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PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF 



[1888. 



present scope wliicli, it will be remembered, provides for author en- 

 tries only in the special departments, with a few exceptions such as 

 official geological reports and scientific explorations Avhich are also 

 catalogued under the names of the regions described. It is of the 

 utmost importance that the preparation of a subject catalogue be un- 

 dertaken as soon as possible, for while most of our readers know 

 their authors, a properly classified index to the broader subdivisions 

 of specinl departments of the library would result not only in a sav- 

 ing of time but in a more thorough and reliable acquaintance with 

 the work already done. To complete such a catalogue within any 

 reasonable limit of time, the employment of skilled assistance will be 

 absolutely necessary, and, it is to be regretted, the Academy at pre- 

 sent is unable to incur this expense. An effort will be made, how- 

 ever, with such clerical aid as the librarian may be able to secure, to 

 go on as far as possible with the work in the time at his disposal 

 during the year. Progress \vill necessarily be very slow, in conse- 

 quence of many unavoidable interruptions. 



Since the last report 321 volumes have been bound, including 08 

 volumes of pamphlets, and 45 volumes are now in the hands of the 

 binders. 



A careful enumeration of the library Avas made at the beginning 

 of November. There are, bound and unbound, 30831 volumes at 

 present on the shelfs, including 615 bound volumes of pamphlets, 

 The latter embrace 8621 separate titles. To these may be added 

 1445 volumes in the library of the Entomological Section. Many 

 of these are, however, duplicates of those in the main library. The 

 latter are divided as follows : — 



VoLUMKS Pamphlets 



Journals : — • 



Germany 3430 



France 2ol5 



Great Britian & Ireland 2433 

 N. America 1012 



Scandinavia & Russia 1302 



Conchology 



Ornithology 



Bibliography 



Mineralogy 



Physical Science 



Anthropology 



Kncyclopedias, Dictionaries 



Helminthology 



Public Documents 



Ichthyology 



Agriculture 



Mammalogy 



Medicine 



Chemistry 



Geography 



Antiquities and Fine Arts 



Herpetology 



Microscopy 



Miscellaneous 



Volumes Pamphlet 



455 

 319 



980 

 737 

 584 

 489 

 454 

 376 

 369 

 268 

 264 

 262 

 252 

 246 

 236 

 226 

 203 

 361 

 i6t 

 48 

 36 



All of which is respectfully submitted, 



Edavard J. Nolan, 



30831 



345 

 493 

 180 



263 



174 

 184 

 184 

 645 

 227 



143 



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Librarian. 



