TABLE OF CONTENTS Director's View Staff and Associates National Collections Program Institutional History Division Technical Services Division Archives Division Holdings Use Outreach and Public Programs Professional Activities Appendixes A. SIA Organizational Chart for FY 1999 B. Volume of Holdings Summary C. Chart of Volume Growth D. Sources of Holdings E. Records Center Services F. Reference Service Statistics G. "Research in Progress" Lecture Series H. Exhibition Loans (Outgoing) I. Publications of SIA Staff and Associates J. Publications Using SIA Holdings List of Abbreviations

The National Collections Program (NCP) promotes Institutional accountability for Smithsonian collections through the development of collections management standards in policy and practice, and through information exchange. The office maintains oversight and administrative responsibility for the principal Smithsonian directive guiding collections management, Smithsonian Directive (SD) 600: Collections Management Policy. During 2000, NCP made major progress towards completing the revision of SD 600. The office finalized two drafts of the directive for comment by Smithsonian museums and collecting units prior to circulation of the revised directive for final clearance and review by Smithsonian management. NCP staff compiled and published the annual Collection Statistics, which provides information on collection size, growth, and activity for Smithsonian museums, archives, and libraries. In addition, the office produced a number of annual reports highlighting various aspects of Smithsonian collections management: a summary report of collection activity for the Smithsonian's budget hearing; a report on deaccessioning for the Secretary and Board of Regents; a summary report for the Provost of unit collections management assessments that identifies collecting unit needs, achievements, and concerns; and FY 2000 collection disclosure information for the Smithsonian financial statement and external audit. At the request of the Provost's Office, NCP agreed to publish the Highlights of Smithsonian Collections and Smithsonian Annals. During the year, the Highlights were revised in format and content and expanded to include photographs. Work on the Annals, a sister publication to the Smithsonian Institution Year, was begun and culminated in the publication of the 1997 edition. For information on NCP's website offerings to the museum community see Electronic Access and Outreach in this report. Bill Tompkins continued to serve on the Smithsonian Collections Information System Management Committee, the Archives and Special Collections Council, and the Registrars' Council. He was a lead advisor and faculty member for the annual workshop "Introduction to the Management of Museum Collections" sponsored by the Smithsonian's Center for Museum Studies. Tompkins spoke on "Policies and Managing Museum Collections" at the National Affiliations Conference 2000 held by the Smithsonian's Affiliations Program in June. He also served as an advisor and faculty member for a series of workshops - "Natural History Collections: Laws, Policies, and Permits" - sponsored by the National Museumof Natural History. Next || Previous Smithsonian Institution Archives || Archives Division Institutional History Division || Joseph Henry Papers Project National Collection Program