it would be appreciated if U. S. authors would furnish the Beach Erosion 

 Board pertinent bibligraphical data of their periodical articles or 

 special reports pertaining to foreign coastal research and engineering. 

 Even better would be the receipt of a copy of the article or report for 

 inclusion in that Board's Library. At a later date it is proposed to 

 make a survey of holdings of United States agencies for information on 

 foreign coastal engineering and related research. Foreign publications 

 received at the Beach Erosion Board, as well as special reports by the 

 International Division or other agencies on foreign activities, accom- 

 plishments, or environments, will be made a permanent part of the Board's 

 Library, available for use by research personnel. 



The Beach Erosion Board looks forward to a more complete understand- 

 ing of the accomplishments of our fellow scientists and engineers in all 

 countries of the world, especially in the investigation of coastal pro- 

 cesses, forces, and phenomena and the engineering application of their 

 findings. Although the current capability of the Beach Erosion Board to 

 handle foreign language data is limited, every effort is being made to 

 improve that capability. 



