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material together as [Descriptive and historical material] under 
the name of the organization concerned. This simplifies catalog- 
ing and searching for the material. It is now found in one place 
instead of scattered under such different titles as, Programs of 
annual meetings, Member lists, Constitution and by-laws, 
Articles of incorporation, Class schedules, etc. New items 
received are simply labeled [Descriptive and historical material] 
and filed in the envelope with no need to bring them out indi- 
vidually in the catalog. 
The publications of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, (excepting 
Ecology and Genetics), have been segregated from their alpha- 
betical place in the serial collection and located conveniently near 
the entrance to the serial stacks. This saves many footsteps and 
allows of display to visitors who are shown through the library. 
Filed immediately after these publications of the Brooklyn 
Botanic Garden are the reprints of articles by members of the 
staff. These were formerly filed in the pamphlet collection 
together with the sixteen thousand and odd pamphlets by other 
authors. Now they form the ‘Brooklyn Botanic Garden Staff 
collection” and together with the Garden publications above 
mentioned make materially visible the scientific and educational 
publications of members of the staff. 
In connection with the pamphlet collection an economy was 
effected by putting in one pamphlet-cover several titles by the 
same author. This is being done with the new reprints as they 
are received. A more selective choice of the items to be included 
in the pamphlet collection serves to eliminate papers of no special 
interest to a botanical library, such as those on zoological, geo- 
logical, and other subjects which are contained in publications 
which we receive regularly. 
It is gratifying to report that during 1937 the library received 
1,049 periodicals currently, thus passing the 1,000 mark for the 
first time. The importance of this type of literature for work in 
science is being constantly stressed by both scientific men and 
librarians. S. C. Bradford,! Librarian of the Science Museum, 
London, has stated, ‘‘In science, the records of experience are 
'The Central Agric ultural and Scientific Bibliography. Science Museum 
ee Sie By S. C. Bradford. Agricultural Library Notes. Vv. 
1936, 69-57 
