CSHL Library and Archives
In 2001, the CSHL Library continued its work toward creating a “virtual” library. To that end, it has maintained and substantially increased its digital library that includes all the necessary publications, software, and databases for the multidisciplinary research of the Laboratory’s scientific staff. The Library continues its membership in consortia with two other major research institutions that began in 2001: Rockefeller University and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Membership in these consortia provides our scientists electronic access to many journals from these institutions. In addition, the BioInformation Synthesis Collaborative Consortia was formed with the libraries of the Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory, The Rockefeller University, and the American Museum of Natural History. The purpose of the consortia is to share human and information resources so that the collective strengths support and advance the research and learning of the members’ constituents.
The Library enjoyed the second year of its automated cataloging system called Sirsi, which provides the Library’s electronic catalog called WebCat, containing the library collection. Work on creating a new comprehensive database of all of the scientific laboratory’s publications began this year. It will cover the period from its inception in 1890 to 1965 (pre PubMed). Two new digital projects were initiated this year: James D. Watson’s Photo Archives and the CSHL Symposium photo collection. This collection contains a remarkable history of biology in the latter two thirds of the 20th century and into the new millennium.
