12 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1944 
Remington Kellogg. National Museum publications included a num- 
ber of Proceedings papers on various phases of biology in Latin 
America and a Bulletin entitled “Checklist of the Coleopterous In- 
sects of Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and South Amer- 
ica,” parts 1 and 2, by Richard E. Blackwelder. This last will be an 
essential tool for all future entomological work in Latin America. 
In the series Contributions from the United States National Her- 
barium appeared “Taxonomic Studies of Tropical American Plants,” 
by C. V. Morton. The Bureau of American Ethnology published four 
Bulletins on the archeology of Mexico, among them one entitled “Stone 
Monuments of Southern Mexico,” by Matthew W. Stirling. 
The total number of publications issued during the year was 
67, and 172,027 copies of the various series were distributed. 
LIBRARY 
The Smithsonian library has been increasingly used by the Army, 
Navy, and war agencies. In the Museum branch library alone, 520 
requests for information from these sources were recorded. The 
branch libraries of the Bureau of American Ethnology and the Astro- 
physical Observatory were also frequently called upon, and the 
staff of the Ethnogeographic Board used all the branch libraries in 
search of material needed to aid the armed services and war agencies. 
Through the Library of Congress, the Smithsonian library is co- 
operating with the American Library Association in collecting material 
to aid libraries in war areas. The gradual decline in the receipt of 
publications from abroad has continued, but domestic scientific series 
showed very little decline. Changes in library procedure shortened 
the interval between the receipt of new publications and their avail- 
ability for use. Statistics of the year’s activities show 194 new 
exchanges arranged, 4,422 “wants” received, 6,673 volumes and pam- 
phlets cataloged, 11,360 books and periodicals loaned, and 1,683 vol- 
umes sent to the bindery. 
Respectfully submitted. 
C. G. Assor, Secretary. 
