THE ZOOLOGICAL RECORD 



1 Feb., 1922. 

 The Editor, Ohio Journal of Science: 



Dear Sir: I should be glad if you would draw the attention of 

 your readers to the present position of the Zoological Record. 



Owing to the collapse of the International Catalogue of Scientific 

 Literature in connection with which the Record was published from 

 1906 to 1914 the Zoological Society of London has undertaken to bear 

 the whole financial responsibility for the preparation and printing of 

 the Record. 



Owing to the great increase of the cost of printing and to the very 

 meagre support accorded to the Record by Zoologists and Zoological 

 Institutes generally, the financial burden of this undertaking on the 

 Zoological Society is becoming very severe. The cost of printing the 

 Record now amounts to between 1500^ and 2000;^ annually and 

 the Society receives back by subscribers and sales less than 25% of 

 this s\xn\; I fear therefore, unless Zoologists are prepared to make 

 greater efforts to support the undertaking, there is a strong possibility 

 that the Council of the Zoological Society may refuse to find this 

 large sum each year. 



It appears therefore, to be the duty of every Zoologist to help so 

 far as he is able to support this most invaluable work. All particulars 

 and forms of subscription can be obtained from the Secretary of the 

 Zoological Society, Regents Park, London N. W. 8., but I may mention 

 that the price of the whole volume is now 2 pounds, 10 shillings and the 

 price of the separate parts a proportional smaller sum. 



Yours faithfully, 



V. L. SCLATER, 



{Zoological Society of London). 



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