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REPORT ON THE OPERATIONS OF EXCHANGES. 



Card catalogues. 



The information received from the foreign establishments in reply to 

 the circular relative to the preparation of a new list of foreign corre" 

 spondents served in the preparation of three card catalogues, of which 

 one is to represent a list of scientific persons together with the partic- 

 ular branch of learning to which they are devoted. The second one is 

 to represent an account kept, with each establishment, of the Smith- 

 sonian publications on hand, as reported by the librarians, and shows 

 the successive sendings. As an illustration the card for the British 

 Museum, London, England, is given: 



No. 1819. 



The third card catalogue represents a general account of all trans- 

 actions of exchanges for any one establishment. For the sake of illus- 

 tration we will again select the card for the British Museum, London, 

 England (No. 1819, of the list of foreign correspondents) : 



England. 



No. 1819. 



London. 



Date. 



Sender. 



Sent. 



Acknowl- 

 edged. 



1882. 

 Jan. 28. 



March 



1 Engineer (1209) 



3 Now York Acvdemy of Sciences 



1 Mnseo Mexico 



1 Census Office; 



1 Buflfalo Society 



1 Wisconsin Geology, vol. 3 and atlas - 

 luclosures : 



A. W. E. O'Shaugenessy 



A. Butler 



S. Bird 



P'ck. 1410. 



May 18, 1882 



