The donors of books by exchange were as follows: Boston Medical Library, Cincinnati Hospital Library, Johns Hopkins Hospital and Medical School, Luzerne County Medical Society, Medical Department of McGill University, McLean Hospital Medical Library, Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland, Medical Society of the County of Kings, Ramsay County Medical Society, Treadwell Library of the Massachusetts General Hospital, and Medical Department of the University of Michigan. Those who received benefit by exchange or from Headquarters were: Adirondack Cottage Sanitarium, Boston Medical Library, Bristol Medical Library, Cleveland Medical Library Association, College of Medicine of Syracuse University, College of Physicians of Philadelphia, Free Library of Philadelphia, Johns Hopkins Hospital and Medical School, Medical Department of McGill University, McLean Hospital Medical Library, Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland, Medical Department of New York State Library, Pittsburg Academy of Medicine, Quincy Medical and Library Association, Rhode Island Medical Society, Rush Medical College, St. Louis Medical Library Association, San Francisco County Medical Society, Smith County Medical Society of Texas, Surgeon-General's Office, Treadwell Library of the Massachusetts General Hospital, Medical Department of the University of Buffalo, University of Maryland, Medical De partment of the University of Michigan, Medical Department of the University of Minnesota, Medical Department of the University of Texas, Woman's Medical College Library, and the York County Medical Society. Added to the above are the journals received from publishers direct which each member receives. There have been no additions to this list, and two of the publishers have sent bills for back volumes to our members this year. These are for American Medicine and the Philadelphia Medical Journal, and a communication has been received from the Journal of the American Medical Association withdrawing the gift of their Journal. This gift was voted to our members by the American Medical Association at the Denver meeting, and it will be a serious loss if it is withdrawn. Countless letters are received from physicians, etc., offering books and journals for sale to our members, but none of these contain anything which we do not have on our duplicate lists free. Few libraries have sufficient assistance to keep their duplicates sorted and listed to date. The Exchange should have a store room large enough to accommodate all this material, and the assistants necessary to sort, list and distribute. The present quarters are outgrown, and are, in fact, needed for our own use. Respectfully submitted: MARCIA C. NOYES, Manager of Exchange. On motion the report of the Manager of the Exchange was accepted. REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. The Executive Committee reported that the following applicants for membership had received the unanimous approval of the Committee: Cincinnati Medical Library Association, Dr. Arch. I. Carson, Librarian, Cincinnati, Ohio. Cooper Medical College Library, Dr. Emmet Rixford, Librarian, San Francisco, Cal. Forbes Library, Medical Department, Miss Dema Gaylord, Librarian, Northampton, Mass. Medical College of Virginia Library, Dr. Charles R. Robins, Librarian, Richmond, Va. Kansas City Medical Library Association, Dr. E. Everett Hubbard, Secretary, Kansas City, Mo. Dr. Arthur T. Cabot, Boston, Mass. Dr. John W. Farlow, Boston, Mass. It was moved, seconded and unanimously voted that the above names be admitted to membership in the Association. NEW BUSINESS. Mr. Fisher moved that the Exchange be transferred to Brooklyn, N. Y., where there was adequate storage room in the Library of the Medical Society of the County of Kings to carry on the work. Seconded by Miss Noyes. Mr. Huntington stated that it would be necessary to gain the consent of the Board of Trustees of said Society before making the transfer, but he thought that their consent would be given. The motion was then carried. The Secretary was instructed to correspond with the publishers of the journals mentioned in the Report of the Manager of the Exchange, and to convey the thanks of the Association to those journals which furnish current files of their publications to library members of the Association. AMENDMENTS. Mr. Huntington was asked to explain the proposed amended Constitution and By-Laws. This was done, and to expedite the transaction of business, the reading in full of the proposed amended Constitution and By-Laws was waived by unanimous consent. Action was deferred until later and each member was provided with a printed copy which could be read while the scientific program was in progress. The following officers for the ensuing year were nominated and unanimously elected: President, Dr. James Read Chadwick, Boston, Mass. Finance Committee, Dr. Matthew D. Mann, Buffalo, N. Y.; The Scientific Program followed. PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS. Dr. WILLIAM OSLER, the President, regretted that he had been unable to find the time to prepare a formal address. In a few, well-chosen remarks, he pointed out the great desirability of libraries securing copies of the old classics, first editions of the old masters and the early American contributions to medicine. Many of these could be secured to-day without great expense which later on could not be picked up without great difficulty. While there might not be funds in any library to devote to this special purpose he thought that in every locality there would be found a number of men who were sufficiently interested to contribute funds for this purpose. MEDICAL LIBRARIES, MEDICAL PUBLISHERS AND THE MEDICAL PROFESSION. Mr. CHARLES PERRY FISHER, of Philadelphia, read a paper with the above title which is published in full on pages 192-195. Discussion. Mr. HUNTINGTON thought that most of the medical publishers with whom he had come in contact were in favor of having their new books in the medical libraries and recognized the fact that the sales of their books were increased rather than diminished thereby. He knew of but one notable exception and the antagonistic attitude taken by the publishing house he had in mind had resulted in an appreciable diminishing of the sales of that firm's medical publications in at least one locality. THE MEDICAL REPRINT AND ITS CARE. Mr. ALBERT T. HUNTINGTON, of Brooklyn, read a paper with the above title which will be published in full in the following number of the JOURNAL. He pointed out the value of the medical reprint to the smaller libraries which were not able to subscribe to the journals in which the article originally appeared. Most of the important articles were reprinted and as a rule the reprints could be obtained free. They should be classified and catalogued the same as books. In taking care of the vast number of pamphlets each library received he advocated the use of a metal pamphlet case, of which a sample was shown. Discussion. Mr. FISHER inquired what were the disadvantages of binding reprints together in one volume. In the Library of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia it was his custom to bind pamphlets when enough on one subject had accumulated. Mr. HUNTINGTON stated that he had particular reference to the disadvantages of binding pamphlets on different subjects in one volume. There were some objections even to binding pamphlets on one subject together, which had led him to discard the practice. The borrowing of the volume for the sake of one reprint took all the other pamphlets in that volume out of circulation. The expense of binding was greater than that of keeping the pamphlets in a file such as had been shown. The most serious objection, he thought, was the fact that the pamphlets on one subject were scattered in two or more places; some were in bound volumes and others were not, and this made it necessary always to refer to the card catalog to determine the exact location of the pamphlet. DR. OSLER thought too much time was spent by librarians in taking care of the large number of reprints. The original articles could easily be found in the journals. MR. HUNTINGTON thought that while the larger libraries with more or less complete journal files could get along without taking very much care of reprints, the smaller libraries would find them valuable adjuncts and the time devoted to their care well spent. MR. FISHER said there was one point brought out in the paper on which he would like to have the sense of the Association placed on record. The writer of the paper advocated the classifying of pamphlets by subjects the same as books. He understood that it was the custom of some of the large medical libraries not to classify their pamphlets by subject, but to keep them all together arranged alphabetically by author. He asked the sense of the Association on this matter and presented the following resolution: RESOLVED, That the Association place itself on record as advocating the classification of reprints by subjects and by authors rather than alphabetically by authors alone. The resolution was unanimously adopted by those present. MEDICAL LIBRARIES IN THE SMALLER CITIES. DR. LEWIS H. TAYLOR, of Wilkesbarre, Penn., read a paper with the above title which is published in full on pages 187-192. Discussion. MR. HUNTINGTON thought that the members of the Luzerne County Medical Society were to be congratulated on the fine start they had made in establishing a medical library, and that Dr. Taylor's paper would be read with interest by members of the medical profession in other small cities. It showed what could be done by a small society with a limited income. For an |