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IV. The Research Library Network of the Academy

IV. THE RESEARCH LIBRARY NETWORK OF THE ACADEMY he 1 ihrary has also served as a Central Library ofthe Academy's research institutes since 1950, in accordance with its task in carrying out both the principles and practice of an up-to-date, Socialist library organization. In tbe first part of 1960 this system united libraries of 38 research institutes or research groups. The stocks of these libraries can be estimated at 500 000 volumes, and tbe number of volumes of current periodicals amounted to 5300. 16 ofthe libraries maintain working exchange relations with similar institutes abroad. The institutional libraries are mainly intended to help the research workers of the institutes in their work. The Central Library aids the institutional libraries by giving them help in the acquisition of books and periodicals and assigns most of its duplicate copies to them. They are also helped with photo services and with the managing of inter-library loans. The union catalogue, comprising the stocks ofthe institutional libraries, is now being compiled. 28