No. 482] CATALOGUING MUSEI M SI'EC I M ES S 



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by each department, whether they have been obtained by pur- 

 chase, gift, exchange, through museum collectors, or in trust, 

 and if by purchase, their cost, as well as the particular fund made 

 use of in connection with their acquisition. 



The disposition of each item on the card should correspond to 

 its relative importance. In the following diagram (Fig. 1) a 

 convenient arrangement is suggested. 



Classification by Departments. — A classification by departments 

 can be conveniently maintained by having tabs arranged on the 

 cards in as many different positions as there are departments. 

 Thus with ] incli tabs as in Fig. 1, eight departments may be 



Accession number. — This should occupy a prominent place, pref- 

 er red ink.^ The iHiinbcrs should hr MMMallv arranovd in acconhmce 

 with the date of arrival of the accession, and at inKM'vals of one 

 hundred cards, a nunihcrcd niiidc card of a pariicular color t. (j. 

 dark blue) may he iirs,-rie.l. Where n.. previous catalo-ne of 



commence with a innnher snfliciently iarp- (c. 7. lOOi n. allow 

 the eventual catalo.unini:- of former collections which ha\c come 



logical as possil.l(^ 



numeral for the day of the month and a lioman mnneral for the 

 month, followed by the _v«>ar ir. 7., (l-IX is'.ls - September (i, 



gin. At the end of every _vt>ar, a card can he in>erie.l, on the tab 



