14 ANNUAL REPOET SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1911. 



and Dr. Leonhard Stejneger, head curator of biology, United States 

 National Museum. 



Allotments for printing. — The allotments to the Institution and its 

 branches, under the head of " Public printing and binding," during 

 the past fiscal year, aggregating $72,700, were, as far as practicable, 

 expended prior to June 30. The allotments for the year ending June 

 30, 1912, aggregating $72,900, are as follows : 



For the Smithsonian Institution, for printing and binding annual re- 

 ports of the Board of Regents, with general appendixes $10,000 



For the annual reports of the National Museum, with general appen- 

 dixes, and for printing labels and blanks, and for the bulletins and 

 proceedings of the National Museum, the editions of which shall not 

 exceed 4,000 copies, and binding, in half turkey or material not more 

 expensive, scientific books and pamphlets presented to or acquired by 



the National Museum library , 34, 000 



For the annual reports and bulletins of the Bureau of American Eth- 

 nology and for miscellaneous printing and binding for the bureau 21,000 



For miscellaneous printing and binding: 



International exchanges 200 



International Catalogue of Scientific Literature 100 



National Zoological Park 200 



Astrophysical Observatory 400 



For the annual report of the American Historical Association 7, 000 



Total 72,900 



LIBRARY. 



The libraries of the Smithsonian Institution and of its several 

 branches show an increase of about 18,000 volumes and pamphlets 

 during the last year, being largely additions to the National Museum 

 library and the Smithsonian deposit in the Library of Congress. 



During the last five years improved methods and consolidation of 

 work have been adopted in the interest of economy and efficiency, as 

 discussed by the Assistant Secretary in the appendix to this report. 



The library of the Bureau of Ethnology has been transferred from 

 its former quarters in a rented building to the galleries of the main 

 hall in the Smithsonian Building where it is much more con- 

 venient for reference, though the books are still arranged on 

 temporary wooden shelves. It is hoped that this hall, which was 

 originally planned for library purposes, may in the near future be- 

 come available for such use. It is proposed, if necessary funds be- 

 come available, to remove the wooden galleries, stairways, win- 

 dow sashes and frames, and book cases in this hall and substitute 

 fireproof bookstacks, stairways, and windows. The new stacks 

 and cases would accommodate the books belonging to the several 

 bureaus under the direction of the Institution, including a part of the 

 library of the National Museum, which should be kept in a central 

 location. They would also provide a safe place to assemble the 



