TWELFTH ANNUAL REPORT g5 



LIBRAKY 



During no year in the history of the Bureau has more progress 

 been made in the permanent organization of the hbrary and in 

 improving methods of routine work. A number of favorable 

 conditions have contributed to this result. The new quarters 

 have given us room to shelve books promptly. The stacks are 

 well lighted and easy of access from the charging desk. The 

 arrangement of the stacks in relation to the charging desk has 

 made it possible for the assistant responsible for the charging 

 desk to do other work when not actively engaged in charging 

 and discharging books or in recording charging records. No 

 changes in the civil service personnel have occurred, and few 

 apprentices have resigned, thus giving a better trained staff than 

 in any previous year. No long absences have occurred either 

 from illness or from employees taking accrued leave. The pos- 

 session of an excellent union catalogue for reference and com- 

 parison has reduced the time spent in reference work, and has 

 been extremely valuable for comparison in classification and in 

 the assignment of subject headings. 



The hours during which the library is open are from 7.30 

 a. m. to 9.30 p. m. from Monday to Friday, 7.30 a. m. to 5 p. m. 

 on Saturday, and 9 a. m. to 12 m. Sunday and holidays. This 

 has been in effect since December 1, 1912, with no change during 

 the summer season. The number of visitors during the late 

 afternoon and evening hours has not been large, but for the 

 most part they have been serious workers, many of whom could 

 come at no other time of the day. 



Orders. — Orders for books estimated to cost ^4,129.13 have 

 been placed during the year, and of these, publications amounting 

 in value to ^=9,458.27 have been delivered, leaving ^=14,670.86 

 worth undelivered. In addition to these, orders placed during 

 preceding years have been delivered in the amount of ?=3,692.11. 



Accessions. — The number of bound volumes accessioned was 

 3,852 ; 1,690 by binding and 2,162 from other sources. The total 

 number of bound volumes in the library on June 30 is 26,652. 

 Among the most important works received during the year are 

 the following: 



NEW PUBLICATIONS 



Adams. The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Samarang; under the 



command of Captain Six- Ed. Belcher . . . during the years 1843-1846 . . . 



Crustacea, 1848. 

 Agassiz. Bibliographia zoologiae et geologiae. A general catalogue of all 



books, tracts, and memoirs on zoology and geology, 4 vols., 1848-1854. 

 American association for the study and prevention of infant mortality. 



Transactions, 2 vols., 1910-1911. 



