News from the Library.

During the past vacation the re-cataloging of the books in the Library has been going steadily on and it looks now as if two years would see the work completed. The books relating to science in general, philosophy, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese languages and history, are now being re-arranged, and the catalogers have just finished with the publications of learned societies and scientific periodicals. These are arranged by countries. In all 30,000 volumes which have never been classified are now being arranged by the new system that makes indefinite extension possible in the future without re-classification.

The card catalogue has been put in order and 250 new drawers have been added. This has necessitated spreading and involved considerable work, but enough card room is now available for 10 years to come. Small drawers which can be taken from their places and used at a table are to replace the old fixed drawers in time, and all the additions have been of this kind. The author catalogue now fills both sides of the central case and the topical drawers have been moved along to the other racks. The library has had no donations of importance during the summer.