22 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Five volumes of the Blue Copy, 9 volumes of the Red 

 Copy, and 19 volumes of the Green Copy of the General 

 Catalogue, have been broken up and rebound in 65 volumes. 

 Thirty-nine columns have been relaid, owing to the accumu- 

 lation of titles under certain headings, as well as 184 columns 

 of reprinted headings, in each of the three interleaved copies 

 of the General Catalogue. In addition, 200 columns of worn 

 headings have been replaced by new columns in the Blue Copy, 

 and 5 worn volumes of this copy have been entirely relaid and 

 rebound in 6 volumes. 



IV. Reading Room Service. — The number of volumes re- 

 placed in the General Library after use in the Reading Room 

 was 773,353; in the King's Library, 25,150; in the Grenville 

 Library, 2,762 ; in the Map Room, 5,502 ; in the presses in 

 which books are kept from day to day for the use of readers, 

 663,887 ; and in the Oriental Department, 1,521 ; making a 

 total amount of 1,472,175 volumes supplied to readers during 

 the year, exclusive of those to which readers have personal 

 access on the shelves of the Reading Room. 



The number of readers during the year was 231,544, giving 

 an average of over 761 daily, the room having been open on 

 304 days ; with an average of over six volumes daily for each 

 reader. 



Newspaper Room. — The number of readers during the 

 year was 19,019, giving a daily average of over 62, the room 

 having been open on 304 days. The number of volumes re- 

 placed after use was 64,698, giving a daily average of 212 

 and of over three volumes to each reader, not reckoning 

 volumes, chiefly Parliamentary Papers, taken from the shelves 

 of the Newspaper Rcom by the readers themselves. In 

 addition to the above, 1,661 newspapers have been brought to 

 the Library from the Newspaper Repository at Ilendon for 

 the use of readers. 



Map Room. — 296 visitors have made use of the Map Room 

 for the purpose of special geographical research. 



Photography. — There have been 396 applications for leave 

 to photograph from books in the Library, and 914 volumes 

 have been supplied to the applicants for this purpose. 



V. Accessions. — General Library. — 27,059 books and pam- 

 phlets have been added to the General Library in the course 

 of the year. Of these, 6,889 were presented ; 13,833 received 

 by Copyright ; 525 by Colonial Copyright ; 671 by Inter- 

 national Exchange ; and 5,141 acquired by purchase. 



65,036 parts of volumes (or separate numbers of maga- 

 zines and other serial publications and of works in progress) 

 have also been added to the General Library. Of these, 

 2,580 were presented; 41,744 received by Copyright; 396 by 

 Colonial Copyright ; 726 by International Exchange ; and 

 19,590 acquired by purchase. 



