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V. LIBRARIAN'S REPORT 



AUGUST, 1915 



Since the last annual report the reorganization of the library 

 has been carried on by Miss Scott, who has brought each depart- 

 ment up to a state of system and efficiency. 



We can now make a more definite statement of the contents 

 of the library, including a number of accessions not previously 

 listed: Total number of accessions 10,046. Old and new ac- 

 cessions recorded since last report 6,746. Of these there have 

 been added since 1914: 



934 volumes loaned by the American Museum of Natural 

 History, 



466 volumes given by the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, 



200 given by Mr. Crane, 



720 bound during year. 



These volumes may be conveniently divided as follows: 



Journals, for which most of our appropriation is expended and which form the 

 bulk of the library, in bound sets 95 



Serials and publications of academies, museums, laboratories, and societies 

 (many of these are from exchanges which are steadily increasing) 188 



Books: 



Zoology 321 



Botany 134 



Physiology 100 



Hygiene and medicine 74 



Chemistry 18 



Evolution 82 



Psychology 36 



Philosophy 104 



Miscellaneous 198 



Total 1,067 



We can buy very few books and are dependent upon gifts from 

 authors and publishers, who recognize that this is a particularly 

 useful place to have their works examined. 



The separates number 4,000. Our reprint collection might 

 easily be notably increased through the aid of authors and 

 friends. Such duplicates are in great demand. 



The following advances have been made. First, and very 

 important, is the considerable number of missing parts which 



