20 ^ ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



{g.) Catalogues of Books of Reference in the Reading Room. 

 — The additions and alterations in each of the three inter- 

 leaved copies of the Catalogue of Books of Reference in the 

 Reading Room, which are requisite in order to record the 

 changes in this collection by the addition of new works, and the 

 exchange of old for new editions, have been made. The number 

 of additions to each copy has been 90. 



The collection of books in the galleries of the Reading 

 Room has continued to receive additions by the incorporation 

 of new works of interest and importance, and the substitution 

 of new for older editions. The number of additions to each 

 of the interleaved copies of the Catalogue of this collection 

 has been 220. 



III. Binding. — The number of volumes and sets of 

 pamphlets sent to be bound in the course of the year has been 

 10,905, including 1,862 volumes of newspapers. In conse- 

 quence of the frequent adoption of the plan of binding two or 

 more volumes in one, the number of volumes returned 

 has been 7,0.34 ; in addition to which 778 pamphlets have been 

 separately bound. 969 volumes have been repaired at the 

 binder's, besides which, since September, 1,372 volumes have 

 been slightly repaired in the Library, by which it is hoped 

 that a considerable future expense has been avoided. 



The following maps, charts, &c., have also been bound or 

 mounted during the year : — 44 atlases and 23 volumes of the 

 25-inch Ordnance Survey have been bound ; 58 sheets of the 

 1-inch (and under) Ordnance Survey, 48 Admiralty charts, 

 and 201 maps have been mounted on jaconet, and 226 maps 

 mounted on cards. 



IV. Reading Room Service. — The number of volumes 

 returned to the General Library from use in the Reading 

 Room has been 876,776 ; to the Royal Library, 16,746 ; to the 

 Grenville Library, 1,469 ; to the Map Room, 2,887 ; to the 

 presses in which books are kept from day to day for the use 

 of readers, 465,715 ; and to the Oriental department (from 

 April to December), 3,003 ; making a total amount of 1,366,596 

 volumes supplied to readers during the year. The number 

 of readers during the year has been 197,984, giving an 

 average of about 651 daily, the room having been opened 

 on 304 days ; and an average of over six volumes daily for 

 each reader, not reckoning those taken from the shelves of 

 the Reading Room by the readers themselves. 



Newsjpa'per Room. — The total number of readers during the 

 year has been 14,590, giving a daily average of nearly 48. 

 The number of volumes replaced after use was 46,801, giving 

 a daily average of over three volumes to each reader. 



Map Room. — 299 visitors have been admitted to the Map 

 Room for the purpose of geographical research. 



V. Additions. — 



