REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 



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Periodicals. — The number of periodicals entered was 15,427. 



Loans. — The number of books loaned was 7,432. Of these, 1,778 

 were borrowed from the Library of Congress, and 105 from other 

 libraries. 



Binding. — Owing to the increased cost of binding, it has been pos- 

 sible to have only 692 books bound, most of these being volumes 

 which could not be bound last year, when the funds for this purpose 

 were exhausted in January, the allotment being sufficient for a period 

 of six months only. This year the funds were exhausted in Novem- 

 ber, some two months earlier. An increased allotment for binding 

 is earnestly recommended. 



Technological series. — The compiling of a subject and title cata- 

 logue for material in the technological series is slowly progressing, 

 and it is hoped that it may be brought to completion within the 

 course of a year. Additions to the series, exclusive of duplicates, 

 number 216 bound volumes, 133 pamphlets, 6,372 periodicals. To 

 the scientific depository catalogue, 1,180 cards have been added, in- 

 cluding author, title, and subject entries. The books and periodicals 

 loaned number 210. 



Sectional libraries. — Following is a list of sectional libraries : 



Administration. 



Administrative assistant's office. 



American archeology. 



Anthropology. 



Birds. 



Botany. 



Editor's office. 



Ethnology. 



Fishes. 



Food. 



Geology. 



Graphic arts. 



History. 



Insects. 



Invertebrate paleontology. 



Mammals. 



Marine invertebrates. 



Medicine. 



ASTROPHYSICAL 



Mechanical technology. 



Minerals. 



Mineral technology. 



Mollusks. 



Old World archeology. 



Paleobotany. 



Photography. 



Physical anthropology. 



Property clerk. 



Registrar's office. 



Reptiles and batrachians. 



Superintendent's office. 



Taxidermy. 



Textiles. 



Vertebrate paleontology. 



War library. 



Wood technology. 



OBSERVATORY LIBRARY. 



Additions to the library of the Astrophysical Observatory num- 

 bered 72 volumes, 12 parts of volumes, and 37 pamphlets. 



BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY LIBRARY. 



The report of operations of the library of the Bureau of American 

 Ethnology will be found in the report of that bureau. The library 

 is administered under the direct care of the chief of that bureau. 



