REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 73 



galleries in the old Museum building for sorting and arranging all 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 

 uot 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. II. 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, 60,674 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 S09 books were sent to the Government bindery. 



The number of books, periodicals, and pamphlets borrowed from the general 

 library amounted to 2S.028, among which were 5,5S2 obtained from the Library 

 of Congress aud other libraries, aud 4,142 assigned to the sectional libraries of 

 the Museum. 



One sectioual 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 



Biology 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. — Tbe report of this library will be made 

 by the ethnologist in charge and incorporated in his general report. 



Astrophymcal 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 



