Library 

 Stella Breedlove 



At the end of fiscal year 1962, the library contained a total of 

 11,779 items. This number represents an increase of 2,871 items and in- 

 cludes 273 volumes of books and journals added during the year. Unbound 

 journals, reprints, microfilms, photographs, translations, and miscellan- 

 eous material are included in the remainder. All items have been cataloged 

 or entered in the records maintained by the library. 



Use of the library has increased during the year. The total num- 

 ber of reference questions, excluding directional questions, has been esti- 

 mated at 1, 012, and the items loaned total approximately 2, 500. A notice- 

 able increase in attendance and use of publications in the library has also 

 been evident. 



There were 63 items borrowed from other institutions for the use 

 of the staff, and 175 volumes were loaned to other libraries and laboratories, 

 A total of 125 volumes of journals and miscellaneous publications was bound 

 or prepared for binding during the year. Work was connpleted on the alpha- 

 betical list, with cross references, of the material shelved in the journal file. 

 This list serves as a guide to the material that is shelved following the class- 

 ified book collection. Complete cataloging of the collection of translations 

 was accomplished. 



Over 50 laboratories and Government offices were contacted for 

 official publications of interest to this laboratory, with a favorable response 

 in each case. 



A list of library acquisitions was prepared and distributed weekly 

 to staff members, including those at the field stations, also to selected Serv- 

 ice laboratories and other laboratories requesting inclusion on our mailing 

 list. 



The library compiled a list of recent publications in the field of 

 fisheries and related sciences for the quarterly issues of the Transactions 

 of the American Fisheries Society. 



The library assisted in the evaluation survey by the National Sci- 

 ence Foundation on the use of translated Soviet scientific journals. Program 

 leaders and selected scientists of the laboratory staff participated in this 

 survey. I compiled a list of Service publications for the Sumxner Science 

 Institute, Baylor University, and gave similar assistance to other educa- 

 tional projects. 



The Chief of the East Gulf Estuarine Investigations included the 

 library in his visit to the laboratory. Library practices prior to the estab- 

 lishment of the independent field station at St. Petersburg Beach, Fla., were 

 reviewed, and consideration was given to future cooperation between the two 

 libraries. The acting librarian of the Biological Laboratory, Brunswick, 

 Ga. , spent 3 days in the library to obtain infornnation on library techniques, 



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