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books and especially for binding. Many of the physical and organ- 

 izational changes inaugurated during the year were good, considered 

 as initial steps in long-range planning, but plans can only be brought 

 to fruition if they are firmly and continuously supported by the means 

 to carry them out. 



SUMMARIZED STATISTICS 



ACCESSIONS 



Total recorded 

 volumes, 1952 



Smithsonian Deposit at the Library of Congress — 

 Smithsonian library (includes former office and 



Museum branches) 



Astrophysical Observatory (includes Radiation 



and Organisms) 



Bureau of American Ethnology 



National Air Museum 



National Collection of Fine Arts 



National Zoological Park 



Total 



584, 213 



287, 645 



14, 040 



35, 068 



288 



12, 685 



4,204 



938, 143 



Neither incomplete volumes of serial publications nor separates 

 and reprints from serial publications are included in these figures. 



EXCHANGES 



New exchanges arranged 531 



152 of these were for the Smithsonian Deposit. 

 Specially requested publications received 7,899 



1,137 of these were obtained to fill gaps in Smithsonian Deposit sets. 



CATALOGING 



Volumes and pamphlets cataloged 5, 779 



Cards added to catalogs and shelflists 30, 488 



PERIODICALS 



Periodical parts entered 20,175 



CIRCULATION 



Loans of books and periodicals 11,730 



Circulation of books and periodicals in sectional libraries is not 

 counted except in the division of insects. 



BINDING 



Volumes sent to the bindery 623 



Volumes repaired in the library 1,563 



Respectfully submitted. 



Leila F. Clark, Librarian. 

 Dr. A. Wetmore, 



Secretary, Smithsonian Institution 



