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valuable and it may be advisable to bind them_a matter 
which should be settled by the Academy. A die consisting of 
the words ‘‘Wisconsin Academy of Sciences” enclosed m a loz¬ 
enge has been prepared, and is now used in the marking of all 
covers. It was found to be impossible to include the whole 
name of the Academy without either making the lozenge too 
large or the letters too small. 
A record of all books sent to and returned from the bindery 
has been kept by the librarian, and. at least one other member 
of the library committee has looked over the books bound be¬ 
fore the payment of bills. 
PLAN OF TEMPORARY DISTRIBUTION OF BOOKS TO MEMBERS. 
It is thought that with the issuing of an adequate catalog 
of the library, members both in Madison and elsewhere will 
wish to make use of the library for purposes of reference. I 
anticipate that some of the members at the University of Wis¬ 
consin in particular, will desire to use the books extensively. 
No provisions have yet been made for the issuing of books,, 
and while the books remain in their present location, an al¬ 
together adequate provision can not easily be made. The room 
should not be left open without an attendant, as we have al¬ 
ready suffered too much from depredations. Nor should any 
but some officer who is responsible for the books be given free 
access to the shelves, as it would be an easy matter to intro¬ 
duce confusion into the library if volumes were not returned 
to their proper places. I would therefore suggest that the 
librarian be elected from the members resident in Madison, and 
that only he or his assistant have access to the shelves of the 
library. Members desiring the use of . books should apply to- 
the librarian, who would supply the volumes desired upon the 
signing of the proper receipt form. Any reasonable number of 
books might be taken at one time and kept for any reasonable 
length of time, so long as they were kept in frequent use. But 
should the librarian have reason to think the books were no 
longer in use and retained because of neglect, he might at his 
discretion call them in. If books issued to any member were- 
