12 A. LIVERSIDGE. 



some recognised periodical or periodicals in each of the contribut- 

 ing countries or constituent regions. 



(3.) Organisations, termed Regional Bureaus, may be formed 

 in any Country which declares its willingness to collect, pro- 

 visionally classify and transmit to the Central Bureau, the matter 

 relating to the Scientific Literature published in that country. 



The catalogue will be edited and published by the Central- 

 Bureau in London, of which Dr. H. Forster Morley has been 

 appointed Director, acting under the direction of the Inter- 

 national Council ; so that the publication may be commenced 

 during the present year, the Royal Society of London is advancing 

 the necessary funds (about £4,000) until they are received from 

 the contracting countries. 



As the New Federal Government is hardly in a position to 

 undertake the formation of a Regional Bureau it will be necessary 

 for the Australian States either individually or collectively to 

 take charge of their own literature. Unless this be done without 

 delay, the scientific literature of some of the Australian States, 

 including that of New South Wales, will be conspicuous by its 

 absence from the catalogue. I need hardly say that any such 

 omission would be a grave reflection upon us. ] 



The catalogue will probably contain between 160,000 and 

 200,000 entries each year and will fill seventeen vols. It is expected 

 that the price will be about £17 per annum for the complete set ; 

 but separate vols., for special subjects will be issued, also copies 

 printed on one side only will be obtainable for cutting up to form 

 Card Catalogues, the original intention to issue the catalogue on 

 cards as well as in volumes had to be abandoned on account of 

 the expense and want of support. Each title will be catalogued at 

 least twice, once in the authors' list and once in the list of subjects. 



The subject indexes will in most cases give much fuller infor- 

 mation than that afforded by the title of the paper, that is to say, 



1 Since the above was read this Society has undertaken the work for 

 New South Wales. 



