APPENDIX 2 CLASSIFICATION OF ACTIVITIES EXPLANATORY NOTE Sec The Classifications of Activities have for their purpose to list and classify in all practicable detail the specific activities engaged in by the several services of the national government. Such statements are of value from a number of standpoints. They furnish, in the first place, the most effective showing that can be made in brief compass of the character of work performed by the service to which they relate. ondly, they lay the basis for a system of accounting and reporting that will permit of the showing of total expenditures classified according to activities. Finally, taken collectively, they make possible the preparation of a general or consolidated statement of the activities of the government as a whole. Such a statement will reveal in detail, not only what the government is doing, but the services in which the work is being performed. For example, one class of activities that would probably appear in such a classification is that of "scientific research." A subhead under this class would be "chemical research." Under this head would appear the specific lines of investigation under way and the services in which they were being prosecuted. It is hardly necessary to point out the value of such information in planning for future work and in considering the problem of the better distribution and coordination of the work of the government. The Institute has it in contemplation to attempt such a general listing and classification of the activities of the government upon the completion of the present series. CLASSIFICATION OF ACTIVITIES 1. Topographic Survey 2. Geologic Survey 3. Investigation of Mineral Resources 2. Non-metalliferous Deposits 4. Oil and gas 4. Investigation of Water Resources 1. Mineral Resources 2. Production of Mines and Quarries 3. Imports and Exports 7. Scientific Research I. Chemical 2. Physical 3. Geological 4. Methods of Flood Prevention and Drainage 8. Publication 1. Topographic Maps 2. Geologic Maps and Descriptive Text 3. Description of the Mineral Resources of the United States 4. Papers on Geological and Related Subjects 5. Papers on Water Resources 6. Miscellaneous 9. Operation of Engraving and Printing Plant APPENDIX 3 PUBLICATIONS Topographic Maps and Folios and Geologic Folios The topographic maps and folios and the geologic folios issued by the United States Geological Survey may be obtained from the Director of the United States Geological Survey, Washington, D. C. A large pamphlet, issued by the Survey, entitled "Topographic Maps and Folios and Geologic Folios" contains a list of all the topographic maps and folios and the geologic folios. A list of the geologic folios is also contained in a Survey publication entitled "Publications of the United States Geological Survey." The Survey publishes a set of “index circulars" which show the maps and folios completed for different regions of the country and the stages of the work in areas for which maps and folios are in preparation. In addition the Survey has prepared a circular which gives a list of the maps which illustrate various physiographic types and a general circular in regard to the geologic folios. Topographic Maps and Folios The topographic maps and folios published by the Survey fall into three classes: I. Topographic Atlas Sheets 2. Topographic Folios 3. Special Topographic Maps Topographic Atlas Sheets. Under this title are published by far the greatest number of topographic maps. The price of each standard atlas sheet is 10 cents. Topographic Folios. Three topographic folios, consisting of separate topographic atlas sheets, assembled to illustrate types of topography, have been published. No others are projected. The price of two of these folios is 25 cents each. The price of the other folio is 50 cents. Special Topographic Maps. These usually consist of several topographic atlas sheets or parts of sheets combined on a single sheet, sometimes on a larger or smaller scale than the regular sheets. Geologic Folios The geologic folios published by the Survey fall into three classes 1. Geologic Atlas Folios 2. Geologic Atlas Sheets 3. Special Geologic Maps Geologic Atlas Folios. Under this title data regarding geologic conditions is presented. A folio contains both maps and descriptive matter. The price of folios ranges from 25 cents a copy to $1.00 a copy, except that certain folios damaged by fire and water in 1913 are obtainable at 5 cents a copy. Geologic Atlas Sheets. Separate sheets forming a part of the geologic folios are issued under this title in order to avoid the necessity for supplying an entire folio when one or two sheets will meet the requirements of persons desiring certain special data. The price of each sheet is 10 cents. Special Geologic Maps. Only a few maps of this kind have been issued. They are prepared in order to present conditions at some particular place or in a way different from that employed in geologic folios. The prices of the several special maps are listed in the pamphlets and index circulars above mentioned. Other Publications The remaining publications of the Survey, with the exception of Monographs, may be obtained free from the Director of the United States Geological Survey as long as the Survey's supply lasts. It is possible then in some cases to purchase such publications from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C. All Monographs are obtainable only from the Superintendent of Public Documents and at prices stated. These publications of the Survey are listed in a large pamphlet entitled, "The Publications of the U. S. Geological Survey," the latest volume of which was issued in December, 1916. This pamphlet is supplemented from time to time by the issue of circular lists of new publications. These publications are: Mineral Resources of the United States Technical treatises on geologic and related scientific subjects Professional Papers Bulletins Water Supply Papers Annual Report of Director Mineral Resources of the United States. Each year the Survey issues one or two volumes entitled "Mineral Resources of the United States." These publications are, on request, distributed gratuitously as long as the Survey's stock lasts. Technical Treatises on Geological and Related Scientific Subjects. These publications are classified as Bulletins, Professional Papers, and Monographs, the line of demarcation being based upon the extensiveness and exhaustiveness of the work. The Bulletins and Professional Papers are distributed gratuitously as long as the Survey's stock lasts. The Monographs are sold at prices ranging from eighty cents up. Reference has been made in Chapter II to the tourist guide-books of the western United States issued for the first time in 1915 and listed under the title of Bulletins. Like other Bulletins these guidebooks are distributed gratuitously as long as the Survey's supply lasts. Water Supply Papers. A number of these papers are published each year. They may be obtained free until the Survey's stock is exhausted. Annual Report of the Director. The annual report of the Director gives general information regarding the operations of the Survey during the year to which it relates. It differs in no essential respect from the annual reports of other administrative officers. Miscellaneous (Special Publications). The miscellaneous or special publications of the Survey consist of pamphlets or books relating to office or field administration, a press bulletin announcing the publication of the Survey's reports, and other matter designed to advertise them or to inform the public of their nature. |