RF Annual Report - 1935 - The Rockefeller Foundation

284 THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION
This appropriation of 35,000 made in June
1934 was virtually exhausted by the publication
of the four volumes, issued during the period
covered. The present appropriation of $6,000 is
regarded as sufficient for the five volumes to be
published during the year beginning July 1,
1935.
This grant, like that of 1934, is for the benefit
of the original American subscribers whose participation
made it possible for the Bibliotheque
Nationale to undertake the systematic production
of its printed catalogue. Through the American
Library Association an immediate effort is
being made to have the contracts of American
subscribers reviewed, so that a new plan of subscription
can be made effective before the expiration
of the present grant on June 30, 1936.
An
appropriation of $10,500 has also been
made to the Bibliotheque Nationale toward the
expense during the period July 1, 1935, to December
31, 1936, of classifying a collection of
1,300,000 index cards given to the Bibliotheque
Nationale by the Library of Congress, Washington,
D. C.
The Bibliotheque Nationale, like most European
libraries, depends primarily on an author
catalogue of its holdings. As the Library of Congress
system of card classification enables the
scholar to find under subject headings large bod-
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