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mblwhoi library 77mblwhoi libraryreport of the library directorlibrary volunteersHERBARIUMFrank ChildJulie ChildPaul FreyheitSallie GiffenTom GreggNancy McDonaldArlene RogersMichele MizejewskiLIBRARYAnna B. IvanovaRARE BOOKSMillie HeuttnerCarol WinnThe library’s leadership position within the digital informationworld continues to develop at an unprecedented rate. Likeamazon.com® and Google, we regularly mine data about ourcollections and the way Woods Hole scientists gather informationfrom the collection. We analyze structured information about thematerials in our collections through circulation statistics, referencetransactions, interlibrary loan requests, and usage behavior innetworked on-line electronic books and journals. The worldwidebibliographic library cooperative OCLC recently published its study“Perceptions of Libraries and Information Resources” (www.oclc.org/reports/2005perceptions.htm.) While this report states thatmany respondents still hold on to decades-old perceptions of libraryservices, that view is far from the reality of the modern digitalscience library.As the print resources available to libraries declines, it becomescrucial for collections and services to be methodically reviewedon a regular basis, with an eye towards keeping them aligned withthe mission of our institutions, the needs of our patrons, emerginglibraryresearchersAbbott, Jayne B., Marine ResearchAguilar, Carmen, Great Lakes WATER InstituteAllen, Garland E., Washington UniversityAllen, Nina S., North Carolina State UniversityAllnutt, Tom, Advanced BioNutrition CorporationAnderson, Everett, Harvard Medical SchoolAnderson, Gary, University of Southern MississippiAnderson, Pat, Great Lakes WATER InstituteApplegate, Andy, New England Fishery Mgmt. CouncilArmstrong, Michael, Massachusetts Division of Marine FisheriesBarlow, Robert, Upstate Medical UniversityBenjamin, Thomas L., Harvard Medical SchoolBergen, Lydia, New England Aquarium Right Whale ResearchBinkowski, Fred, Great Lakes WATER InstituteBlake, Charles, University of South CarolinaBoelke, Deirdre, New England Fishery Mgmt. CouncilBoyce, Peter, Maria Mitchell SocietyBoyd, Heather C.Boyer, John F., Union CollegeBrown, Eric, Upstate Medical University, SyracuseBrown, Moira, New England Aquarium Right Whale ResearchBullis, Robert A., Advanced BioNutrition CorpBurke, Don, The Johns Hopkins UniversityCameron, Lisa A., University of North Carolina, Chapel HillCandelas, Graciela C., University of Puerto RicoCaruso, Paul, Massachusetts Division of Marine FisheriesCarvan, Mike, Great Lakes WATER InstituteCervino, JamesChase, Brad, Annisquam River Marine Fisheries StationChild, Frank M., Trinity CollegeChisolm, John, Massachusetts Division of Marine FisheriesCobb, Jewel P., California State UniversityCohen, Bruce N., California Technological InstituteCohen, Seymour S., American Cancer SocietyCollier, Jamus, Center for Coastal StudiesConsi, Tom, Great Lakes WATER InstituteCorliss, Bruce, Duke UniversityCorreia, Steven, Massachusetts Division of Marine FisheriesCouch, Ernest F., Texas Christian University