"Some birds are poets, and sing all summer."  -- Henry David Thoreau, journals, July 1852. bird helps selectors, public services librarians, collection analysts and advanced researchers stay current on all research databases. When you use bird, you know what is out there--and save time spent wandering the web. Here is the latest on recent bird additions:   *  376 new database profiles added since February As editorial work expands,(read more)

  “It is spring again.  The earth is like a child that knows poems by heart.”     — Rainer Maria Rilke.   Spring is when birds take center stage. With this in mind, here's the latest on bird: Base Inventory of Research Databases from Paratext.    EBOOK collections now also in bird The inclusion of eBook collections within bird has been a much-debated issue for our editorial group since the project began in 2021.(read more)

Paratext launched bird; Base Inventory of Research Databases last Tuesday at the Charleston Conference, and we were rather encouraged by the enthusiastic response from the attendees who saw it live.    Well, things got even better after the exhibits closed. During the Charleston Premiers segment later on, the roughly 200 attendees at the session were polled and voted bird, the Best Overall New Product and Best Designed New Product! This is enormously gratifying.(read more)