id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt crln-7625 Murphy, Bernadette Washington Hotline 2006-05-01 1 .pdf application/pdf 596 31 48 i n e Librarians, others oppose “Smithsonian Networks” venture Early in April, the Smithsonian Institution announced the creation of “Smithsonian Networks,” a joint venture between the Institution’s Smithsonian Business Ventures Unit and Showtime Networks. The Smithsonian Institution’s FY2005 Annual Report noted that the Institu­ tion receives 75 percent of its revenue from federal appropriations, government grants, and government contracts. cache/crln-7625.pdf txt/crln-7625.txt