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ethnologist in charge of the Bureau of American Ethnology; Dr. 

 George P. Merrill, head curator of geology, United States National 

 Museum; and Dr. Leonhard Stejneger, head curator of biology, 

 United States National Museum. 



Distribution of puhUcations. — On August 23, 1912, a law was 

 enacted requiring that all Government publications must, after Octo- 

 ber 1, be mailed from the Government Printing Office, mailing lists 

 or labels to be forwarded to the superintendent of documents for 

 that purpose. In accordance with the law, the Smithsonian Report 

 and publications of the United States National Museum and the 

 Bureau of American Ethnology have since been distributed direct 

 from the Government Printing Office. The accumulated stock of 

 publications, aggregating about 100,000 volumes and pamphlets from 

 which constant demands had been supplied, was also transferred to 

 the superintendent of documents during the month of September. 



Catalogue of puhUcations. — There is in preparation, and nearly 

 ready for press, a complete list of publications of the Institution and 

 its branches. Partial lists have been issued from time to time but 

 no complete catalogue has been published. The present work will 

 contain about 12,000 titles, being practically a table of contents of 

 the entire series of Contributions to Knowledge, Miscellaneous Col- 

 lections and Annual Reports of the Institution, the Proceedings, Bul- 

 letins, and Annual Reports of the National Museum, the Annual 

 Reports and Bulletins of the Bureau of American Ethnology, and 

 the Annals of the Astrophysical Observatory. The catalogue is so 

 arranged as to permit of ready reference to any desired subject or 

 the collective works of any author appearing in the several series. 



LIBRARY. 



During the year 12,930 volumes and parts of volumes, chiefly on 

 scientific topics, were added to the Smithsonian deposit in the Library 

 of Congress. The additions to the National Museum library num- 

 bered 4,062 volumes and pamphlets. Additions were also made to 

 the libraries of the Astrophysical Observatory, the Zoological Park, 

 the Bureau of American Ethnology, and other office libraries, includ- 

 ing the aeronautical library, which it is expected will be utilized 

 chiefly in connection with the work of the Langley Aerodynamical 

 Laboratory organized in May, 1913. 



The appropriations for the next fiscal year provide an item of 

 $15,000 for beginning the construction of metal book stacks in the 

 main hall of the Smithsonian building to contain the library of the 

 Bureau of American Ethnology, a part of the National Museum 

 library, and certain other collections of books now stored in places 

 inconvenient for reference. 



