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IV. OF THE FOEM AND ISSUE OF THE 

 CATALOGUE. 



18. The International Council is in- 

 structed not to issue a Card Catalogue in 

 the first instance, but if the finances permit, 

 a Card Catalogue may be undertaken in 

 future if approved by a special vote of an 

 International Convention. 



A Book Catalogue shall be issued in the 

 form of at least one annual volume for each 

 science, but parts may be issued at shorter 

 intervals as the International Council may 

 determine. 



The International Council is instructed 

 to proceed to the issue of bi-monthly or 

 quarterly parts only if experience shows 

 that such a course is desirable and finan- 

 cially practicable. (See Rep. Comm., p. 5, 

 and '98.10.) 



[Subject to any modifications which the 

 experience of the Central Bureau may show 

 to be desirable, Eegulations 19 and 20 ai-e 

 submitted as embodying a scheme of publi- 

 cation.] 



19. Since it is desirable to distribute the 

 work of the Central Bureau and the print- 

 ing of the Catalogue evenly over the entire 

 year, the volumes shall be published in four 

 groups as soon as possible after the first of 

 January, April, July and October respec- 

 tively. 



[As an illustration, the two following 

 schemes have been drawn up for considera- 

 tion. The first, on the assumption that 

 there will be a smaller number of editors 

 than subjects, distributes the work in cog- 

 nate subjects over the year. 



The second is based on the assumption 

 that there will be a larger staff of editors, 

 so as to enable the volumes on cognate 

 sciences to be published simultaneously. 



Scheme 1. — To be published as soon as 

 possible after — 



January 1. A. Mathematics. D. Chemistry. 



G. Mineralogy. L. General Biology. 

 P. Physical Anthropology. 



April 1. B. Mechanics. H. Geology. M. Botany. 



Q. Physiology. 

 July 1. C. Physics. J. Geography. N. Zo- 



ology. 



E. Bacteriology. 



October 1. E. Astronomy. F. Meteorology. 



K. Paleontology. O. Human Anatomy. 

 Scheme 2.— To be published as soon as 

 possible after — 

 January 1. A. Mathematics. B. Mechanics. 



C. Physics. E. Astronomy. 



F. Meteorology. 



April 1. D. Chemistry. G. .Mineralogy. 



H. Geology. J. Geography. 

 July 1. K. Paleontology. L. General Biology. 



M. Botany. N. Zoology. 

 October 1. O. Human Anatomy. 



P. Physical Anthropology. 



Q. Physiology. R. Bacteriology.] 



20. The titles to be indexed in each vol- 

 ume shall be those (not having been in- 

 cluded in a previous volume) received at 

 the Central Bureau from the Regional Bu- 

 reaus not less than three calendar months, 

 or such shorter period as the Central Bureau 

 may fix, before the first day of the month 

 in which the volume is to be published. 



The first group of volumes shall be issued 

 in July, 1901. 



The second, third and fourth groups of 

 volumes shall be issued in October, 1901, 

 and in January and April, 1902. 



The first literature to be included in the 

 Catalogue is that of January, 1901. 



21. The annual volume for each science 

 shall contain : — 



(1) The schedule of that science with the author- 

 ized registration symbols (see 17 above). 



(2) An alphabetical index to the schedule, with 

 the registration symbols attached. (Eep. Comm., 

 p. 5.) 



(3) An Authors' Catalogue. 



(4) A Subject Catalogue (see 1 above). 



22. The schedules and alphabetical In- 

 dices shall be printed either in English, 

 French, German, or Italian, under condi- 

 tions laid down hereafter (see 40 below). 

 (Rep. Comm., p. 5.) 



23. The Authors' Catalogue shall bear- 



