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tific organizations in the city in improving their library 

 facilities, the Librarian reported as follows: — 



In response to an invitation from the President of the Academy 

 of Science of St. Louis to a conference to discuss the library facil- 

 ities of the various scientific institutions of the city the following 

 representatives met at the Academy Building, Wednesday evening, 

 May 27, 1908: 



Engineers' Club of St. Louis A. S. Langsdorf 



Entomological Club Herman Schwarz 



Missouri Botanical Garden William Trelease 



St. Louis Chemical Society H. August Hunicke 



St. Louis University J, P. Coony 



F. Siedenburg 



Washington University A. S. Langsdorf 



Academy of Science of St. Louis Mary J. Klem 



The meeting organized by electing Professor Trelease chairman and 

 Miss Klem secretary. 



The Chairman called on Miss Klem to state on behalf of the 

 Academy the object of the meeting. Miss Klem explained that in 

 many instances societies were duplicating each other's libraries, while 

 many valuable and desirable scientific publications were wanting in, 

 all. Much could be accomplished toward improving library facilities 

 by the co-operation of all the organizations; thereby avoiding useless 

 duplication and building up the various libraries systematically. Miss 

 Klem also stated that each institution was to retain complete control of 

 its own library, but to extend its use under such restrictions as may 

 seem proper to the members of any of the other organizations. 



After the delegates present had expressed the views of the organ- 

 izations which they represented, ways and means of improving exist- 

 ing conditions were discussed. The consensus of opinion was that, 

 before any steps could be taken toward revising the exchange list of 

 the Academy and the subscription lists of the other organizations, the' 

 present facilities would have to be definitely known. Accordingly, Mr. 

 Hunicke moved that the Chairman appoint a committee to prepare 

 a catalogue of the serial publications in the physical sciences in the 

 various libraries in the city as a complement to the catalogue of 

 biological serials prepared under the direction of the Missouri Botan- 

 ical Garden. This motion, seconded by Prof. Langsdorf, was carried. 

 Before the close of the meeting the Chairman appointed Mr. Hunicke, 

 Prof. Langsdorf and Miss Klem as such a committee. 



It was also decided to ask the Mercantile and Public Libraries, 

 the medical societies and any other scientific bodies which were not 

 represented at the meeting, to assist in the preparation of the cata- 

 logue. 



After the hearty support of the delegates present had been prom- 

 ised, the meeting adjourned subject to the call of the committee ap- 

 pointed by the Chairman. 



(Signed) Mary J. Klem, 



Secretary. 



