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As bearing on this proposition, the following statements are 
submitted: te) ; 
(a) The Ohio Journal of Science is receiving a subsidy from the 
University. In return for this annual grant, the University Library 
receives 250 copies of each issue for exchange purposes. At the present 
time, some 230 societies and periodicals are on the exchange list. 
Furthermore, the Biological Club has turned over to the University 
Library all the exchanges received by the Ohio Naturalist from 1900 to 
1915. This material has been bound, catalogued and classified by the 
Library. 
(6) Some confusion exists between the two sets of exchanges, those 
received by the Academy and those received by the Library through 
the Ohio Journal of Science. If the proposed step is taken, the two sets 
of exchanges can be unified and duplication eliminated, both in sending 
and in receiving. 
(c) If the proposed step is taken, the duplicates found in the 
Academy’s collection can be used to secure other sets not now in the 
possession of either the University or the Academy, or they can be sent 
to other Ohio libraries as the Academy may decide. 
(d) The University Library has been purchasing from its book 
budget, many new sets and filling in the gap in existing sets. If the 
Academy’s collection is turned over, a number of its sets can be com- 
pleted through purchase, something the Academy cannot afford to do. 
Furthermore, there will be no chance for duplication or waste in money, 
when the complete sets are purchased by the University of which the 
Academy has a partial or incomplete file. 
(e) The University Library is unifying other exchanges received and 
distributed by the University, such as the Ohio History Teacher’s 
Bulletin, the Contributions from the Department of Zoology and 
Entomology, the Doctoral Dissertations, and the proposed series of 
studies to be issued by the Graduate School. If the Academy agrees 
to the proposition put forward, all readjustments can be made while the 
work is being done on these other series, and the entire question of 
exchanges can be settled. 
(f) The result of favorable action on the part of the Academy will 
be advantageous to both parties, because the members of the Academy 
will get improved library facilities through a better handling of its own 
sets and exchanges and the University Library will be in a_ better 
position to unify its collections, to plan its purchase of sets and of 
“fill ins”? and to develop systematically, its entire system of exchanges. 
Respectfully submitted, 
April 6, 1917. _-C. W. IeEEDER: 
Mr. Reeder was requested to make specific recommendations 
on the subjects treated in this report. This was done at the 
second business session. In accordance with the recom- 
mendations of Mr. Reeder, the following actions were voted 
by the Academy: 
