Central Library
Plaza Library is owned and operated by the government of Arlington in Virginia. The library stocks a range of dissertation thesis, music recordings, scores, microfilms, videos, and fiction and nonfiction books. It offers books borrowing, materials photocopying and borrow cards renewal services. Plaza Library maintains course reserves and provides printing services. It also stocks books related to a variety of topics, such as astronomy, history, biological science, natural resources, forest products, journalism, law literature, and newspapers and microforms. The library organizes facility tours, orientation sessions and instructional workshops that focus on utilizing library catalogs, article databases, government information, bibliographic management software and Web sites for research purposes.
Smithsonian Institution Libraries maintains more than 20 divisions and a collection of over 1 million volumes with nearly 40,000 rare books. The library has been in existence for more than 40 years. It works with a team of over 100 staff members. The Smithsonian Institution Libraries additionally maintains a Book Conservation Laboratory and an imaging center. The library hosts exhibitions, lectures and tours. It maintains a collection of books related to various topics, such as the history of science and technology, anthropology, African and Asian art, aviation and space exploration, botany and horticulture, and decorative arts and design. It is a part of Smithsonian Institution, which is one of the leading museum complex and research organization that is composed of over 15 museums, nearly five research centers and National Zoo. Smithsonian Institution Libraries maintains a location in Washington, D.C.
