Days take on a life of their own. I want to say good morning. Good morning, dr. Collins, welcome back to hhs to the appropriations subcommittee. Let me just say a thank you on behalf of the on behalf of the sub come they for hosting members of the subcommittee for the site visit at the nih campus last week. We had a real wonderful opportunity to learn more about nihs work. We met with the researchers who were working to cure Sickle Cell Disease and develop treatments for major depression and shrink cancer tumors in children. We heard from participants whose lives have been changed by Clinical Trials and it was a moving and informative, but a very moving experience, as well. Let me welcome our witnesses including the five institute and senate directors who join us today and in addition, and always a great addition, dr. Francis collins and joined us many times director of the National Institutes of health today joined by dr. Bruce tromberg director of biomedical engineer, the director of
Who always chairs the appropriating committee nd from the library, and i think thats particularly helpful you could be here with us for this today as well. Also a member of this committee. So shes here as a member of the committee but also on these topics, particularly valuable in her role as appropriating. Weve been having with the library, with the smithsonian, with the architect of the capitol, these kinds of oversight hearings to fulfill that responsibility and be sure were giving the agencies the help they need. Were glad to be here, of course, with the librarian, dr. Carla heyden, and karen temple, registry of copyrights. I think we want to talk primarily about modernization. We had a chance with dr. Hayden at the last meeting to talk about the Physical Plant ideas of how to make the library even more of an experience for people who visit there. I think we want to talk about today more of how the modernization of the i. T. Elements at the library are coming together and how all s
We will hear testimony from dr. Carla hayden. This is a little more than an hour. [indiscernible] chairs the committee for the library which is particularly helpful that you could be here with us today and also a member of the committee. This is particularly valuable in her role that we will be in the discussions we have been having. These types of oversight hearings. We want to give the agencies that help they need and we are glad to be here with the library and, dr. Carla hayden, with mr. Karyn temple,d the registrar of copyrights. Thank you to all of you for being here. I think that i want to talk primarily about the modernization. We had a chance with dr. Hayden to talk about the Physical Plant to ideas of making the library even more of an experience for people that visit there. I think we want to talk more about how the modernization of at the libraryts are coming together and how all services are being benefited by that. The library performs a lot of functions for us, historical
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