The eighteen libraries reporting on this subject may be grouped under the following heads:
- Public or Circulating
- Boston Athenaeum (subscription).
- Carnegie Library of Atlanta.
- East Orange Library.
- Forbes Library.
- New York Public Library.
- Pratt Institute Free Library.
- St. Louis Mercantile Library (subscription).
- St. Louis Public Library.
- College or University
- Oberlin College.
- Syracuse University.
- Tulane University.
- University of Kansas.
- Wesleyan University.
- Westminster College.
- State Libraries
- Iowa State.
- Virginia State.
- Reference Library
- Newberry Library.
- Society Library
- Library of the Medical Society of the County of Kings.
Eight of these libraries record statistics of reference use:
- Newberry.
- New York.
- St. Louis Public.
- Syracuse.
- Tulane.
- Virginia State.
- Wesleyan.
- Westminster.
The following do not include reference use on their statistics sheets, although in some cases it is probably kept separately:
- Boston Athenaeum.
- Carnegie Library of Atlanta.
- East Orange.
- Forbes.
- Pratt Institute.
- St. Louis Mercantile.
The Medical Society of the County of Kings and Oberlin College library make no record of reference use, but the latter records daily and monthly attendance.
Four libraries keep no record by class:
- Boston Athenaeum.
- Medical Society of Kings.
- Wesleyan.
- Westminster.
The following count the circulation on the day of issue: