LIBRARY 



The routine work of the library has always been difficult of 

 accomplishment because of continual demands upon the staff 

 for special work and for service in other departments. During 

 the past year, however, marked progress has been made in cata- 

 loging. There have been filed 800 new cards and 500 more are 

 ready to be typewritten. About three hundred volumes and 

 several hundred pamphlets remain to be cataloged. This work 

 should be accomplished in 1913, bringing the catalog up to date. 

 A large amount of analysis of publications of learned societies 

 will still have to be done to make all the material accessible. 



A stock of single and multiple pamphlet binders was purchased 

 in October. With these 166 volumes have been bound by the 

 j anitor . About 500 volumes are ready for binding in 1 9 1 3 . Owing 

 to the necessity of concentrating permanent improvements chiefly 

 upon the department of installation, very few new books have been 

 added to the library by purchase. It is hoped that this defect 

 may be corrected in the near future. 



Government documents related to the work of the Museum 

 have been deposited in the library by the College of Charleston 

 as usual. The accessibility and good order of these documents is 

 much to be commended, and their use is growing constantly. 

 The latest document catalogs are kept at hand and cards are in- 

 serted in the regular catalog for papers of special importance. 



BIOLOGICAL SURVEY 



The importance of having in the Museum easily accessible data 

 regarding the seasonal and geographical occurrence of animals and 

 plants in South Carolina is especially great because of the paucity 

 of published works on this subject. The excellent papers of 

 the earlier investigators relate usually to restricted areas and 

 little has been published recently. To meet this deficiency all 

 properly authenticated records of local fauna and flora that come 

 to the attention of the Museum are entered in a card catalog. 



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