FAUNA Paraguay Zoological Library
FAUNA Paraguay believes that a comprehensive and freely accessible library is essential for the development of zoological study in Paraguay. We are aiming to put together the largest collection of zoological literature in Paraguay for use by students and researchers in the city of Encarnación, the only library of its kind in what is the third largest city in Paraguay. This much-needed resource is the only scheme of its kind running in Paraguay and one of the very few existing in South America. The literature collection is split into five major areas - ornithology, mammalogy, herpetology, entomology and cross-spectrum publications. Furthermore there is an electronic resource archive of photographs, sound recordings (over 3000 species), e-books and videos that can be browsed by users. Currently the book collection contains almost 900 ornithological titles alone, while the journal archive is much the largest in the country with somewhere in the region of 50,000 articles available.
In an effort to expand the horizons of users, we do not restrict ourselves to material concerning Paraguay or the Neotropics and include a broad spectrum of material from across the globe. We are constantly trying to expand our collection (again this is a not for profit scheme!) and would welcome any donations. If you would like to donate material, please email faunaparaguay@yahoo.com.ar.
FAUNA Paraguay E-Library
In keeping with our aim to make literature as widely available as possible we are actively seeking permission from all the world´s major zoological journals to reproduce articles relevant to Paraguay in pdf via FAUNA Paraguay.com as part of our E-library project. This will allow users to download pdfs of hard to find and out of print references directly to their computer - a sort of "one-stop-shop" for Paraguayan references. This project was begun in November 2007 and we hope that it will grow rapidly to include the vast majority of the major references in all fields of zoology. Click the links below to browse the publications which have so far agreed to participate in this scheme.
AMNH Novitates (cross-spectrum)
Ararajuba and the Revista Brasileira de Ornitologia (ornithology)
The Auk (ornithology)
Bellbird (cross-spectrum)
Boletín del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural del Paraguay (cross-spectrum)
Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (cross-spectrum)
ECOSARA Quarterly Bulletin (cross-spectrum)
Notulas Faunisticas Series 1 (cross-spectrum)
Wilson Bulletin and Wilson Journal of Ornithology (ornithology)
FAUNA Paraguay Library and E-Library
Designed by Paul Smith 2006. This website is copyrighted by law. Material contained herewith may not be used without the prior written permission of FAUNA Paraguay. Photographs on this web-site were taken by Paul Smith, Hemme Batjes, Regis Nossent, Alberto Esquivel, Arne Lesterhuis and Hugo del Castillo and are used with their permission.
