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ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1911. 



ranged by class number. Of the duplicates received 89 were volumes 

 and 1,328 parts of volumes and pamphlets. 



Sectional libraries. — The series of publications in the sectional 

 libraries were dormant until a few years ago, and no effort was 

 made to add to the collection of books in these libraries, the whole 

 matter being held ill abeyance until the work on the collections had 

 been resumed. Books on the various subjects covered have, there- 

 fore, been sought and the number augmented. During the interval, 

 however, the future need of publications for working up the collec- 

 tions was never lost sight of and there were a number of the serials 

 bound and ready for use. Toward the end of the year two cata- 

 loguers were employed in the division of mineral technology to put 

 the books on hand in the very best of order and for the making of a 

 special author and subject catalogue, so that with the close of the 

 year the work has been completed and this sectional library is in 

 excellent condition. It is hoped that during the present year it will 

 be possible to do the same thing for the division of textiles. This 

 will, however, not be possible with the present force, which is too 

 small. 



With the death of Mr. Thomas W. Smillie, who was for many 

 years custodian of the section of photography in the division of 

 graphic arts, it was necessary that all books in the section should be 

 checked up. A special cataloguer was employed for the purpose and 

 the books and pamphlets were put in order and catalogued, periodical 

 series arranged on the shelves and lacking numbers indicated in order 

 that the sets could be completed. The work was finished by June 30. 



The following is a complete list of the sectional libraries : 



Administration. 



Administrative assist- 

 ant's office. 

 Anthropology. 

 Biology. 

 Birds. 

 Botany. 



Comparative anatomy. 

 Editor's office. 

 Ethnology. 

 Fishes. 

 Forestry. 

 Geology. 



Graphic Arts. 



History. 



Insects. 



Invertebrate p a leon 



tology. 

 Mammals. 



Marine invertebrates. 

 Materia medica. 

 Organic Industries. 

 Mechanical technology. 

 Mesozoic fossils. 

 Mineral technology. 

 Minerals. 



Mollusks. 



Oriental archeology. 



Paleobotany. 



Parasites. 



Photography. 



Physical anthropology. 



Prehistoric archeology. 



Property clerk. 



Reptiles and batrachians. 



iSuperintendent's office. 



Taxidermy. 



Textiles. 



Vertebrate paleontology. 



BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY LIBRARY. 



This library is administered under the direct care of the ethnologist 

 in charge, and a report on its operations will be found in the report of 

 that bureau. 



