LIBRARIAN AND MUSEUM ASSISTANT (item I Of summary) 
Before the very necessary work required on the Library (As shewn 
Inter) can be attempted, the whole library must be carefully 
checked over, and catalogued, unbound copies sorted and the 
condition of each book ascertained, 
I # The preparation of a catalogue, 
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The work of cataloguing is particularly essential as at present 
it is not possible- especially for the new staff- to ascertain 
what are in the library, daily work necessitating reference 
to the library entails a great waste of time, and in the purchase 
of new books there is always the possibility of duplicating or 
failing to secure for fear of duplicating* 
2, Scientific periodicals 
Each mail brings large numbers of scientific -periodicals from all 
parts of the world, and there are also others which should be 
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taken in. The checking in, acknowledging, and preparing for bind¬ 
ing of these, entails a considerable amount of work which has 
lately simply had to be neglected, 
3, Copying extracts to supply information. 
Requests are frequently received for quotations from references 
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which cause many delays in finding and copying them, and wastes 
the time of the scientific staff, 
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4* Copying extracts from wo ks loaned 
Reference works are frequently lent to the Gardens, which necessi 
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tates working many hours overtime or failing to return the works 
for a considerable period, to enable the essential parts to be 
copied. An instance is that of Saccardo's Notae Mycologicae, a 
rare copy lent by Professor Baker of Los Renos, and which is 
tak&ngtwo months or more to copy, 
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5, The Exchange List, 
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The keeping of the exchange list, and the despatch of the’Cardens 
Bulletin” requires careful and detailed work, y means of this 
Exchange system many v luable necessary Scientific periodicals 
