Thanks Alan,
Given the budgetary hits that are being imposed due to COVID-19, IMO, the
likelihood of SPL re-subscribing soon is minimal. But I will write an
inquiry and express my unhappiness. Perhaps, that will encourage renewing
the subscription. Others could do the same.
Tom Merritt
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From: Tweeters <
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P Bell
Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2020 18:44
To: 'pan' <
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tweeters at u.washington.edu
Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Birds of North America on line, etc.
Hi Alan and all
King County Library did have a subscription to the Birds of North America
online up until about 2 (maybe 3) years ago. Then they dropped it - never
heard why (but I suspect it may have been not enough folks used it.
Good Birding
Brian H. Bell
Woodinville WA
Mail to bell asoc at iso med ia dot com
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From: Tweeters [mailto:
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Behalf Of pan
Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2020 6:25 PM
To:
tweeters at u.washington.edu
Subject: [Tweeters] Birds of North America on line, etc.
Hi, Tweets,
Birds of North America no longer exists in electronic form, having been
wrapped into a new Birds of the World resource by Cornell University. See
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/view-from-sapsucker-woods-birds-of-the-wo
rld-is-born/
.
Independently, I was told upon inquiry (when I found I could no longer get
to Birds of North America) by Seattle Public Library that it had
discontinued its subscription this year due to low usage by patrons. I
don't think King County Library System ever had it.
Birds of the World is available by subscription, though I doubt Seattle
Public would go for it soon, given the above. However, if you are a major
ebird user, which I think in this case means at least 1,000 checklists
submitted in 2019, you get a free year's subscription (same user name and
password). Who knows how that will look in the future? A little digging
around makes me think they want to pretend this never happened, and we
shouldn't expect to see that again.
Power to Sno-Isle Libraries for being better. Let me know if you find the
above has been improved. (I want a way to keep getting at it next year.)
And no Ash-throated Flycatcher in Seattle again this afternoon at the Fill
(where photographed and reported this morning). Maybe it's a different
individual, as so many eyes were looking unsuccessfully there the last two
days.
13 June, 2020,
Alan Grenon
Seattle
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