This is what Conch-L is useful for!!!! As I am a librarian, this gives me
the same feeling like winning millions of euros in the lottery! I will of
course check on all Belgian entries and will send corrections and/or
omissions to the authors (if there are any), and I hope all of you will do
the same to make this an even better publication than it looks now already.

very good job!

Jan Haspeslagh

----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas E. Eichhorst" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 5:08 PM
Subject: FW: [MOLLUSCA] new Internet publication (history of malacology)


> I am forwarding this announcement to the list because I think this work is
> extremely important.  These three authors (Coan, Kabat, & Petit) have
> created a useful and almost unbelievably monumental listing of
malacologists
> from 2,400 years ago (as presented in the title) to today.  You cannot
work
> with shells for very long before you "need" information on a malacologist
> from the past, like one of the Sowerby's, or a modern author like Ponder.
> Whether due to curiosity or a formal reference need, this information can
be
> tiresome to accumulate.  We now have an online and downloadable resource
> that serves as the first critical stop in such a quest.  Here you will
find
> name, dates, and a listing of pertinent biographical and bibliographical
> works for each listed malacologist.  Over 5,000 individuals are cataloged!
> Personally I wish to thank these three individuals for not only this
> tremendous undertaking, but for providing this work in such a readily
> accessible format.  It is now on my hard drive and on a backup CD.  The
> authors state they will routinely update this listing, so I plan on
burning
> a new CD annually to ensure I have current information.  Gentlemen, thank
> you.
>
> Tom Eichhorst in New Mexico, USA
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [log in to unmask]
> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of
> > [log in to unmask]
> > Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 7:09 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Cc: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: [MOLLUSCA] new Internet publication (history of malacology)
> >
> >
> >
> > We are pleased to announce the posting, on the website of the American
> > Malacological Society, of the following publication:
> >
> > Eugene V. Coan, Alan R. Kabat & Richard E. Petit (2004), "2,400 Years of
> > Malacology," online at
> > http://erato.acnatsci.org/ams/publications/epubs.html.
> >
> > This publication is a comprehensive catalog of biographical and
> > bibliographical papers on malacologists, conchologists,
> > paleontologists, and others with an
> > interest in mollusks.  At present, the catalog is over 600 pages
> > and indexes
> > over 5,000 individuals.  This catalog is a work in progress, and
> > we will be
> > posting updated versions periodically.  We encourage readers to
> > explore and use
> > this catalog, and we look forward to your comments.
> >
> > Gene Coan
> > Alan Kabat
> > Richard Petit
>
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