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SPECIAL WorK OF THE LIBRARY 
The reduction of the budget and of special library funds meant 
a corresponding loss in the number of books purchased, so the 
volume of general routine was somewhat lessened. No binding 
of books or periodicals was attempted until the last week of the 
year, when we were able to send about 300 volumes to the binder. 
Two workers from the Emergency Unemployment Relief Com- 
mittee were kept busy through the winter, and one other has been 
with us the entire year. In addition to these, a volunteer worker, 
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a graduate from a library school, needing experience, came four 
days a week from October to December. With this help the li- 
brary assistants covered the regular routine and in addition ac- 
complished the following special work : 
1. An inventory of the pamphlet collection was taken and the 
pamphlets moved to the lower stack room. 
2. The Pre-Linnean collection was checked and a special list 
made. 
3. About 2,000 catalogue cards were re-typed as the old subject 
headings had been written in red ink, and these were copied in 
black, to conform to our present custom. 
4. Cards were made for biographical material in certain peri- 
odicals, continuing the work of 1932. 
5. The author indices for Botanical Abstracts, Vols. 12-15, 
partially made last year, were completed and are now available for 
reference in MS. form. 
6. The scheme of classification for the lantern slides, worked 
out by the librarian with the cooperation of the staff, was adopted 
and applied, and the slides are now filed by subject. As this 
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phase of the work belongs in another department, little was re- 
quired from the library at this time except advice on the prin- 
ciples and application of subject headings and classification. 
7. For a short time the library had the services of a binder from 
the Emergency Unemployment Relief Committee and a number 
of volumes were re-backed and mended. It was unfortunate that 
he was laid off after only a few weeks work. We could keep this 
man busy practically on full time, thereby reducing our bills for 
regular (i.e. outside) binding. 
8. Having a trained worker gave us the opportunity of re- 
