APPENDIX 7. 
REPORT ON THE INTERNATIONAL CATALOGUE OF 
SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE. 
Sir : I have the honor to submit the following report on the opera- 
tions of the United States Bureau of the International Catalogue of 
Scientific Literature for the fiscal j'ear ending June 30, 1919. 
Notwithstanding the fact that the war in Europe practically ceased 
when the armistice of November 11, 1918, was declared, international 
affairs are still in such a chaotic state that no reorganization of the 
International Catalogue has yet been possible. All of the regional 
bureaus are in practically the same condition as they were in 1918, 
and are having difficulty in obtaining suitable aid to carry on their 
work. These conditions also greatly hamper the work of the Central 
Bureau in London, which, in addition, is faced with the pressing 
need of greater financial assistance. 
The receipts of the London Central Bureau, whose sole support 
is derived from sales of the catalogue to the various subscribers 
throughout the world, have been greatlj^ curtailed and unless sub- 
scriptions increase or the bureaus of Germany, Austria, Hungary, 
Poland, Belgium, and Russia, who are in arrears to the extent of al- 
most $9,000 per annum, again contribute their support it will be nec- 
essary to obtain assistance from some other source to finance the en- 
terprise after the publication of the fourteenth annual issue. 
Since the publication of the last annual report of this bureau 
eight volumes of the catalogue have been published, which com- 
pletes the work through the thirteenth annual issue, with the excep- 
tion of one volume, that of phj^siology. Twelve of the 17 volumes of 
the fourteenth annual issue have been published. 
This bureau has continued to collect and classify the publications 
of the United States, and has now on hand a great quantity of mate- 
rial for the future volumes of the catalogue ; indeed, in spite of war 
conditions, some of the sciences, notably zoology, have been indexed 
far in advance of the published volumes. 
It has been evident ever since the beginning of the war that there 
would have to be a general reorganization of the catalogue when in- 
ternational affairs become sufficiently settled to enable the various 
countries taking part in the enterprise to decide how much aid they 
can individually render in order that the ever-increasing literature 
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