NOTE. 
The following catalog has been printed from a card catalog 
of the books of the library, prepared by the librarian, with the 
clerical assistance at different times of gentlemen connected 
with the University of Wisconsin. 
A shelf catalog seemed on the whole best adapted to the 
library in its present condition, and has been adopted. The 
bulk of the library consists of a series of scientific journals, 
received in exchange for the Transactions of the Academy. 
These are cataloged alphabetically, according to the cities from 
which the journals are issued. The number and letter placed 
after each series locates the books of that series in a definite 
case (numbered), and on a definite shelf (lettered) of the library 
room. A plus sign following the volume numbers indicates that 
current issues of the journal are received as exchanges. 
Following the general list of journals is an alphabetical-classed 
catalog in which are included all journals, non-serial volumes and 
pamphlets of a special character, arranged under their respective 
subjects. Under each special subject of this portion of the cata¬ 
log is given, first, journals, arranged alphabetically according to 
place of issue; and, second, non-serial publications (whether vol¬ 
ume or pamphlet) in alphabetical sequence, according to author. 
These journals are likewise included in the general list of jour¬ 
nals in the first section of the catalog. If a publication is a 
book of considerable size, a number and letter following its entry 
will indicate its location on a shelf of the library. The pamph¬ 
lets treating a given subject are placed together on the 
shelves, arranged alphabetically according to authors, and con¬ 
veniently separated by stiff boards, bearing the initial letters of 
the authors’ names. Hence a single reference to location at the 
head of each subject suffices for the pamphlets: 
The valuable inaugural dissertations of European universities 
have been distributed like other pamphlets in the subject cata¬ 
log. They will therefore be found in the catalog by considering 
ii—2 Ap. 
