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•bibliographies, and of its plans for the improvement of the status of scientific 
publications, and since it will be necessary for the Council to make lindivid- 
ual response to this recommendation through the Foreign Secretary|of the 
National Academy, it was 
Moved: That a committee representing the several divisions of the Research Council be 
appointed by the Chairman, who shall serve as Chairman of the committee, to consider 
existing provisions for the abstracting and indexing of scientific literature in their relations 
to the proposed modification of the International Catalogue of Scientific Literature, and 
to formulate a plan for improving methods of preparing and issuing scientific abstracts and 
bibliographic lists. (Adopted.) 
The Chairman of the Research Information Service requested reconsidera- 
tion of the action of the Executive Board at its meeting on June 24, 1919, 
which disapproved the resolution of the Research Information Service re- 
questing authorization to charge for its services for those exceptional cases 
which involve considerable time and labor in the search for the necessary 
information, or in special investigations. 
Moved: That the Interim Committee ask the Executive Board to reconsider its action 
of June 24, relative to charges to be made by the Research Information Service for services 
in exceptional cases. (Adopted.) 
The Chairman of the Division of Chemistry and Chemical Technology 
reported that in accordance with action of the Interim Committee on June 3, 
1919, three trustees had been appointed for the business control of the pub- 
lication of critical tables of physical and chemical constants, namely, Mr. 
Hugh K. Moore, appointed by the Chairman of the National Research 
Council; Mr. Julius Stieglitz, appointed by the President of the|American 
Chemical Society; and Mr. A. L. Day, appointed by the President of the 
American Physical Society, who has not yet signified his acceptance of the 
appointment. A campaign has been proposed for securing the sum of $100,000 
to carry on the work of publication, for the initial expenses of which a loan of 
$1500 has been requested by the Trustees. 
Moved: That the Chairman of the Division of Physical Sciences and of the Division of 
Chemistry and Chemical Technology be authorized to transfer to this fund $500 each, with 
the understanding that this money shall be paid back to the account of these Divisions 
out of the subscriptions as soon as subscriptions come in. (Adopted.) 
The Chairman of the Division reported that the Subcommittee on Ceramic 
Research has voted, with the approval of the Division, to secure funds for 
fellowships in ceramic research. 
Moved: That the Committee on Ceramic Research be authorized to solicit funds for 
fellowships in ceramic research, as outlined in the minutes of the meeting of the Com- 
mittee on Ceramic Research held on June 23, 1919. . .j?,^;: (Adopted.) 
