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Smithsonian Institution Libraries Catalog

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The Smithsonian Libraries' collection, which numbers more than 1.5 million volumes, is accessible via the Smithsonian Institution Research Information System (SIRIS). These holdings span topics such as art, history and culture, and natural and physical sciences. The catalog's art resources are particularly strong in American, African, Asian, contemporary, design, and decorative arts.

The SIRIS Web site contains materials found in Smithsonian Institution Libraries at the following art museums—Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Freer Gallery of Art & Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, National Museum of African Art, National Portrait Gallery, and Smithsonian American Art Museum. See www.sil.si.edu/research/onsite/art.htm.

In addition to indexing the libraries' collection, SIRIS refers to digital editions of rare books, manuscripts, trade literature, and bibliographies representing a range of subjects.

Search the entire Smithsonian Institution Libraries online via SIRIS at www.siris.si.edu.