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Of the latter, 2,359 were borrowed from the Library of Congress and 

 535 from 20 other libraries. Publications were likewise lent to many 

 libraries throughout the United States and Canada. The publica- 

 tions returned to the Library of Congress numbered 2,527 and to 

 other libraries 608. The reference work of the staff was extensive 

 and at times complicated and difficult, much of it being in response 

 to requests from members of the scientific staff, but more than usual 

 in answer to questions from visiting scientists and from correspondents. 

 The sectional libraries to w^hich the staff found time to give special 

 assistance were those of mammals, botany, ethnology, and physical 

 anthropology. These libraries, 35 in number, are as follows: 



Administration Invertebrate paleontology 



Associate director's office Mammals 



Agricultural history Marine invertebrates 



Anthropology Medicine 



Archeology Minerals 



Biology MoUusks 



Birds Organic chemistry 



Botany Paleobotany 



Echinoderms Photography 



Editor's office Physical anthropology 



Engineering Property clerk's office 



Ethnology Reptiles and batrachians 



Fishes Superintendent's office 



Foods Taxidermy 



Geology Textiles 



Graphic Arts Vertebrate paleontology 



History Wood technology 



Insects 



OFFICE LIBRARY 



The office library contains many standard reference works, the 

 publications of the Smithsonian and its affiliated bureaus and of some 

 of the older foreign societies and institutions, and several thousand 

 volumes of general interest. The library was increased during the 

 year by 114 volumes, 812 parts of volumes, and 9 pamphlets. The 

 staff made 809 catalog cards and filed 1,492, answered 241 reference 

 questions, and loaned 2,091 pubhcations. There were about 3,000 

 visitors. 



BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY LIBRARY 



The library of the Bureau of American Ethnology consists of 

 30,391 volumes, 16,993 pamphlets, and a large number of unbound 

 magazines, chiefly on the North American Indian and other early 

 inhabitants of the Western Hemisphere. It also has some important 

 manuscripts, Indian vocabularies, and photographs. During the 

 last fiscal year the library was increased by 320 volumes and 126 

 pamphlets. The staff entered 3,440 periodicals, added 4,840 cards 



