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The parts of serial publications entered on the ecard catalogue numbered 
24,426, and 1,100 slips for completed volumes were made, and 100 cards for new 
periodicals and annuals. 
These publications were forwarded to the Library of Congress immediately 
upon their receipt and entry. In their transmission 230 boxes were required, 
containing approximately the equivalent of 9,200 volumes. The actual number 
of pieces sent, including parts of periodicals, pamphlets, and volumes, was 
26,286. This statement does not, however, include about 3,200 parts of serial 
publications secured in exchange to complete sets and transmitted separately. 
Inaugural dissertations and academic publications were received from 
universities at the following places: 
Basel. Halle-an-der-Saale. Paris. 
Bonn. Heidelberg. Prague. 
Berlin. Kiel. Rostock. 
Breslau. Leipzig. St. Petersburg. 
Cuzco. Liege. Ttibingen. 
Dorpat. London. Utrecht. 
Freiburg i. B. Lund. Wiirzburg. 
Giessen. Marburg. Ziirich. 
Graz. New Haven. 
Greifswald. Oviedo. 
Similar publications have been received from the technical high schools at 
Berlin, Braunschweig, Karlsruhe, and Munich. 
The office library received 440 volumes and pamphlets, and 77 parts of 
volumes and charts, making a total of 517 publications. Thirteen volumes were 
purchased for the employees’ library and one received by donation. 
As already mentioned, an author catalogue, combining author and donor 
entries on cards of standard size was established this year and has taken the 
place of the previous “donor” record. Catalogue cards made for the author- 
donor catalogue numbered 3,199. In addition, a new finding list of 320 entries 
was made for the periodicals in the reading room, making a total of 3,519 cards. 
The recataloguing of scientific serials and annuals was commenced. ‘The 
volumes recatalogued numbered 1,008. 
The policy of sending foreign public documents presented to the Institution 
to the Library of Congress without stamping or entering has been continued, 
and the number of publications given above does not include these, nor does 
it include other publications for the Library of Congress neeiwed through the 
International Exchange Service. 
The work of checking up and completing the Smithsonian deposit sets of 
publications of scientific societies and learned institutions of the world has 
been continued, and those of France have received special consideration. 
DUPLICATES, 
For a number of years about 10,000 duplicate Government documents returned 
by the Library of Congress, principally relating to statistics, were stored in the 
south tower of the Smithsonian Building. With the assistance of the Inter- 
national Exchanges during the previous year these publications were arranged 
and listed and later the larger part was turned over to the New York Public 
Library to complete its sets. Public documents of the United States were re- 
turned to the Superintendent of Documents. 
