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ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1919. 



The entire collections have been gathered together and shelved in 

 alphabetical order in the old regents' room, with the exception of a 

 small number of books kept in adjoining offices, where they are 

 especially needed. A card catalogue case has been ordered and will 

 be placed in the library room, to contain not only the catalogue of 

 the sectional library of the Division of Plants but also a duplicate 

 ■card catalogue which has been prepared of all books and periodicals 

 of the main Museum library on the subject of botany. By collecting 

 these and shelving them in the first floor stacks in the west end of the 

 Smithsonian Building, next to the John Donnell Smith collection, 

 ;all the available works on botanical subjects have been brought to- 

 gether and rendered readily accessible. 



Sectional libraries. — Following is a complete list of sectional 

 libraries : 



Administration. 

 Administrative assist- 

 ant's office. 

 Anthropolog.v 

 Biology. 

 Birds. 

 Botany. 



•Comparative anatomy. 

 Editor's office. 

 Etlinology. 

 Fisiies. 

 Food 

 Geology. 

 ■Graphic arts. 



History. 

 Insects. 

 Invertebrate p a 1 e f> n 



tologj'. 

 Mammals. 



Marine invertebrates. 

 Materia medica. 

 Mechanical technology. 

 Mesozoic fossils. 

 Mineral technology. 

 Minerals. 

 Mollusks. 



Oriental archeology. 

 Paleobotany. 



Parasites. 



Photography. 



Physical anthropology. 



Prehistoric archeology. 



Property clerk. 



Registrar's office. 



Reptiles and batrachians. 



Superintendent's office. 



Taxidermy. 



Textiles. 



Vertebrate paleontology. 



War library. 



AVood technology. 



BUREAU OP AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY LIBRARY. 



A report of the operations of the library of the Bureau of American 

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

 is administered under the direct care of the ethnologist in charge. 



ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY LIBRARY. 



The collection of reference works relating to astrophysics has been 

 in constant use. Eighty-nine volumes, 11 parts of volumes, and 18 

 pamphlets were accessioned during the year. 



NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK LIBRARY. 



The library of the National Zoological Park made an increase dur- 

 ing the year of 140 volumes and 3 pamphlets. This library is not 

 •extensive, but is simply a working library. 



