for recen unusually Since t division h of Prof. A fessor of ington Un in classifi Septembe his value tory and was far m "Univers volume of ments to ing the y 6432 Since the close of the fiscal year th division has suffered a very great loss by of Prof. Alfred F. W. Schmidt, who left fessor of library science and librarian at ington University. Professor Schmidt wa in classification for the past 12 years (J September 30, 1925) and it is difficult to his value to this division, especially in t tory and philosophy, although his rang was far more extensive. The classificati "Universal and old world history" and its volume on the European war may well ments to his intelligence, industry, and the service of this library. No publications have been issued by th ing the year, although the schemes for th of general philology and classical philolog. reached the first revision of proof before priations were exhausted. It is especial that with the remarkable growth of intere 64329-25†10 fication schemes at home and abroad the increasing cost During the coming year it is hoped that the printing of As evidence of the growing interest in our classification Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pa. Emory University, Emory University, Ga. London School of Economics and Political Science, Louvain University, Louvain, Belgium. San Diego Scientific Library, San Diego, Calif. Swift & Co., Chicago, Ill. United States Field Artillery School, Fort Sill, Okla. Requests for the classification schemes printed or type- Report of the Librarian of Congress 127 CARD DIVISION (From the report of the chief, Mr. Hastings) During the year the number of subscribers to printed The value of the cards shipped, exclusive of those The sale of cards to libraries of the departments of Cards for 37,005 different titles were added to the stock The whole number of different titles represented in the A depository set assigned early in the year to North A provisional issue of the fifth edition of the pamphlet, schools and training classes. The leading schools evidently include instruction in the ordering and use of the L. C. cards as a part of the regular curriculum. The hope expressed in my report last year that arrears in printing and reprinting of cards would be avoided in the future were only partly realized. The number of entries on hand awaiting printing and reprinting at the close of this fiscal year were about one-half as large as at the end of last year, being approximately 10,000 new entries and 1,000 reprints. The branch printing office, located in the Library, had the force and equipment necessary to overcome the arrears entirely and was working very efficiently to that end, but owing chiefly to the substantial increase in the wages paid in the Government Printing Office and the failure of Congress to grant a corresponding deficiency appropriation we were again prevented from reaching the goal. The output had to be sharply curtailed during the last quarter. DEPOSITORY LIBRARIES American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Mass. Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Me. Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn, N. Y. Brown University Library, Providence, R. I. Buffalo Public Library, Buffalo, N. Y. Hebrew University Library, Jerusalem, Palestine. Illinois University Library, Urbana, Ill. Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, Ind. Institut International de Bibliographie, Brussels, Belgium. Iowa State College, Ames, Iowa. Iowa State University Library, Iowa City, Iowa. John Crerar Library, Chicago, Ill. Johns Hopkins University Library, Baltimore, Md. 1 Proof-sheet depository only. |