100 divisions is shown in table E. Besides regular additions there were classified, catalogued, and numbered all books on education, class 370, except college and school catalogues; the local histories of the New England and middle states, class 974; and most of the genealogies, class 929. These are three of the more prominent subjects in this library and were catalogued first, that users might have the advantages of a consolidated catalogue and of close classification on the shelves and be able to see just what the library had; also that the library might know more accurately what deficiencies it needed to supply. Shelf department.-The total number of volumes now on the -shelf list as shown by table D is 89050 an increase of 30701 from 1 Oct. 1889. There still remain about 7000 volumes which are grouped mostly by subjects and which for various reasons it has seemed undesirable to move till they could be finally classed and assigned their permanent location. Among these are the newspapers and other large folios which are waiting suitable shelving; the college and academy catalogues which will be catalogued and finished gradually during the coming year; the U. S. documents, the books in the ms. room, etc. The number of volumes in each subject is shown in table E; this does not include the law library which would give a large increase in the subjects of Political science, 320; Law, 340; and Administration, 350. Most of the duplicates are now stored in the fifth story, over the library, and will be classified and arranged as soon as shelving is provided. The statistics of duplicates in table D includes only those collected during the year from gifts, exchange and careful collation of books in the library. Respectfully submitted W. S. BISCOE Catalogue librarian |