REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 73 
galleries in the old Museum building for sorting and arranging ail the duplicate 
material. The duplicates were arranged, placed on temporary shelving, and 
roughly catalogued, and the question of disposing of such part of them as are 
pot required in the general library or by the scientific staff will be taken up 
during the early part of the coming fiscal year. 
Many important gifts were received. during the year, and the following 
members of the staff have presented publications: Dr. Theodore N. Gill, Mr. 
J. H. Riley, Dr. C. W. Richmond, Mr. Robert Ridgway, Dr. W. H. Dall, Dr. 
Paul Bartsch, Mr. W. H. Holmes, Dr. Walter Hough, Dr. F. H. Knowlton, Mr. 
J. C. Crawford, and the late Mr. D. W. Coquillett. 
The Museum library now contains 40,211 volumes, 66,674 unbound papers, 
and 110 manuscrips. The accessions during the year consisted of 1,911 books, 
4,014 pamphlets, and 202 parts of volumes; 878 books, 1,033 complete volumes 
of periodicals, and 4,181 pamphlets were catalogued. 
Attention has been given to-the preparation of volumes for binding, with the 
result that 809 books were sent to the Government bindery. 
The number of books, periodicals, and pamphlets borrowed from the general 
library amounted to 28,028, among which were 5,582 obtained from the Library 
of Congress and other libraries, and 4,142 assigned to the sectional libraries of 
the Museum. 
One sectional library has been added to those already established, and the 
complete list now stands as follows: 
Administration Geology Paleobotany 
Administrative assist- History © Parasites 
ant’s office Insects Physical anthropology 
Anthropology Invertebrate paleontology Prehistoric archeology 
Biclogy Mammals Reptiles and batrachians 
Birds Marine invertebrates Superintendent’s office 
Botany Materia medica - Taxidermy 
Comparative anatomy Mesozoic fossils : Technology 
Editor’s office Mineralogy Vertebrate paleontology 
Ethnology Mollusks 
Fishes Oriental archeology 
The records of the Museum library consist of an authors’ catalogue, an 
accession book, a periodical record on standard cards, and a lending record. 
This lending record is on cards and includes the books borrowed from the 
Library of Congress and other libraries for the use of the scientific staff. No 
changes were made either in the arrangement or in the methods of carrying on 
this work. 
Letters requesting new exchanges and for the purpose of completing the sets 
already in the Museum library have been given every consideration, and a 
number of titles have been added in this way. 
Owing to the crowded condition of the general library, it has been necessary 
to use the reading room as a place for receiving and distributing publications 
for the Museum library. The transfer and arranging of the duplicates on the 
galleries will relieve this condition to some extent and make it possible for 
that work to be done elsewhere. 
Bureau of American Ethnology.—The report of this library will be made 
by the ethnologist in charge and incorporated in his general report. 
Astrophysical Observatory.—A thorough overhauling of this library and the 
removal of duplicates and such other material as is not needed was undertaken 
during the year. As a result, the observatory. now has for reference a very 
efficient working library relating to astrophysics and allied subjects. During 
