Library of Congress exhibitions can be viewed online at www.loc.gov/exhibits/ and myLOC.gov Sept. 25, 2010–Sept. 25, 2011 This exhibition demonstrates that the Decla- Launched at the 2010 ration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution NEW EXHIBITIONS Earth as Art 3: A Landsat Perspective National Book Festival, and the Bill of Rights are living instruments Coast to Coast: The Federal Theater Project 1935–1939 May 31, 2011–May 31, 2012 this traveling exhibition that are central to the evolution of the United Feb. 17, 2011–July 16, 2011 On display outside the Geography brought facsimiles of many States. Through the display of treasured items drawn from the Li- On display in the Performing Arts Read- and Map Reading Room in the Li- of the Library’s top treasures—and information brary’s rich collections from the time of the founders to the present, ing Room Gallery, this exhibition drew brary’s James Madison Building, this about its resources and collections—to the heart- the exhibition offers a remarkable opportunity to learn in a fresh new from the Library of Congress Music Divi- is the third in a series of exhibits fea- land of America. The exhibition, which made way how the nation’s founding documents were forged out of insight, sion’s Federal Theatre Project Collection. turing award-winning Landsat satellite images created by its final appearance at the 2011 National Book invention and creativity, as well as collaboration and compromise. Established under the Works Progress Administration during the the U.S. Geographical Survey. Since 1972, Landsat satel- Festival, was the idea of Abby and Emily Rapo- first term of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the Federal The- lites have collected from space information about Earth’s port, the granddaughters of Audre and Bernie Exploring the Early Americas: The Jay I. Kislak Collection atre Project was the only large-scale effort ever undertaken by the continents and coastal areas, enabling scientists to study Rapoport, founding members of the Library’s This exhibition features selections from more federal government of the U.S. to organize and produce theater many aspects of the planet and to evaluate changes caused private-sector support organization, the James than 3,000 rare maps, documents, paintings, events. The project provided salaried work for unemployed theater by both natural processes and human practices. The im- Madison Council. With support from the Rapo- prints and artifacts that comprise the Jay I. Kis- professionals following the Great Depression and exposed Ameri- ages on display are digital photographs of the Earth, cre- port family and the Madison Council, the tour lak Collection at the Library of Congress. The cans to high-quality theatrical productions at affordable prices. ated by printing visible and infrared data in colors visible came to 90 communities in 34 states. Mounted exhibition offers insight into Native-American cultures, the dramatic From 1935 through 1939, the project presented an extraordinary to the human eye. Landsat imagery depicts the intricate in an 18-wheel truck and accompanied by two encounters between Native Americans and European explorers and number of theatrical productions across the country. The produc- beauty in Earth’s natural patterns. Band combinations and docents, the exhibition featured facsimiles of settlers and the pivotal changes caused by the meeting of the Ameri- tions encompassed virtually all types of theater, including opera, colors were chosen to optimize their dramatic appearance. such treasures as the 1507 Waldseemüller Map can and European worlds. The Kislak exhibition features two ex- the classics, modern drama, puppet theater, vaudeville and circus Cloud formations, coastlines, mountain ranges, islands, (the first document to use the word “America”); traordinary maps by Martin Waldseemüller—a 1507 world map that performances. Among the objects on display were stage set designs, deltas, glaciers and rivers seen from space take on patterns the 1455 Gutenberg Bible; the rough draft of the uses the word “America” for the first time, and a marine chart made costume designs, photographs, scripts and posters. A sister exhibi- resembling fantastically abstract art with their striking tex- Declaration of Independence, in Thomas Jeffer- in 1516 that depicts a European view of the world enlarged by the tion, using the same themes but primarily different artifacts, was tures and brilliant colors. The images will remain in the son’s hand with edits by Benjamin Franklin and presence of the Western Hemisphere. In January 2011, David M. on display May 7, 2011–Feb. 18, 2012, in the Library’s exhibition permanent collection of the Library’s Geography and Map John Adams; the 1962 drawings for the comic Rubenstein placed in the Library’s stewardship for a period of five space in Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, Calif. Division. book that introduced Spider-Man to the world; years Abel Buell’s A New and Correct Map of the United States of North the handwritten manuscript to jazz pioneer Jel- America Layd [sic]Down from the Latest Observations and Best Authorities The Last Full Measure: Civil War Photographs from I Love Lucy: An American Legend ly Roll Morton’s “Frog-i-More Rag”; and Walt Agreeable to the Peace of 1783. It is the first map of the new Ameri- the Liljenquist Family Collection Aug. 4, 2011—Jan. 28, 2012 Whitman’s poem “Leaves of Grass.” can nation, printed and published in America following the end of April 12, 2011–Aug. 13, 2011 To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Revolutionary War. The original, which was displayed briefly in On display in the South Gallery of the the debut of the classic television With Malice Toward None: The Abraham March 2011, was later replaced with a facsimile copy. A state-of-the- Thomas Jefferson Building, this exhibi- show and the centenary of Lucille Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition art display case will be constructed by the Library in collaboration tion commemorated the sesquicentennial Ball’s birth, this exhibition was On display at the Library of with the National Institute for Standards and Technology. of the American Civil War, which started mounted in the Performing Arts Reading Room foyer. The Congress in 2009, this exhi- on April 12, 1861, at Fort Sumter, S.C. Drawn from the Liljenquist exhibition explored the show’s history through the Lucille bition commemorated the Thomas Jefferson’s Library Family Collection, which was donated to the Library of Congress, Ball and Desi Arnaz family scrapbooks as well as photo- 200th birthday of the na- When Thomas Jefferson sold his personal li- the exhibition featured ambrotype and tintype images of 360 graphs, scripts, printed and manuscript music and other tion’s 16th president. Items on display were drawn brary to Congress in 1815 to replace volumes Union soldiers—one for every 1,000 who died—and 52 Confeder- documents from the Library’s collections. Featured items from the Abraham Lincoln Papers in the Library’s destroyed in a fire set by the British during the ate soldiers—one for every 5,000 who died. These portraits depict in the exhibition included a manuscript drum part for “Ba- Manuscript Division and the Alfred Stern Collec- War of 1812, it was the largest private book ordinary enlisted men, with some rare images of African-Ameri- balu” from the 1940s and early scrapbook photographs of tion of Lincolniana in its Rare Books and Special collection in North America. In this reconstruction of Jefferson’s li- can soldiers. The names of many of those pictured have been lost. the young Arnaz and Ball in Hollywood. Also on view were Collection Division, and also included some mate- brary, the books have been arranged in his modified version of an The Library has made these images available through Flickr Com- items from the Jess Oppenheimer Collection (the show’s rials on loan from public and private collections. organizational system created by British philosopher Francis Ba- mons where viewers can help identify the individuals. The exhibi- producer), including a copy of the original concept and re- Since the exhibition closed on May 10, 2009, it has con (1561–1626). Divided into categories of Memory, Reason and tion also tells the story of Tom Liljenquist and his sons Jason, Bran- ceipt for copyright registration for I Love Lucy (1951). Clips traveled to the California Museum in Sacramento; Imagination—that Jefferson translated to “History,” “Philosophy” don and Christian, who built the powerful collection of Civil War from the show’s most notable episodes are also featured in the Newberry Library in Chicago, Ill.; the Indiana and “Fine Arts”—the collection demonstrates the span of Jefferson’s portraits—numbering more than 700 images—from which the the exhibition. A version of the exhibition will be mounted State Museum in Indianapolis; the Atlanta History multifaceted interests, which continue to inform the Library’s collect- exhibition is drawn. The exhibition was made possible by the in the Library’s exhibition space in the Walt Disney Con- Center in Atlanta, Ga.; and the Durham Museum ing strategy. Liljenquist family, HISTORY and Union Pacific Corp. cert Hall in Los Angeles, Calif. in Omaha, Neb.

54 2011 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS APPENDIX D. EXHIBITIONS 55 The Library of Congress Bible Collection Here to Stay: The Legacy of George and Ira Gershwin. Among the APPENDIX E. Statistical Tables On display in the Great Hall of the Li- items rotated into the exhibition in 2011 were the Porgy brary of Congress, the Giant Bible of and Bess printed-vocal piano score used and annotated by Mainz signifies the end of the hand- Rosamund Johnson, who was in the original cast in 1935; Table 1. Library of Congress Appropriations 1 written book while the Gutenberg Bible rare snapshots of George Gershwin; and Ira Gershwin’s Available for Obligation—Fiscal 2011 marks the beginning of the printed book and the explosion of drafts of some of his most famous song lyrics. Library of Congress, Salaries and Expenses $438,122,000 knowledge and creativity the use of movable type engendered. Congressional Research Service 111,017,520 This exhibition explores the significance of the two 15th-cen- Graphic Arts Galleries Copyright Office 54,367,048 tury Bibles and, through interactive presentations, examines The Library of Congress opened three new Graphic Arts Gal- Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped 68,045,636 the relationship between the Mainz Bible and the Gutenberg leries in the Thomas Jefferson Building in 2011 to feature its Total $671,552,204 Bible and 16 selected Bibles from the Library’s collections. cartoon collections and offer visitors a rich sampling of cari- 1 Public Law 112-10, signed by the president on April 15, 2011, enacted a full-year continuing resolution, budgetary realignment and catures, comic strips, political drawings, artwork created for 0.2 percent rescission, providing a fiscal year 2011 appropriation of $671.552 million, including authority to spend up to $42.876 million in offsetting collections. The Library operated under seven continuing resolutions from Oct. 1, 2010, until April 15, 2011. Art and Architecture of the Jefferson Building magazines and graphic-novel illustrations. When its doors opened to the public in 1897, the Library of Congress repre- The Herblock Gallery, which opened on sented an unparalleled national achieve- March 18, 2011, celebrates the work of ment. At interactive stations installed editorial cartoonist Herbert L. Block— Table 2. Library of Congress Appropriations 1 on the mezzanine of the Great Hall of the Thomas Jefferson better known as “Herblock”—with an Appropriations Request—Fiscal 2012 Building, visitors can experience as never before its elaborately ongoing display of 10 original drawings, selected from the Li- Library of Congress, Salaries and Expenses $462,329,000 decorated interior, embellished by works of art from nearly 50 brary’s extensive Herbert L. Block Collection. A new selection, Congressional Research Service 117,102,000 American artists. These stations offer a panoramic view of the based on a theme, is to be displayed every six months. The Copyright Office 56,440,000 Great Hall from the north, south and east sides of the build- inaugural exhibition, Herblock Looks at Communism, presented 10 Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped 71,927,000 ing. At these stations, visitors can select architectural elements, cartoons from 1951 about the Korean War. A second presen- Total $707,798,000 zoom in to view details and learn more about the significance tation, Herblock Looks at 1961: Fifty Years Ago in Editorial Cartoons, 1 Public Law 112-33, signed by the president on Sept. 30, 2011, enacted a four-day continuing resolution for fiscal year 2012, providing of the iconography of the magnificent building. opened in September 2011 and remained on display through funding to the Library at the fiscal 2011 level for the period of Oct. 1, 2011, through Oct. 4, 2011. March 10, 2012. Bob Hope Gallery of American Entertainment The Bob Hope Gallery of American The Swann Gallery, which also opened Entertainment features items from the in March 2011, introduces visitors to the Library’s Bob Hope Collection; objects quality and variety of the Library’s car- from the rich and varied collections of toon collections through a permanent Library divisions: Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded memorial exhibition featuring 15 facsimiles of seminal cartoons. Sound; Manuscript, Music, Prints and Photographs and Rare The diverse selection includes caricatures, political cartoons, com- Book and Special Collections, as well as objects borrowed from ics, animation art, graphic novels and illustrations that suggest the the Bob Hope Archives located in Los Angeles. On display rich cartoon holdings housed at the Library of Congress. in the gallery, Hope for America: Performers, Politics & Pop Culture examines the interplay of politics and entertainment in Ameri- A third gallery opened on Sept. 15, can public life. An introductory video and interactive exhibit 2011, with a changing-exhibition stations that display film and television clips, along with sound program of the graphic arts collec- recordings, enliven the gallery experience. tions from the Library’s Prints and Photographs Division. The inaugural exhibition, Timely Gershwin Room and Timeless: New Comic Art Acquisitions, featured treasures of The Gershwin Room in the Thomas original cartoon art that were added to the Library’s col- Jefferson Building is dedicated to lections during the past decade. On display through March displaying selected items from the 10, 2012, were political commentaries, comic-strip and Library’s Gershwin Collection, the comic-book drawings, magazine illustrations world’s preeminent resource for the documentary legacy of and examples of graphic narratives by artists such as James George and Ira Gershwin. Rare objects from the Gershwin Gillray, Honoré Daumier, John Held Jr., Reginald Marsh, Collection, which is housed in the Library’s Music Division, Oliver Wendell Harrington, Steve Ditko, Roz Chast and are periodically rotated into the continuing exhibition titled Eric Drooker.

56 2011 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS APPENDIX E. STATISTICAL TABLES 57 Table 3. Financial Statistics: The Condensed Statements of Net year. For the fiscal years ended Sept. Library of Congress Condensed Statements of Net Costs Summary Statement Costs provide users with information 30, 2011, and 2010, the Library’s bud- For the Fiscal Years Ended September 30, 2011, and 2010 The independent firm of CliftonLar- about the net costs for the Library’s getary resources were $901 million (Dollars in Thousands) (Unaudited) sonAllen was retained by the Office of six programs. Net costs include allo- and $2,131.7 million, respectively. 2011 2010 the Inspector General to audit the Li- cated management support costs. For Net Costs by Program Area: brary of Congress fiscal year 2011 fi- the fiscal years ended Sept. 30, 2011, During fiscal 2010, as authorized by National Library $472,964 $480,980 nancial statements. and 2010, the net cost of the Library’s the Office of Management and Budget Law Library 25,130 25,462 six programs was $778.0 million and (OMB) and the Treasury Department, Copyright Office 43,469 42,845 A condensed version of the Library of $803.0 million, respectively. the Library transferred all Copyright Congressional Research Service 141,330 148,423 Congress Financial Statements for Fiscal Licensing net assets from a Special National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped 80,560 89,399 Year 2011 and Fiscal Year 2010 follows, The Condensed Statements of Changes Fund (in Budget) to a Deposit Fund including the four principal financial state- in Net Position provide users with in- (non-Budget) by a budgetary outlay out Revolving and Reimbursable Funds 14,548 15,880 ments: the Condensed Balance Sheets, formation about the Library’s financ- of the Special Fund in the amount of Net Costs of Operations $778,001 $802,989 the Condensed Statements of Net Costs, ing sources and the components of the $1.2 billion. the Condensed Statements of Changes in changes in net position. The Library’s Net Position, and the Condensed State- financing sources totaled $768.4 million For the 16th consecutive year, the ments of Budgetary Resources. and $812.9 million for the years ended Library achieved an unqualified Library of Congress Condensed Statements of Changes in Net Position Sept. 30, 2011, and 2010, respectively. (“clean”) opinion on its financial state- For the Fiscal Years Ended September 30, 2011, and 2010 (Dollars in Thousands) (Unaudited) The Condensed Balance Sheets provide ments. The Library’s audited financial 2011 Consolidated 2010 Consolidated users with information about the Li- The Condensed Statements of Bud- statements (including financial state- Total Total brary’s assets, liabilities and net position. getary Resources provide users with ment notes and auditor’s report) can Cumulative Results of Operations: The Library’s assets as of Sept. 30, 2011, information about how budgetary re- be found at www.loc.gov/about/re- Beginning Balances $217,612 $207,694 and 2010 total $554.7 million dollars, sources were made available as well ports/financials/loc.html. Budgetary Financing Sources and $578.8 million dollars, respectively. as their status at the end of the fiscal Appropriations Used 637,325 642,917 Donations-Cash or securities 4,235 16,221 Library of Congress Condensed Balance Sheets Other 3,155 3,984 As of September 30, 2011, and 2010 (Dollars in Thousands) (Unaudited) Other Financing Sources (Non-Exchange) 2011 2010 Donations-Property and Services 25,189 42,516 Assets Imputed Financing 101,509 102,710 Intragovernmental Assets $394,641 $405,871 Other (3,025) 4,559 Pledges Receivable-Donations 10,162 19,208 Total Financing Sources 768,388 812,907 Investments 80,583 84,979 Net Cost of Operations (778,001) (802,989) Property and Equipment, Net 67,924 67,015 Cumulative Results of Operations, Ending $207,999 $217,612 Other Assets 1,376 1,750 Unexpended Appropriations: Total Assets $554,686 $578,823 Beginning Balances $199,250 $207,157 Liabilities Budgetary Financing Resources Intragovernmental liabilities $40,304 $41,086 Appropriations Received 629,936 643,337 Accounts Payable and Accrued Funded Payroll, Benefits 79,138 74,908 Appropriation transferred and Other Adjustments (9,271) (8,327) Deposit Account Liability 6,473 6,920 Appropriations Used (637,325) (642,917) Accrued Unfunded Liabilities 33,873 33,756 Total Budgetary Financing Sources (16,660) (7,907) Other Liabilities 4,309 5,291 Unexpended Appropriations, Ending 182,590 199,250 Total Liabilities $164,097 $161,961 Net Position, Ending $390,589 $416,862 Net Position Unexpended Appropriations $182,590 $199,250 Cumulative Results of Operations 207,999 217,612 Total Net Position $390,589 $416,862 Total Liabilities and Net Position $554,686 $578,823

58 2011 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS APPENDIX E. STATISTICAL TABLES 59 Library of Congress Condensed Statements of Budgetary Resources Table 4. Additions to the Collections: Items, Fiscal 2011 For the Fiscal Years Ended September 30, 2011, and 2010 Print Collections Added Withdrawn Total FY11 (Dollars in Thousands) (Unaudited) Classified Collections 2011 2010 Class A (General Works) 979 447,758 Budgetary Resources Class B-BJ (Philosophy) 11,538 69 420,279 Unobligated Balances, brought Forward, October 1 $90,070 $1,291,000 Class BL-BX (Religion) 22,335 942,356 Recoveries of prior year obligations 21,667 34,432 Class C (History, Auxiliary Sciences) 4,011 307,215 Budgetary Authority Class D (History except American) 57,935 8 1,662,067 Appropriation 653,775 667,338 Class E (American History) 5,094 1 317,756 Spending Authority from offsetting collections 144,057 147,213 Class F (American History) 11,802 537,907 Other (9,503) (8,327) Class G (Geography, Anthropology) 21,702 1 727,857 Total Budgetary Resources $900,066 $2,131,656 Class H (Social Sciences) 53,798 3 3,353,505 Status of Budgetary Resources Class J (Political Science) 11,564 162 897,359 Obligations Incurred $800,359 $2,041,586 Class K and LAW (Law) 48,194 9,587 2,822,879 Unobligated Balance 99,707 90,070 Class L (Education) 11,953 603,210 Total Status of Budgetary Resources $900,066 $2,131,656 Class M (Music) 42,461 804,728 Change in Obligated Balance: Class N (Fine Arts) 16,476 765,922 Total net unpaid obligated balance, brought Forward, October 1 $285,956 $265,521 Class P (Language and Literature) 86,304 3,199,436 Obligations incurred (net) 800,359 2,041,586 Class Q (Science) 17,698 1 1,343,797 Less: Outlays, recoveries and change in uncollected payments (822,617) (2,021,151) Class R (Medicine) 14,194 612,107 Total unpaid obligated balance, net, end of period 263,698 285,956 Class S (Agriculture) 5,585 1 476,374 Net Outlays: Class T (Technology) 27,871 1,506,172 Gross Outlays 798,985 1,986,690 Class U (Military Science) 3,006 233,280 Less: Offsetting Collection and offsetting receipts (142,308) (148,656) Class V (Naval Science) 1,078 115,144 Net Outlays $656,677 $1,838,034 Class Z (Bibliography) 4,426 668,859 Total Classified Collections 480,004 9,833 22,765,967 Other Print Materials or Products Books in Large Type 0 0 8,684 Books in Raised Characters 0 0 81,539 Incunabula 0 0 5,710 Minimal-Level Cataloging (Monographs and Serials) 18,702 0 1,100,993 Newspapers (Bound) 0 0 30,885 Pamphlets 7 0 272,129 Technical Reports 94,649 1,655 1,673,990 Other 464 0 8,588,921 Total Other Print Materials 113,822 1,655 11,762,851 Total Print Collections 593,826 11,488 34,528,818

60 2011 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS APPENDIX E. STATISTICAL TABLES 61 (Table 4 continued) Table 5. Additions to the Collections: Titles, Fiscal 2011 Other Collections Added Withdrawn Total FY11 Print Collections Added Withdrawn Total FY11 Audio Materials 272,839 9,896 3,379,634 Classified Collections Talking Books1 0 0 69,048 Class A (General Works) 653 95,933 Manuscripts 2,043,214 0 66,634,349 Class B-BJ (Philosophy) 6,943 69 252,245 Maps 31,539 0 5,446,673 Class BL-BX (Religion) 17,308 694,693 Microforms 124,786 0 16,627,084 Class C (History, Auxiliary Sciences) 2,674 8 153,510 Music 347,267 5,036 6,454,774 Class D (History except American) 30,549 1 1,165,051 Visual Materials Class E (American History) 2,594 160,008 Moving Images 80,897 41 1,315,024 Class F (American History) 5,901 1 309,430 Photographs (negatives, prints, and slides) 631,751 0 13,346,902 Class G (Geography, Anthropology) 16,281 3 645,210 Posters 1,378 0 103,845 Class H (Social Sciences) 34,820 1,753,700 Prints and Drawings 6,564 0 601,151 Class J (Political Science) 7,063 162 342,510 Other (broadsides, photocopies, nonpictorial material, etc.) 3,493 0 1,313,170 Class K and LAW (Law) 22,204 910,466 Machine-Readable Material 578,418 0 1,965,306 Class L (Education) 6,058 311,408 Total Other Collections 4,122,146 14,973 117,256,960 Class M (Music) 8,483 522,669 Total (items) 4,715,972 26,461 151,785,778 Class N (Fine Arts) 13,090 479,043 1 Not counted in general category of Audio Materials Class P (Language and Literature) 63,302 1 2,655,537 Class Q (Science) 13,898 746,928 Class R (Medicine) 8,400 1 359,796 Class S (Agriculture) 3,305 235,249 Class T (Technology) 16,492 0 790,061 Class U (Military Science) 2,161 0 97,338 Class V (Naval Science) 631 42,162 Class Z (Bibliography) 2,313 2 251,715 Total Classified Collections 285,123 248 12,974,662

Table 6. Unprocessed Arrearages, Fiscal 2010 and 2011 Percentage Total Items in Arrearage1 FY11 FY10 Change Change Machine-Readable 442 442 0 0 Manuscripts 14,844,143 13,756,996 1,087,147 7.9 Moving Images 310,890 272,556 38,334 14 Music 2,920,408 2,849,532 70,876 2.5 Sound Recordings 1,016,895 772,055 244,840 31.7 Total 19,092,778 17,651,581 1,441,197 8.2 1 Print material, maps, pictorial materials, and rare books are no longer considered arrearage. Remaining work on hand will be processed by regular staff, not as part of arrearage reduction.

62 2011 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS APPENDIX E. STATISTICAL TABLES 63 Table 7. Cataloging Workload, Fiscal 2010 and 2011 Table 9. Preservation Treatment Statistics, Fiscal 2011 FY11 FY10 Treatment New Full-Level Catalog Records 297,342 266,827 Volumes Treated 8,870 Cooperative New Titles Fully Cataloged 98,147 105,210 Unbound Paper-Based Items Treated 15,154 Minimal-Level Cataloging Titles 18,702 15,088 Photographs Treated 789 Copy Cataloging 72,028 75,953 Other Formats Treated 311 Collection-Level Cataloging 3,902 3,694 Commercial Library Binding (volumes) 209,630 New works Cataloged1 524,812 361,552 Mass Deacidification (volumes) 288,334 Name and Series Authorities Established 84,207 103,525 Mass Deacidification (sheets) 1,013,400 Cooperative Name and Series Authorities Established 228,467 233,420 Housing/Rehousing Subject Headings Established 8,512 54,860 Protective Boxes Constructed, for Paper-Based Materials 19,774 Cooperative Subject Headings Established 2,932 3,930 Paper-Based Items Rehoused 66,238 Books Received for Processing in the Acquisitions and Photographs Rehoused or Moved 113,689 653,021 690,279 Bibliographic Access Directorate Discs, Film (reels), Magnetic Tape (reels/cassettes) Cleaned/Packaged 0 Books Completely Processed in the ABA Directorate 577,389 608,964 Other Formats Housed 94,444 1 Includes groups of new works cataloged on a single collection-level catalog record. Copying/Reformatting Preservation Photocopying (volumes) 61 (29,472 pages) Table 8. MARC Records in the Library of Congress Database, Fiscal 2011 Paper-Based Materials Converted to Microfilm (pages)1 5,179,881 exposures (9,104,864 pages) Net Paper-Based Materials Converted to Digital Format (works) 57 (52,361 pages) Category Total Increase Audio Materials Converted to Digital Format (files) 11,617 Books 13,061,942 290,333 Video Materials Converted to Magnetic Tape (items) 20,524 Electronic Resources 37,622 1,559 Motion Picture Films Converted to Digital Format (reels) 287 Manuscripts 16,372 411 General Preservation of the Collections Maps 326,551 7,569 Items Surveyed, Paper-Based 504,718 Music 615,621 16,198 Items Surveyed, Photographs 16,566 Serials & Integrating Resources 1,251,956 14,294 Items Surveyed, Other Formats 36,070 Visual Materials 515,477 29,834 Pieces Labeled 30,712 Subject Authorities 406,277 6,079 1 Includes 3,048,708 pages microfilmed in the Library’s overseas offices and 280,860 pages microfiched in the overseas offices. Name Authorities 8,232,562 339,104 Holdings Records 18,222,970 865,948 Totals: Bibliographic 15,825,541 360,198 Authority 8,638,789 345,183 Holdings 18,222,970 865,948 Grand Total 42,687,300 1,571,329

64 2011 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS APPENDIX E. STATISTICAL TABLES 65 Table 10. Number of Copyright Registrations by Subject Matter, Fiscal 2011 Table 12. Services to Individuals Who are Blind and Physically Handicapped, Fiscal 2011 Category of Material Published Unpublished Total Items Number of Non-dramatic literary works: Circulated1 Readers Monographs and computer-related works 180,076 85,728 265,804 Regional and Subregional Libraries Serials: Analog Cassette 11,658,362 347,027 Serials (non-group) 46,714 46,714 Analog Disc 5,170 1,419 Group Daily Newspapers 2,504 2,504 Digital Cartridge 8,645,919 323,457 Group Serials 8,828 8,828 Digital Download 2,302,392 42,127 Total literary works 238,122 85,728 323,850 Braille 449,095 34,592 Works of the performing arts, including musical works, dramatic works, Web-Braille 47,798 4,154 54,757 92,092 146,849 choreography and pantomimes, and motion pictures and filmstrips Large Print 2,628,926 148,383 Works of the visual arts, including two-dimensional works of fine Miscellaneous 206,014 31,511 and graphic art, sculptural works, technical drawings and models, 52,881 38,289 91,170 NLS Service to Overseas Patrons photographs, cartographic works commercial prints and labels, and works of applied arts Analog Cassette 13,475 187 Sound recordings 30,192 77,488 107,680 Analog Disc N/A N/A Total basic registrations 375,952 293,597 669,549 Digital Cartridge 3,443 108 Renewals 269 269 Digital Download 7,275 110 Mask work registrations 214 214 Braille 728 54 Vessel hull design registrations 12 12 Web-Braille N/A 14 Grand total all registrations 670,044 Large Print 1,162 N/A Preregistrations 963 NLS Service to Music Patrons Documents Recorded 10,298 Analog Cassette 5,387 774 Analog Disc N/A N/A Digital Cartridge 1 1 Table 11. U.S. Copyright Office Business Summary: Digital Download 865 21 Fee Receipts and Interest, Fiscal 2011 Braille 2,595 604 Receipts Web-Braille 400 41 Fees Recorded1 Large Print 273 174 Copyright Registration $ 21,270,358 Interlibrary Loan—Multistate Centers Mask Works Registration 15,435 Analog Cassette 88,309 N/A Vessel Hull Design Registration 3,540 Analog Disc 122 N/A Renewal Registration 15,560 Braille 3,727 N/A Subtotal $ 21,304,893 Digital Cartridge 2,624 N/A Recordation of Documents 2,726,408 1 Items circulated include containers, volumes, digital downloads and magazine issues. Analog discs are being phased out. Certifications 642,036 NLS= National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped Searches 100,798 N/A= not applicable Special Handling/Expedited Services 1,741,560 Preregistrations 120,085 Other Services 487,286 Subtotal $ 5,818,173 Total Receipts Recorded $ 27,123,066 Fee Receipts Applied to the Appropriation $ 27,353,365 Interest Earned on Deposit Accounts 5,387 Fee Receipts and Interest Applied to the Appropriation2 $ 27,358,752 1 “Receipts Recorded” are fee receipts entered into the Copyright Office’s systems. 2 “Fee Receipts and Interest Applied to the Appropriation” are income from fees and deposit account interest that were fully cleared for deposit to the Copyright Office appropriation account within the fiscal year. The amount of Fee Receipts Applied to the Appropriation during the FY does not equal the Total Receipts Recorded, because some receipts recorded at the end of a year are applied in the next fiscal year.

66 2011 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS APPENDIX E. STATISTICAL TABLES 67 Table 13. Reader Services1, Fiscal 2011 Table 14. Cataloging Distribution Service: Financial Statistics, Fiscal 2011 Circulation Direct Reference Service Source of Income of Items for General $2,687,649 Use Within the Web-Based/ Library In Person Correspondence Telephone E-Mail Total U.S. Government Libraries 66,559 African and Middle Foreign Libraries 805,397 1,391 1,686 1,075 3,123 5,633 11,517 Eastern Division Total Gross Sales $3,559,605 American Folklife Analysis of Total Income Center/Veterans 2,349 4,802 204 2,483 5,091 12,580 Cataloger’s Desktop 771,284 History Project Classification Web 1,095,828 Asian Division 5,431 4,224 1,680 2,256 9,168 17,328 MARC Files & MARC Publications 1,148,359 Collections Access, Miscellaneous Publications 5,797 Loan and 211,632 26,032 0 33,610 68,654 128,296 Management Technical Publications 538,337 Division Total Gross Sales $3,559,605 European Division 31,941 4,484 126 2,153 2,826 9,589 Adjustments (100,051) Federal Research Total Net Sales $3,459,554 0 0 0 23 293 316 Division Transfers Geography & Map 278,000 16,846 160 1,285 2,166 20,457 Fees Transferred to Appropriation $3,447,374 Division Fees Transferred to Miscellaneous Receipts 0 Hispanic Division 13,671 10,498 936 8,880 20,955 41,269 Total Fees Transferred $3,447,374 Humanities and Social Sciences 24,078 47,628 1,169 4,934 7,301 61,032 Division Law Library2 22,555 31,484 992 5,503 3,781 41,760 Motion Picture, Broadcasting and 6,563 2,639 53 3,430 11,311 17,433 Recorded Sound Division Manuscript Division 66,304 34,990 426 3,590 6,822 45,828 Music Division 137,000 4,679 108 2,265 2,272 9,324 Prints and Photographs 175,139 13,920 171 2,320 7,072 23,483 Division Rare Book and Special 16,272 2,266 1,099 4,970 2,037 10,372 Collections Division3 Serial and Government 85,253 39,558 35 3,144 9,039 51,776 Publications Division Science, Technology and Business 4,782 21,473 327 6,126 20,304 48,230 Division TOTAL 1,082,361 267,209 8,561 90,095 184,725 550,590

1 Not included here are statistics for the Copyright Office, which answered 261,807 reference inquiries in fiscal 2011; and for the Preservation Directorate, which responded to 798 information inquiries. Also not included here are statistics for the Congressional Research Service, which completed 763,076 responses to requests and services for members and committees of Congress. The congressional audience viewed research products on the CRS web site more than 1 million times. 2 Not included here are the 1,328 research reports, special studies and memoranda that the Law Library prepared for Congress, other government agencies and the public. 3 Includes the Children’s Literature Center.

68 2011 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS APPENDIX E. STATISTICAL TABLES 69 Table 15. Human Resources as of Sept. 30, 2011 Library Employees by Service Unit Office of the Librarian 120 Includes: Office of the Librarian; Chief of Staff; Communications, Congressional Relations; Development; Special Events and Public Programs; General Counsel; Office of the Chief Financial Officer Office of Support Operations Office of the Chief 7 Human Resources Services 59 Integrated Support Services 145 Office of Contracts and Grants Management 28 Office of Opportunity; Inclusiveness and Compliance 9 Office of Security and Emergency Preparedness 22 Total for the Office of Support Operations 270 Office of the Inspector General 16 Congressional Research Service 640 Copyright Office 441 Law Library of Congress 90 Library Services Office of the Associate Librarian 61 Acquisitions and Bibliographic Access 544 Collections and Services 675 Partnership and Outreach Programs 208 Preservation 101 Technology Policy 50 Total for Library Services 1,639 Office of Strategic Initiatives Office of Strategic Initiatives 93 Information Technology Services 216 Total for the Office of Strategic Initiatives 309 Total Permanent Library Employees 3,525 1 Demographics Average Years of Library of Congress Service 16 Average Years of Federal Service 18 Average Age 50 Males 1,548 Females 1,977 American Indian 16 Asian 259 Black 1,167 Hispanic/Latino 80 Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2 White 1,991 Two-or-More Races 10 Total Permanent Library Employees 3,525 1 Does not include temporary employees or those in indefinite or not-to-exceed positions. Includes employees funded by appropriated and non- appropriated sources. The Library’s attrition rate for permanent employees was 6.0 percent in fiscal 2011.

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