Fw: Birds Australia has created a complete digital archive of Emu

[Robin Hide <>]

Of interest to some...this from a CSIRO Publishing email. Robin
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The Emu flies into Cyberspace 

Birds Australia has created a
complete
 digital archive of Emu ? 
Austral Ornithology, back to the first issue in 1901 ? an
invaluable resource for all those interested in Australian birds and the
history and social significance of ornithology in this unique
environment. 

Until now, Emu has only ever been available to those lucky
enough to be able to mine reference library archives or to have their own
set of bound volumes. The opening up of the digital archive means
ornithologists around the world will be able to access a wealth of
scientific information on the unique birdlife of the region, as well as
stories of social significance from early expeditions and meetings of
the Royal Australian Ornithologists? Union. 

The archive offers insights into the development of a conservation
consciousness in Australia, rare sightings of endangered and some 
now extinct species, observations by early field naturalists of the
effects of fire, floods and drought, as well as the changing nature of
ornithological research and the social history of bird watching in the
region. 

Forty-seven volunteers from Birds Australia?s extraordinary and dedicated
volunteer network, led by Stephen Garnett, have spent five years
collating paper archive copies and scanning and formatting the 8851
articles published since 1901.

Emu, the premier journal for ornithological research and
reviews in the Southern Hemisphere is published by CSIRO
PUBLISHING on behalf of Birds Australia. 

Subscription and online access to Emu is available to
individuals through

and to libraries and interested institutions from
m("csiro.au","publishing.sales");">CSIRO
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Selected
articles
 of historical significance will be available free of charge
throughout 2008, and are accessible from the Emu website.

Further information: 
 
CSIRO PUBLISHING
Email:

Web: www.publish.csiro.au 

Birds Australia 
Email: m("birdsaustralia.com.auWeb","mail");">
Web: www.birdsaustralia.com.au