Smithsonian Research Online
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Smithsonian Research Online is a database of bibliographic citations and full texts of publications by Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Institution
The Smithsonian Institution is an educational and research institute and associated museum complex, administered and funded by the government of the United States and by funds from its endowment, contributions, and profits from its retail operations, concessions, licensing activities, and magazines...

 scholars. It is managed by the Smithsonian Institution Libraries
Smithsonian Institution Libraries
The Smithsonian Institution Libraries system comprises 20 libraries serving the various Smithsonian Institution museums and research centers. SIL's holdings include 1.5 million volumes as well as a wide array of digital resources. The collections focus primarily on science, art, history and...

. Access to the database is free.

The database contained some 10,000 citations as of 2011. An increasing proportion of the citations includes full texts.

Purposes of the database include facilitating discovery of Smithsonian research publications and "assisting in measuring and communicating the magnitude, value, and impact of Smithsonian research."
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