i6 Pircclor'is Report for i(ji6. 



I/ibrary. In the Lil)rar\- it is surprising lo see how much 

 work can be done in very unsuitable quarters: I cjuote from the 

 report of the Librarian, Miss K. B. Higgins: — 



"Tlie most important Library event for 1916 was certainly the 

 appointment of a regular Library Assistant. The aid thus given is 

 tending to the development of the Museum's literary workshop and 

 the increase of its usefulness to an extent not heretofore possible. 



"In August of this year the work of binding was taken up 

 vigorously. Our assistant, Miss M. Claire Steinbring, has shown 

 great care and good judgment in preparing serials for the bindery. 

 The number of books bound is 264. The care and distribution of 

 publications has been turnedover almost entireh to the Librar\ 

 assistant, who is doing well with this work also. 



"As regards accessions, the number is much larger than for 

 1915, although many of our European exchanges were cut off. 

 Among gifts may be mentioned: Fifteen early vSmithsonian publi- 

 cations. Dr. Cooke's gift of 130 separates, Hawaiian newspapers 

 from Father R. Yzendoorn. 



' ' We have been fortunate in the purchase of a set of the Reports 

 of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, from 

 1843-19 14. These reports arrived very opportunely during the 

 visit of one of the scientists from the Kilauea Observatory, who 

 particularly needed the set in his work. Dr. Cooke's gift of separ- 

 ates includes some very rare and valuable papers, especially those 

 on Hawaiian Botanj^ and Mollusca. The newspapers from Father 

 Reginald are particularly valuable on account of the Hawaiian 

 histories by S. M. Kamakau that they contain. 



"A record of the use of the Library by outsiders, begun in 

 in September, shows that from that date to the end of December, 

 thirteen visits were made for the purpose of study, and that one 

 visitor came every day during a period of three weeks, spending 

 from two to six hours on each occasion. Mr. Joseph S. Kmerson 

 in connection with the classification of his collection of .'■hells has 

 also made frequent use of the Library. 



"The indexing of Cook's last voyage is progressing as rapidly 

 as opportunity offers. The advantage and convenience of the in- 

 dex when complete becomes more apparent as the work progresses. 



"A bibliography of Professor W. D. Alexander's writings. 



including articles in periodicals, has been under way for sonie time 



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