Greetings,<\/p>\n
To mark the 50th<\/sup> anniversary in 2012 of the opening of the Bedford Institute of Oceanography (BIO), Canada\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s major multidisciplinary oceanographic research facility, the BIO-Oceans Association has published a major treatise reviewing the Institute\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s history and marine research accomplishments. Voyage of Discovery: Fifty Years of Marine Research at Canada\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Bedford Institute of Oceanography <\/em>(VOD) summarizes BIO research results on the oceanography of, primarily, Arctic and Eastern Canada. In a series of 48 papers by past and present research staff from all oceanographic disciplines at BIO, the history of Canadian oceanography before BIO and a broad cross section of the Institute\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s work spanning five decades are featured with particular emphasis on contributions to Canadian and global understanding\/management of the marine environment.<\/p>\n The book\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s well-written text and illustrations (mostly in colour) will appeal to a broad readership from professional marine scientists, environmental\/resource managers and decision-makers, to marine science students and lay persons interested in the history of marine sciences. A must-have book for marine science libraries. Attached is an order form which provides more information about the book, and a copy of the table of contents (see links below).<\/p>\n Voyage of Discovery <\/em>is now available at $35.00 per copy plus shipping charges (Atlantic Canada = $13; Quebec & Ontario = $15; Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia = $17, northern Territories = $24; USA = $26; Europe = $34; elsewhere = $39). For prepaid mail-orders (by cheque, money order, credit card made out to \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcBIO-Oceans Association\u00e2\u20ac\u2122), please send payment and completed order form to: BIO-Oceans Association (VOD), c\/o Bedford Institute of Oceanography, P.O. Box 1006, Dartmouth, NS, Canada B2Y 4A2. Otherwise, please forward your library\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s regular book order form to the same address or e-mail your order to the following address: accounts@bio-oa.ca<\/a><\/p>\n If you have any questions, don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t hesitate to get in touch with me.<\/p>\n Many thanks.<\/p>\n Betty Sutherland for the VOD Editors and Publisher<\/p>\n
\nAssociate University Librarian, Health Sciences (retired), Dalhousie University
\nand formerly Head, Library Services, Bedford Institute of Oceanography
\nand former long-time member of IAMSLIC
\nE-mail: jesuther@dal.ca<\/a><\/p>\n