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FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 Annual Report of the LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS For the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2017 Library of Congress Washington, D.C. 2018 On the cover: Alisha Chipman of the Library’s Preservation Directorate performs conservation work on a photo of abolitionist Harriet Tubman jointly acquired in 2017 by the Library and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. Shawn Miller Inside front cover: A banner welcomes visitors to the “Echoes of the Great War: American Experiences of World War I” exhibition in the Jefferson Building. Shawn Miller Library of Congress 101 Independence Avenue, S.E. Washington, DC 20540 For the Library of Congress online, visit loc.gov. The annual report is published through the Office of Communications, Office of the Librarian, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20540-1610, Telephone (202) 707-2905. Executive Editor: Gayle Osterberg Editor: Mark Hartsell Managing Editor: John Sayers Photo Editor: Shawn Miller 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 For sale by the U.S. Government Printing Office Superintendent of Documents, Mail Stop: SSOP Washington, DC 20402-9328 ISBN 978-0-8444-9577-4 2 2017 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS CONTENTS Letter from the Librarian of Congress ........................5 Organizational Reports ..............................................47 Organizational Chart ............................................48 Library of Congress Officers ........................................6 Law Library ............................................................49 Library of Congress Committees .................................8 Library Services......................................................50 Congressional Research Service ...........................52 Facts at a Glance..........................................................10 Office of the Librarian ..........................................54 Mission Statement .......................................................11 National and International Outreach ..................58 U.S. Copyright Office ............................................60 Serving the Congress ..................................................12 Office of the Inspector General ...........................62 Legislative Support ................................................13 Copyright Royalty Board .......................................63 Copyright Law and Policy .....................................13 Congressional Preservation Efforts ......................14 Appendices Other Services to Congress ...................................14 A. Library of Congress Advisory Bodies ...............65 Supporting the Library .........................................16 B. Selected Acquisitions ........................................70 C. Exhibitions ........................................................72 Collecting, Preserving and Providing D. Publications .......................................................74 Access to Knowledge ...................................................18 E. The Library in the News ...................................76 Collecting ...............................................................18 F. Statistical Tables .................................................78 Preserving ..............................................................19 1. Appropriations for 2017 .............................78 Providing Access to Knowledge ............................23 2. Appropriations for 2018 .............................78 Promoting Creativity, Scholarship 3. Financial Statistics.......................................79 and Lifelong Learning ................................................28 4. Additions to the Collections—Items .........82 Promoting Creativity .............................................28 5. Additions to the Collections—Titles .........84 Promoting Scholarship .........................................32 6. Unprocessed Arrearages ............................84 Promoting Lifelong Learning...............................36 7. Cataloging Production ...............................85 Celebrating Achievement ...........................................40 8. MARC Records ............................................85 Library of Congress Prizes and Awards ................42 9. Preservation Treatment Statistics ...............86 Library Staff Recognition ......................................45 10. Copyright Registrations ..............................87 11. U.S. Copyright Office Business Summary ....88 12. Services to Individuals Who are Blind or Physically Handicapped .........................89 13. Reference Services ......................................90 14. Circulation ..................................................91 15. Cataloging Distribution Service: Financial Statistics.......................................91 16. Human Resources ......................................92 3 Letter From THE LIBRARIAN of Congress 4 2017 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS I am pleased to present the Annual Report of the Librarian of Congress for Fiscal Year 2017. The past year has been an exciting one for the Library of Congress. In fiscal 2017, the Library made great strides in areas such as information- technology centralization to improve the quality and efficiency of its operations. The Library’s staff also worked creatively and collaboratively to help the institution better serve its users and to reach new audiences. The release of 25 million Machine-Readable Cataloging (MARC) records provided free access, for the first time ever, to this great and extensive resource. New “touch history” tours allowed visually impaired visitors to experience the Jefferson Building’s magnificence. A new crowdsourcing app invited users to help create a database of historic images from Chronicling America. “Pop-up” exhibitions and programming brought new audiences to the Library to explore topics like comic books and disco culture. The Library’s staff welcomed nearly 1.9 million visitors on-site and more than 110 million visits to the Library’s online properties. They also added more than 2.5 million items to the Library’s collections. At the end of the fiscal year, those collections held over 167 million items— books, manuscripts, photographs, prints, maps and audio and video recordings that document the history and culture of our nation and, indeed, the world. Those millions of additions included a once-in-a-generation treasure. Working collaboratively with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, the Library acquired an album of photos containing a previously unrecorded portrait of abolitionist Harriet Tubman—a groundbreaking partnership that brought this rare gem into the public sphere for the first time. The Library of Congress, founded in 1800, today stands as the world’s pre-eminent reservoir of knowledge, serving Congress and the American public. It’s our privilege to do so. Sincerely, Carla Hayden Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, 14th Librarian of Congress. Shawn Miller 5 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS OFFICERS (on September 30, 2017) Executive Committee Carla Hayden Bernard A. Barton Jr. J. Mark Sweeney Librarian of Congress Chief Information Officer Associate Librarian for Library Services Robert R. Newlen Mary B. Mazanec Jane McAuliffe Deputy Librarian of Congress Director, Congressional Research Service Director, National and for Institutional Advancement International Outreach Karyn A. Temple Elizabeth C. Morrison Acting Register of Copyrights Roswell M. Encina Chief of Staff Chief Communications Officer Jane Sánchez Edward R. Jablonski Law Librarian of Congress Chief Operating Officer Advisors to the Executive Committee Elizabeth Pugh Mary Klutts Dianne Houghton General Counsel Chief Financial Officer Senior Advisor for Organizational Performance, Rachel Bouman Ryan Ramsey Office of the Librarian Director, Human Resources Services Senior Advisor for Strategic Direction and Policy Operations Committee Edward R. Jablonski David Christopher Dianne Houghton Chair, Chief Operating Officer Chief of Operations, Senior Advisor for Organizational U.S. Copyright Office Performance, Office of the Librarian Alvert Q. Banks Director for Technology Policy, Judith Conklin Roberto Salazar Library Services Deputy Chief Information Officer, Assistant Law Librarian for Operations Office of the Chief Information Officer and Planning, Law Library Joseph J. Cappello Director of Operations, National and Francois DiFolco International Outreach Associate Director for Finance and Administration, CRS Inspector General Kurt W. Hyde Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry Tracy K. Smith (2017–present) 6 2017 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS LIBRARY OF CONGRESS TRUST FUND BOARD MEMBERS (on September 30, 2017) Ex Officio Members Carla Hayden Rep. Gregg Harper David Lebryk Librarian of Congress Chairman, Joint Committee Fiscal Assistant on the Library of Congress Secretary of the Treasury (representing the Sen. Richard C. Shelby Hon. Steven Terner Mnuchin, Vice Chairman, Joint Committee Secretary of the Treasury) on the Library of Congress Senate Appointments Kathleen L. Casey Thomas Girardi George Marcus Alexandria, Virginia Los Angeles, California Palo Alto, California Christopher G. Long New York, New York House of Representatives Appointments J. Richard Fredericks (Vacancy) (Vacancy)