IBRA NEWS LETTER MAY/JUNE 1999 =#=#= APICULTURAL ABSTRACTS IS ALIVE AND WELL =#=#= In the dark days of the northern hemisphere December rumours circulated that this much admired journal had come to the end of the road. Even worse the lie was compounded with tale that the library was to close! Although fervently denied by senior staff there seemed to be many people out there that were prepared to believe the worst. Well they were wrong. The first AA of 1999 has been produced in a style and form that is almost as it ever was. What is more number 2 is well under way. The library too is running as normal, providing loans to members, and doing searches and document delivery as usual. However, there is one thing that we can't do without your help: please send us your research papers and publications so that we can abstract them in Apicultural Abstracts. Some people seem to have taken ill-founded rumour for truth - so now that we have put the record straight please send us your material as usual. /\/\ JOURNAL OF APICULTURAL RESEARCH /\/\ There is no denying that IBRA has undergone a terrific upheaval and that there have been some problems and delays. JAR has suffered a little but 1998 saw four editions. Indeed the last for the year AND the first for 1999, due out soon, have been bumper editions both in terms of quality and quantity. ~*~*~ BEE WORLD ~*~*~ 1999 is a big year for IBRA as on the 24 January we celebrated half a century of service to apiculture. The year is even bigger for Bee World which reaches octogenarian status It will be 80 in June. The first Bee World of 1999 has been published and number 2 is due out very soon. Remember that it is only available to members and subscribers so don't miss out. Make sure that you have done your paperwork and have paid up! *<>*<> A HISTORY OF BEEKEEPING *<>*<> The really big news of the month must be that Dr Eva Crane's long awaited book is due out any day *World history of beekeeping and honey hunting* any work by Dr Crane is authoritative and a truly seminal contribution to apiculture. Her new book will be no exception. It will be available through IBRA, the organization that she brought into being and for 35 years directed so ably. The price will be in the region of 90GBP or US$150 so place your order with us now AND remember IBRA members get their usual 10% discount! =================================================== This Newsletter was produced by Dr Pamela Munn Deputy Director of IBRA 18 North Road, Cardiff CF1 3DY, UK Tel: (+44) 1222 372409 Fax: (+44) 1222 665522 Email: [log in to unmask] IBRA WWW pages: http://www.cf.ac.uk/ibra ===================================================