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 Information
Sharing Program...
We provide data from our collection
materials (skins, eggs, nests) in either electronic format or
as photocopies to researchers, and we make loans of study skins
within the U.S. (see our Loan
Policy). We also provide photocopies of journal articles
in our library (see our Journal
List). We encourage researchers to visit the Foundation
to examine specimens, photocopy records, and use our library
resources (WFVZ Publication Information).
Articles can also be sent by mail or, in some cases, by PDF.
To be sure that someone will be available to assist you, please
give us at least 48 hours notice
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before you visit the Foundation to use the collection materials.
Most data requests (i.e., for
electronic summaries of computerized data, photocopies
of paper records and journal articles) are fulfilled at no charge to
researchers. However, for articles of significant length, we do request
reimbursement for photocopying and shipping expenses. In addition,
there is a fee for a significant number of egg measurements; please call or e-mail us for details.
For a list of services offered to researchers, Click
Here.
The WFVZ has figured prominently
in many research studies, resulting in more than 1,000 publications
based on our holdings or written by WFVZ staff. For a partial
list of such publications, see our “Contributions
to the Literature” page.
All data on our study skin collection have been entered into
our computer database (>58,000 records), and approximately
30% of our egg and nest records have also been entered (~50,000
records). Our collection of library books (8,000 books) is currently
being computerized. We also have a fieldnotes
collection, which consists of materials such as collectors and
ornithologists’ field notes, correspondence, unpublished
manuscripts, and banding records.
The WFVZ is collaborating with 30 other museums in the U.S.
so that our data available via the Internet. To search our
computerized data electronically, please visit
http://olla.berkeley.edu/ornisnet.
The WFVZ holds and maintains the records of the California Bird
Records Committee (CBRC), a subcommittee of Western Field Ornithologists.
This committee is responsible for deciding about the occurrence of rare
birds in California, and thus, which birds make it onto our state list. They also
help increase knowledge of the birds of California and establish
standards of observation and reporting against which field observers
may compare their own techniques. For more information about
the CBRC, please contact The
CBRC. To request photocopies of CBRC materials, please contact
the WFVZ at
or the CBRC
website.
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