For several years, together with various Austrian publishers of scientific journals in biology and earth sciences, there has been an attempt to make publications in the form of citations and PDF documents available. More than 400,000 pages already exist and another 200,000 will follow in 2009. The PDF documents are completely OCRed, or are produced directly from digital layouts, so their content can be copied to a text editor. ... [Information of the supplier, translated]
Immerse yourself in the diversity of Vorarlberg’s animate and inanimate nature. State-of-the-art multimedia presentations provide fascinating insights. Get a close-up of live animals and plants on your tour through the habitats of the province. True-to-life animal specimens promote hands-on learning and discovery. Design your own nature adventure with exciting games and hands-on experiments in the “Science Zones”. ... [Information of the supplier]
The Kärnten Natural History Society is one of the oldest, and richest in tradition, European societies – its research and education activities go back to 1848. In 1974, as one of the founders, in 1884, of the Kärnten State Museum, it transferred its ownership rights to the Rudolfinum, together with its natural history collection, to the State of Kärnten. The Society is divided into nine subject groups that cover a wide range of natural history: botany, mycology, entomology, ornithology, karst and cave investigation, meteorology, geography, and zoology. The society offers its ca. 2000 members numerous excursions each year, which extend from natural history walks in Kärnten’s mountain country to expeditions in all corners of the earth. Meetings, lectures, exhibitions, and regular members meetings for all those interested in natural history enlarge the programme. Besides the research activity, adult education, and the sponsoring of children’s and youth activities, the third strongpoint of the society is its publishing activity. ... [Information of the supplier, translated]
Das Haus der Natur besteht seit dem Jahr 1924. Es versteht sich als Schau-Museum mit sowohl regionaler als auch internationaler Ausrichtung sowie als ein vielseitiges Natur-Kompetenzzentrum für Stadt und Land Salzburg. Als Schau-Museum will das Haus der Natur möglichst viele Besucher für die verschiedensten Facetten der Natur begeistern, ihnen ein Naturverständnis vermitteln und einen Weg in die Natur weisen. Dazu wird versucht, die verschiedensten Themenbereiche der Natur - einschließlich des Menschen möglichst lebendig und abwechslungsreich zu vermitteln. Bereits der Gründer des Hauses der Natur, Eduard Paul Tratz, war in dieser Hinsicht ein Wegbereiter einer modernen, lebendigen Museumsdidaktik. Seither wird versucht, diesen Weg konsequent fortzusetzen. Immer wieder werden neue Zugänge und Präsentationsmöglichkeiten gesucht und neue, aktuelle Inhalte aufbereitet - in Dauerausstellungen genauso wie in ständig wechselnden Sonderschauen. ... [Information des Anbieters]
ZOBODAT (Zoological Botanical Database, formerly ZOODAT) is a digitally organised biogeographical database including analysis, documentation and communication facilities. Founded by Univ.-Prof. Dr. Ernst Rudolf Reichl in 1972, ZOBODAT was taken over by the province of Upper Austria in 1999 and is located at the Biology Centre of the Upper Austrian Provincial Museums. The database contains data on the distribution of animal and plant species and diverse supporting digital libraries. Traditionally most of the data refers to insects and geographically to Austria. However, ZOBODAT can be used for all organism groups and worldwide. At this time some Biology Centre data records that already exist in digital form are not yet completely integrated into ZOBODAT. This applies to part of the entomology collection and part of the invertebrate collection not including insects. As newly set goals besides the traditional representation of distributions on maps, user-friendly analysis possibilities were developed, making rapid inquiries of information on species, geographical areas and area-specific nature protection questions possible. Gradated user access makes differentiated data security possible. ZOBODAT is to be expanded into a user-friendly information system for scientists, nature protection authorities and the public. ... [Information of the supplier]
