Nov., 1917] Report Ohio Academy of Science 21 



As bearing on this proposition, the following statements are 

 submitted : 



(a) The Ohio Journal of Scicnee is receiving a subsidy from the 

 University. In return for this annual grant, the University Library 

 receives 250 copies of each issue for exchange purposes. At the present 

 time, some 230 societies and periodicals are on the exchange list. 

 Furthennore, the Biological Club has turned over to the University 

 Library all the exchanges received by the Ohio Naturalist from 1900 to 

 1915. This material has been bound, catalogued and classified by the 

 Library. 



{b) Some confusion exists between the two sets of exchanges, those 

 received by the Academy and those received by the Library through 

 the Ohio Journal of Science. If the proposed step is taken, the two sets 

 of exchanges can be unified and duplication eliminated, both in sending 

 and in receiving. 



(c) If the proposed step is taken, the duplicates found in the 

 Academy's collection can be used to secure other sets not now in the 

 possession of either the University or the Academy, or they can be sent 

 to other Ohio libraries as the Academy may decide. 



{d) The University Library has been purchasing from its book 

 budget, many new sets and filling in the gap in existing sets. If the 

 Academy's collection is turned over, a number of its sets can be com- 

 pleted through purchase, something the Academy cannot afford to do. 

 Furthermore, there will be no chance for duplication or waste in money, 

 when the complete sets are purchased by the University of which the 

 Academy has a partial or incomplete file. 



(e) The University Library is unifying other exchanges received and 

 distributed by the University, such as the Ohio History Teacher's 

 Bulletin, the Contributions from the Department of Zoology and 

 Entomology, the Doctoral Dissertations, and the proposed series of 

 studies to be issued by the Graduate School. If the Academy agrees 

 to the proposition put forward, all readjustments can be made while the 

 work is being done on these other series, and the entire question of 

 exchanges can be settled. 



(/) The result of favorable action on the part of the Academy will 

 be advantageous to both parties, because the members of the Academy 

 will get improved library facilities through a better handling of its own 

 sets and exchanges and the University Library will be in a better 

 position to unify its collections, to plan its purchase of sets and of 

 ''fill ins" and to develop systematically, its entire system of exchanges. 



Respectfully submitted, 

 April 6, 1917. C. W. Reeder. 



Mr. Reeder was requested to make specific recommendations 

 on the subjects treated in this report. This was done at the 

 second business session. In accordance with the recom- 

 mendations of Mr. Reeder, the following actions were voted 

 by the Academy: 



