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(e) Independently published scientific 

 books of reputable character. 



(f ) All articles in journals and maga- 

 zines devoted exclusively to the sciences.* 



(g) Articles of scientific importance in 

 the general periodical literature of the day, 

 and in the cyclopaedias and works of refer- 

 ence, at the discretion of the editorial com- 

 mittees . 



(h) All bibliographical publications, re- 

 lating wholly or in part to scientific liter- 

 ature, including important library cata- 

 logues, etc.f * 



(i) All authors-separates or offprints 

 with independent titles and paging. (In- 

 cluding even scientific addresses and spe- 

 cial papers in ephemeral journals, when 

 practicable.) 



(k) Festschrifien : Memorial works and 

 others, cooperative volumes, these to be 

 analyzed and indexed as periodicals. 



(1) Scientific biography, the history of sci- 

 ence and scientific institutions, etc. 



8. The catalogue should embrace the fol- 

 lowing divisions : 



A. General Science. 



B. Mathematics. 



C. Astronomy. 



D. Meteorology. 



E. Physics (including Astrophysics). 



F. -Chemistry. 

 Gr. Mineralogy. 



H. Geology and Physiography. 

 I. Biology (including Morphology, Phy- 

 siology, Systematic Botany and Zoology, 



* Book reviews and important book notices should 

 probably be included, but whether they should be 

 cited under tlie names o£ tlieir authors, or paren- 

 thetically under the titles of tlie jiublioations to 

 which they relate, is a question. The latter is prob- 

 ably better, especially if cross references should be 

 made under the name of the arrthor of each re-(dew. 



t It is suggested that even bibliogi-aphical appen- 

 dices of importance, published in connection with 

 Ijooks or articles, should be separately indexed, and 

 that the annotations sliould indicate with precision 

 their exact scope and character. 



Geographical Distribution of Life, Pathol- 

 ogy, Psychophysics, etc.). 



K. Anthropology (including Prehistoric 

 Archfteology, Ethnography, Comparative 

 Technology, Folk-Lore, Culturgeschichte, etc. 



L. Economic Science and Statistics (un- 

 der determined limitations). 



1^1. Mechanical Science and Engineering 

 (under determined Umitatious). 



]Sr. Philology. 



O. Historjf, at least to the extent of in- 

 cluding Archffiology and the History of In- 

 stitutions. 



P. Geography (including all serious 

 works of travel and works of reference geo- 

 graphically arranged). 



In connection with this annual biblio- 

 graphy, an effort might be made to induce 

 all persons and societies engaged in biblio- 

 graphical work to adopt the same system, 

 so that every title prepared and printed 

 might be available for use in the universal 

 catalogue of scientific literature, beginning 

 with the birth of science, which, it is hoped, 

 ma J' in time be printed. In this connection 

 there might be committees to advise with 

 bibliographical workers, and whose function 

 it would be in part to discourage duplica- 

 tion of work. A central office or a bulletin 

 might be established, in which should be 

 recorded all manuscript and published 

 bibliographies in existence, and means pro- 

 vided bj^ which persons proposing to do 

 bibliography-work maj^ ascertain whether 

 the field which they intend to work in has 

 alreadjr been covered. 



N"o system for organizing this work has 

 been suggested, but it is evident that if all 

 the energj' and all the mone}^ yearly ex- 

 pended upon the printing of partial biblio- 

 graphies could be concentrated, there would 

 be no lack of means for accomplishing very 

 much more than has been here proposed. 

 To secure such cooperation the proposed 

 catalogue must meet, as fully as possible, 

 the necessities of librarians, readei's in libra- 



