work of the office, the firm has to do chiefly with electric and gas lighting, electric railways and water power development."

Prefatory.

A classified list. A brief characterization of many of the articles is given.

The International catalogue of scientific literature (Lond. 1902-08) indexes many periodicals. Described under Science, p. 48. Among many others may be mentioned: Galloupe's Index to engineering periodicals, 1883-92, in 2 vols., is an American index arranged alphabetically by subjects. The year 1883 is not covered by the Engi

neering index.

The Engineering news has issued an index volume for the years 1890-99. ($2.50)

The Franklin institute has an index to its Journal, v. 1-120, 1826-85. ($5)

The Electrical world has published an Index to the articles in its numbers from 1883 to 1896.

($8)

The Electrical world and engineer publishes in each number a digest of current electrical literature by subjects.

Renaut's Collective index of the Journal of the Society of chemical industries, 1882-95 (v. 1-14) Lond. 1899. ($5)

Popular science monthly. Index. 1872-92. Scientific American supplement, Catalogue of valuable papers contained in, 1876-1905.

TECHNICAL LISTS

The following catalogs of technical journals are important:

Bolton, Henry Carrington. Catalogue of scientific and technical periodicals, 1665– 1895; with chronological tables and a library check-list. 2d ed. Wash. Smithsonian inst. 1247 p. O. (Smithsonian misc. coll.) $3.50 pap. 016.505

1897.

Contains a list of the principal periodicals of every branch of pure and applied science, published in all countries from 1665 to 1895. Gives full titles, names of editors, sequence of series, and the names of the libraries of the United States in which complete sets can be found. Arranged alphabetically by titles, with index of subjects.

The Bulletin of blbliography, April 1908 (p. 82-85) contained a list of "American journals not found in Bolton's catalogue," comp. by W: J. Fox.

International catalogue of scientific literature. List of journals with abbreviations used in the catalogue as references. Lond. Harrison, 1903. 312 p. D. 016.505

Supplementary list of journals. Lond. Harrison, 1904. 68 p. O. 016.505 Scudder, Samuel Hubbard. Catalogue of scientific serials of all countries, including the transactions of learned societies, 16331876. Camb. 1879. 358 p. O. $4. (Harvard univ. library. Special publications, no. 1) 016.5

Alphabetically by countries, with an index of towns, an index of titles, and an index of minor subjects.

U. S. Dept. of agriculture — Library. Catalogue of the periodicals and other serial publications (exclusive of United States government publications) Wash. Government printing office, 1901. (Bulletin, no. 37) free.

Principally scientific and technical.

016.63

Wash.

Supplement, no. 1, 1901-05. Government printing office, 1907. 217 p. O. 016.63

free.

CARD INDEXES

The large libraries of the country will have on file the printed card index (authors and subjects) to current numbers of 250 technical periodicals. These cards are prepared under the direction of the American Library Association Publishing Board by cooperating libraries. The indexing was begun in 1898.

Some large libraries have also on file special card indexes, such as that of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, which has issued a card index to its publications since 1899. The list of books in the reading-room of the John Crerar library mentions nine such indexes on file for the use of its readers.

NEWSPAPERS

Bound volumes of newspapers are kept in almost all general libraries. They constitute a most important record of the history of the day. In some libraries the files are limited to the newspapers of the locality. The large libraries of the United States will, however, contain files of leading New York papers and often of representative papers of the east, west, north, and south, as well as of a London paper such as the Times.

Of the newspapers, few have indexes. It is well to remember that the New York Daily Tribune (yearly, price $1, pap.), the

New York Times, and the London Times (quarterly, 10s. 6d.) have indexes, and these will be found to be of the greatest value to libraries having files of these papers.

These indexes may be used for other newspapers, the date being the clue to where a subject may be found.

Index to current events; cumulative guide to material in newspapers, Dec. 1907. Madison, Wis., Wisconsin library commission, 1907-08. V. . 1, 0. $3 per year.

070 Issued quarterly by the Wisconsin library commission. "While the news accounts as found in the Milwaukee daily newspapers form the basis for the references, the dates will serve as guides to the published news in any newspaper of the country." The first part deals with the news of the world arranged alphabetically by subjects; the second part with Wisconsin news.

AMERICAN

American newspaper annual, 1908. Phil. Ayer, 1908. Q.* $3.

071

A list of newspapers and periodicals published in the United States and Canada, with information regarding their circulation, issue, date of establishment, political or other distinctive features, names of editors and publishers, etc. The first arrangement is by states, giving population of towns, principal industries, etc., Under including Cuba, Hawaii, and Porto Rico. states the periodicals are arranged alphabetically by Then follow arrangeplace, and under place by title. ment by counties, a class list of publications, and a list of publications in foreign languages.

Rowell's American newspaper directory. N. Y. Printers' ink pub. co. 1907. $10.

v. 39,

0.*

071

Description of all the newspapers and periodicals in the United States and Canada, giving details regarding circulation, editors, politics, etc. Arranged by states, with a classed list of publications. The arrangement is not so convenient as that of Ayer's, being under state subdivided by place and under place by frequency of publication, while in Ayer the subarrangement is alphabetic by title.

The information given includes brief description of each place, names of all newspapers and periodicals, their politics, religion, class, nationality, frequency of issue, editor's and publisher's names, size of paper, subscription price, date of establishment, circulation, and lists of Sunday and class and trade papers.

New Jersey historical society. Some account of American newspapers, particularly of the 18th century, and libraries in which they may be found. v. 1-3, O. Paterson, Press pr. and pub. co. 1894-97. (In its Ser. 1, v. New Jersey archives. 1894-97. 11, 12, 19) 974.9

* Continued annually.

Gives a brief history of every newspaper printed in North America prior to 1801, and tells in what libraries they may be found. From A. to New Hampshire.

U.S.-Bureau of the census. History and present condition of the newspaper and periodical press of the United States, with a catalogue of the publications of the census year, by S. N. D. North. Wash. Government printing office, 1884. 446 p. F. free. 317.3

The list of periodicals gives frequency of publication, character, when established, and price. Wisconsin state historical society — Library. Annotated catalogue of newspaper files in the library. Madison, Democrat pr. 016.07

co. 1898.

375 p. O.

In two parts, showing the newspapers arranged (1) geographically and (2) chronologically. Gives a bibliographic and historic description of each journal. Index. The collection of papers is an unusually large and important one, numbering more than 10000 volumes.

Library of Congress. Check-list of American newspapers in the Library of Congress, comp. under the direction of A. B. Slauson. Wash. Government printing office, 1901. 292 leaves, Q. free. 016.07

A list of a large collection of newspapers, arranged by states and cities, with indexes of titles and of cities.

GENERAL LITERATURE AND ESSAYS

"A.L.A." index; an index to general literature. 2d ed. enl. and brought down to Jan. 1, 1900. Bost. [A.L.A. publishing board] 1901. 679 p. Q. $10.

040

Books in

Refers under the subject to essays, papers, monographs, and other parts of books which are of sufficient value, including some reports and publications of boards dealing with sociological affairs. the English language only are included. A list of the books indexed is given at the end of the volume. This list can be checked with call numbers in the library, thus saving time in looking up references by showing what the library has and where it may be found.

Continued in the Annual library index, which see. California

tents-index.

v. 1, 0.

university Library. ConBerkeley, State pr. 1889-90.

028

An index of the contents of many books and periodicals in the Library of the University of California, including sets not indexed by Poole, some in foreign languages (as the Revue des deux mondes), and some technical journals. Many of the books indexed have since been included in the A.L.A. index, but there still remains a sufficient number not elsewhere indexed to make this volume occasionally useful.

Cotgreave, Alfred. A contents-subject index to general and periodical literature. *Continued annually.

Lond. Stock, 1900. 743 p. por. O. 10s. 6d.

028

"The chief aim of the work is not to give everything which appears in a select number of works on a few selected subjects, but rather to cover as many subjects as possible, and give a few references to each one." Preface.

Contains a chapter on Subject indexes to general literature.

Griswold, William Maccrillis. Index to articles relating to history, biography, literature, society, and travel contained in collections of essays. 2d ed. rev. Bangor, Q. P. index, 1884. 56 p. O. o.p.

040 Essays are indexed under subjects. In order to make the index concise, the compiler refers under subjects to numbers; the volumes representing the numbers are to be found by means of the key in the front of the book.

Pitman's where to look; an easy guide to books of reference. Lond. Pitman, 1907. 151 p. D. 1s. обо

"The aim of this work is to provide an index to the more familiar annual books of reference and a few specified standard works." Preface.

The works indexed are almost entirely British, making this book of use chiefly in large libraries. There is "a list of works of reference," pref. p. 5-17, which includes British year-books, annuals and similar publications.

Other valuable references to subjects in essays and parts of books will be found in the analytic work of the catalogs of the Peabody institute library, the Brooklyn library, the Boston Athenæum, and the Cleveland public library.

The British essayists, 38 vols., a set which includes a collection of the essays of the important English writers of the 18th century (such as those of the Spectator, the Rambler, etc.), has an index volume which is sometimes found helpful.

Wheeler's The Spectator, a digest index, published also under the title A concordance to The Spectator " (Lond. Routledge)

is also useful.

class use.

15

Camb. [Mass.] Harvard univer028 sity, 1908. 554 p. O. $2. Of value to the reference librarian for the bibliographic references to all the topics.

Matson, Henry. References for literary workers. Chic. McClurg, 1892. 582 p. O. $2.50. 028

The author gives topics and questions for debate, with references to books, articles in periodicals, and essays of value in working up a subject. Alphabetic index of subjects.

Ringwalt, Ralph Curtis. Briefs on public questions with selected lists of references. N. Y. Longmans, 1905. 229 p. D. $1.20. 028

"A series of argumentative briefs and lists of references on twenty-five of the most important questions of the day." Subjects included are: politics, economics, sociology. Does not duplicate all the subjects in Briefs for debate, but is more recent in its treatment of some of the topics.

DISSERTATIONS

In university and college libraries the following indexes to dissertations will be found most helpful:

AMERICAN

An annual list of scientific theses prepared for the doctorate in a selected number of American universities is printed in Science in 1898 v. 8, new series, and annually thereafter.

DUTCH

Thèses de droit soutenues aux universités des Pays-Bas, 1700-1898, avec table des matières. Leyde, Burgersdijk and Niermans, 1898. 151 p. O. 378.492

This is a useful booksellers catalog.

Wijndelts, J. W. Catalogus van academische proefschriften verdedigd aan de nederlandsche universiteiten gedurende de jaren 1815-1900; met naamen zaakregisters. Groningen, G. A. Evers, 1901-1903. v. 1, 5, 0. 378.492

v. 1, Godgeleerdheid; v. 5, Letteren. No more published. The arrangement is chronological under universities.

Arranged alphabetically by universities, with author index to each volume. There is a subject index (Sachregister) to v. 1-5, and from volume 6 to date each volume has a subject index. v. 19-21 published by Behrend & co., Berlin.

Klussmann, Rudolf. Systematisches verzeichnis der abhandlungen welche in den schulschriften sämtlicher an dem programmtausche teilnehmenden lehranstalten erschienen sind, 1876-85, 1886-90, 1891-95, 1896-1900. Lpz. Teubner, 1889-1903. 4v. O. v. 1-2, 5m. per vol., v. 3-4, 8m. per vol.

378.44

Cohen, 1897. 440 p. O.

378.43

An annual continuation of the preceding, containing the theses from 1880 to date. Full table of contents of each thesis is given, and at the end an index of authors and subjects." W: C. Lane in Lib. j. 12:418.

Répertoire alphabétique des thèses de doctorat ès lettres des universités françaises, 1810-1900; avec table chronologique par université et table détaillée des matières par Albert Maire. Paris, Picard, 1903. 226 p. O. 378.44

GERMAN AND AUSTRIAN Fock, Gustav. Bibliographischer monatsbericht über neuerschienenen schul- und universitätsschriften, 1889-1907. Lpz. Fock, 1890-1907. v. 1-18, 0.* 378.43

Classified arrangement, with annual author index, and beginning with volume 4, an annual "Sachregister" published separately.

Jahres-verzeichniss der an den deutschen universitäten erschienenen schriften, 1885*Continued annually.