rp:p()rt of thf: secretary. 



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In the near future an effort will be made looking to a more complete cooperation 

 of the authors and publishjng bodies in the United States with this Regional Bureau 

 l)y requesting immediate notice- and subject abstract of new pul)lications coming 

 within the scope of the International Catalogue. 



The international convention, which has the power of revision of the classitication 

 schedules, will meet in London in July, 1905, and has asked for suggestions from 

 this countrv through the Smithsonian Institution. 



Ml'SElM IJBRARY. 



The National Museum library has received a gift from Prof. Otis Tufton Mason, 

 in addition to the one of some years ago, of about 2,000 pamphlets, separates, and 

 bound quarto volumes, mostly on anthropological subjects. A special book plate 

 has been provided for this collection. The IMuseum has also received from Di-. 

 Edward L. Greene his entire botanical library, which lias been placed on deiiosit 

 for a period of ten years in connection with his botanical collection. The conditions 

 regarding Doctor Greene's library are that the books shall he accessible on tlie same 

 terms as other books in the ^Museum library, with the excei)tion that they are not 

 to be lent to i)ersons outside the District of Columbia or abroad without Doctor 

 Greene's consent. In case of the death of Doctor Greene during the time specified, 

 the library becomes the jiropei'ty of tlie United States. 



In the Museum lil^rary there are now 20,548 bound volumes and 35,950 unbound 

 papers. The additions during the year consisted of 1,504 books, ;!, 187 pamphlets, 

 and 700 parts of volumes. There were catalogued 938 books, of which 40 belonged 

 to the Smithsonian deposit, and 2,130 pamphlets, of which 70 belonged to the Smith- 

 sonian deposit, and 11,520 parts of periodicals, of which 1,887 belonged to the Smith- 

 sonian deposit. In the accession book 1,387 volumes, 2,187 pamphlets, and 029 parts 

 of volumes were recorded. The mmiber of cards added to the authors' catalogue 

 were 4,090, which does not include 2,855 cards for books and pamphlets recatalogued. 

 In connection with the entering of periodicals 171 memoranda were made report- 

 ing volumes and parts missing in the sets, together with a few titles of publications 

 which were not represented in the library. The result of this work was the com- 

 pleting, or partly filling up, of 70 sets of i)eriodicals. 



The numl)er of books, jjamphlets, and periodicals borrowed from the general 

 library amounted to 26,45(5, including 5,679, which were assigned to the sectional 

 libraries. 



There has been no change in the sectional liljraries established in the Museum, 

 and they are as follows: 



Fishes. 

 is- Geology. 



History. 



Insects. 



Mammals. 



Marine invertebrates. 



Materia medica. 



Mesozoic fossils. 



Mineralogy. 



Mollusks. 



Oriental archfeology. 



Administration. 

 Administrative assis- 

 tant. 

 Anthropology. 

 Biology. 

 Birds. 

 Botany. 



Children's room. 

 Comparative anatomy. 

 Editor. 

 Ethnologv. 



Paleol)Otany. 



Parisites. 



Photography. 



Prehistoric arclueology. 



Reptiles. 



Stratigraphici>aleontology. 



Superintendent. 



Taxidermy. 



Technology. 



In the following table are summarized all the accession for the Smithsonian deposit 

 for the libraries of the Secretary, Office, Astrophysical Observatory, United States 



