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(4) The status of the Union Catalog of Scientific Periodicals is about 

 the same as outlined in the last report. Additional shipments of cards 

 have been received from Oberlin College Library and the Western 

 Reserve University College for Women. On account of the difficulties 

 experienced by libraries in maintaining and meeting the extra demands 

 for service during the war, no pressure has been brought to bear for 

 additional contributions to the Union Catalog. However, it is known 

 that several libraries have partially completed records ready for ship- 

 ment, and are only waiting the completion of their periodical listing 

 before depositing the cards with the Academy. 



(5) The University Library desires to call attention again to its 

 desire and willingness to serve the members of the Ohio Academy with 

 scientific literature. Through the exchanges and regular purchases, 

 there is maintained a library equipment which can serve in a very 

 satisfactory way the scientists of this state, if they only will make use 

 of the facilities offered to them, either directly through study in the 

 library itself, or through the system of inter-library loan. 



Respectfullv submitted, 



C. W. Reeder. 



Report of the Committee on Legislation 



The following report of the Committee on Legislation w^as 

 received and ordered filed. 



Your committee appointed to consider the matter of Legislation 

 begs to report as follows: 



We find that a number of State Academies receive state support 

 either in the form of publication funds, or support of secretaries or other 

 activities. In all states where such support is in force there seems to be 

 agreement as to the advantage of such support and the only argument 

 opposed to the plan is the possible interference with the entirely inde- 

 pendent attitude of the academies as to matters affecting state activity. 



The committee recommends that legislation to provide the following 

 lines of support be requested at the hands of the next session of the 

 general assembly and that the Committee on Legislation be authorized 

 to arrange for the introduction of the necessary bills and to meet any 

 necessary expenses incurred in the proper attention to their con- 

 sideration. 



First — A provision for the publication of the Proceedings of the 

 Academy, preferably by the direct appropriation of an adequate stun 

 for a creditable publication of not more than 500 pages per year, or. if 

 necessary, as a part of the State printing. 



Second — ^A provision for the compensation of a permanent secretary 

 whose duty shall be to edit the proceedings, look after the activities 

 of the society, the arrangement of details for scientific service to the 

 State under the plan proposed in No. 3, and other matters of societ}^ 

 interest. 



