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Smithsonian Libraries and Archives

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Smithsonian Libraries and Archives

Summary

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives is a library[1]. It draws 6 Wikipedia views per month (library category, ranking #62 of 432).[2]

Key Facts

  • Smithsonian Libraries and Archives was a member of Biodiversity Heritage Library[3].
  • Smithsonian Libraries and Archives was a member of Program for Cooperative Cataloging[4].
  • Smithsonian Libraries and Archives was a member of Association of Research Libraries[5].
  • Smithsonian Libraries and Archives was a member of International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions[6].
  • Smithsonian Libraries and Archives was a member of National Digital Stewardship Alliance[7].
  • Smithsonian Libraries and Archives was a member of International Internet Preservation Consortium[8].
  • Smithsonian Libraries and Archives is located in Washington, D.C.[9].
  • Smithsonian Libraries and Archives is in the country of United States[10].
  • Smithsonian Libraries and Archives's instance of is recorded as library[11].
  • Smithsonian Libraries and Archives's instance of is recorded as research library[12].
  • Smithsonian Libraries and Archives's instance of is recorded as archives[13].
  • Smithsonian Libraries and Archives's instance of is recorded as library network[14].
  • Smithsonian Libraries and Archives's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.[15].
  • The location of Smithsonian Libraries and Archives was National Museum of Natural History[16].
  • Smithsonian Libraries and Archives's postal code is recorded as 20560[17].
  • Smithsonian Libraries and Archives is part of Smithsonian Institution[18].
  • Smithsonian Libraries and Archives's Commons category is recorded as Smithsonian Institution Libraries[19].
  • Smithsonian Libraries and Archives comprises Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology[20].
  • Smithsonian Libraries and Archives comprises Smithsonian Research Online[21].
  • Smithsonian Libraries and Archives comprises Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library[22].
  • Smithsonian Libraries and Archives comprises Anacostia Community Museum Library[23].
  • Smithsonian Libraries and Archives comprises Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Library[24].
  • Smithsonian Libraries and Archives comprises Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Library[25].
  • Smithsonian Libraries and Archives comprises Vine Deloria, Jr. Library, National Museum of the American Indian[26].
  • Smithsonian Libraries and Archives comprises Warren M. Robbins Library, National Museum of African Art[27].

Body

Founding

+1968-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Smithsonian Libraries and Archives[28].

Identity

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives is part of Smithsonian Institution[18].

Leadership

Directors / managers include Nancy E. Gwinn[29], Scott E. Miller[30], and Tamar Evangelestia-Dougherty[31].

Operations

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.[15]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Smithsonian Institution[32].

Why It Matters

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives draws 6 Wikipedia views per month (library category, ranking #62 of 432).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] ↑ . GRID. Retrieved . grid.ac. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . library.si.edu. library.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . Q12013. Retrieved . library.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . Q12013. Retrieved . library.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . biodivlib.wikispaces.com. Retrieved . biodivlib.wikispaces.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [4] ↑ . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [6] ↑ . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [7] ↑ . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [8] ↑ . netpreserve.org. Retrieved . netpreserve.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . library.si.edu. library.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . research.si.edu. Retrieved . research.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . library.si.edu. library.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . library.si.edu. library.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . library.si.edu. library.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . library.si.edu. library.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . library.si.edu. library.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . library.si.edu. Retrieved . library.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . si.edu. si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . si.edu. si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 25d ago · M2545 · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Isni → 0000000120343957
    Parent organization or unit → Smithsonian Institution
    Google arts & culture partner id → smithsonian-libraries
    Isil → OCLC-SMI
    + 61 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P463]]: [[Q5275906]], Moving from [[Q131626]]"
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