Appendix VI. 



REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN. 



Sir: 1 have the honor to present the report on the operations of the library of the 

 Smithsonian Institution for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1903. 



In the following table is shown the number of volumes, parts of volumes, i^am- 

 phlets, and charts recorded in the accession books of the Smithsonian deposit. Library 

 of Congress: 



The accession numbers run from 445524 to 452465. 



A small number of these publications are assigned temporarily to the library here 

 for the use of the staff of the Institution and Museum, the greater quantity l)eing 

 sent direct to the Lil)rary of Congress. 



These sendings recjuired about 200 boxes and 20 bags and packages, and are esti- 

 mated to have amounted to the equivalent of 9,200 octavo volumes. The publi- 

 cations sent in this way are independent of those transmitted by the Bureau of 

 International Exchanges, and do not include public documents ijresented to the 

 Smithsonian Institution, which are sent to the Library of Congress without stamping, 

 credit there being given to the country sending. 



For several years prior to the removal of the Library of Congress to its new build- 

 ing a large number of the scientific series bearing upon the work of the Institution 

 were retained, owing to the crowded condition of the Library of Congress in its old 

 quarters at the Capitol. During the past year it has been found possible to get these 

 out, have them taken off the Museum record, and checked on the accession book 

 and sent to the Library of Congress. These sets, series, and volumes were forwarded 

 in 167 boxes, estimated to contain about 6,680 octavo volumes, making a total sending 

 to the Library of Congress for the year of about 15,880 volumes. 



The lil)raries of the Secretary, Office, and Astrophysical Observatory have received 

 during the year 409 volumes, pamphlets, and charts and 1,625 parts of volumes, 

 making a total of 2,034, and a grand total, including books for the Smithsonian 

 deposit, of 29,347. The serial publications entered on the card catalogue number 

 24,630. 



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