To add just a bit about the web based ICZN publication, it is not simply a
pdf copy, but rather someone took great pains to specifically format this
tome for the web.  It has an interactive table of contents, a search
function, and most importantly it has embedded links to take you from a
general account to the specific section under discussion.  This may take a
bit of getting used to for some of us old-timers who like to leaf through
volumes and find what we need, but this older method can still be used.  But
as Andrew said, this format now makes the ICZN more available.

Tom E.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Conchologists List [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of
> Andy Rindsberg
> Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 8:25 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: good news!
>
>
> Good news indeed, Fabio! I have sent the glad tidings on to the
> paleontologic listservers. Although not overpriced by modern
> standards, the
> book was out of the price range of many people and university libraries.
> Finding out what the ICZN directs is hard enough when you have a copy in
> front of you.
>
> Further, placing the Code on the Web lends moral support to the electronic
> publication of other taxonomic works, which makes them more
> widely available
> -- and more widely read. Good for authors and good for readers.
>
> Cheers,
> Andrew
>
> Andrew K. Rindsberg
> Geological Survey of Alabama
>

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