Fw: Top list of insect books

[Gail E. Kampmeier]

Please post your results to the list when you've compiled them.

Here are a couple of my favorites,

Berenbaum, May R. 1995. Bugs in the System: Insects and their impact on
human affairs.  Helix Books, Reading, Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley
Publishing Co. 377 pp.

Imes, Rick. 1992. The Practical Entomologist: An introductory guide to
observing and understanding the world of insects.  Fireside Book, New York:
Simon & Schuster, Inc., 160 pp.

Cheers!
Gail

>Dear friends,
>
>I want to collect titles of the best entomological books in your opinion
>related to collecting and preserving insects, making insect collections,
>books in general entomology, morphology, anatomy, insects and humansociety,
>key books of European biggest insect groups (Mediterranean - mainly
>Italian and Central European fauna)
>insect ecology, behavior, insect-plant relations, education in entomology
>and so on.
>There are so many titles, so I am affraid to be lost.
>I want to save money and time and to use your good will, experience (good
>and bad) and your knowledge.
>Maybe this can be interesting for other people on the list, too.
>
>My intention is to collect new or second hand books for museum library,
>than to organise a group of young entomologists in this part of Croatia
>and to start to collect insects and to educate children in schools.
>That educative intention is a pioneer job here. I want to enliven
>entomological activities here.
>We have very interesting insect fauna here in Dalmatia and the lack of
>entomologists.
>Our local insect experts died long time ago... I am still beginer, and I
>have to learn so much,
>but with your help I can "draw" the easier way for younger generations.
>
>So, if you can, please help with this data:
>1. your favorite book's titles related to entomology
>2. avilable book selers for that books
>3. with ideas where to find cheaper second hand books
>4. ideas where to find more help even donation for this project if is possible
>5. ideas about other avilable source of knowledge
>
>
>That will be of great help!
>Thanks to all who read this.
>
>Boze
>
>
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>"Knowledge that isn't shared is like a buried treasure.
>Even the owner can't use it."
>                                                Yann Evenou,  France
>
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>
>Boze Kokan
>Natural History Museum Split
>p.p.376
>21 000 Split
>Croatia
>Europe
>old address: primust at st.tel.hr
>new address: Boze.Kokan at public.st.carnet.hr
>
>p.s.
>I take care for insect collections in city museum where I work and I am
>the "librarian", too. Our museum even lost its old ruined building (built
>1914) and we are not present among other citiy museums at city site
>http://www.split.hr
>but we still take care for our collections hoping to get new building. We
>are making museum's web site now and we have chance to get new "museum
>building" (former billiard's hall...).
>Sources of money for my plans are very limited and the greatest thing that
>I have is this connection to the whole world. Among other things, I try to
>collect useful materials and informations for better days.
>Some of you helped me a lot recently with my insect exhibition. It was
>first and multimedial insect exhibition in my town (more than 1700 years
>old city ) and young people showed enormous interes in insects. That was
>"the new planet" for them and even for their teachers in biology. I didn't
>expect that. Thank you all specially to all donators of ideas, needed data
>and materials!
>Boze

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Gail E. Kampmeier, Research Entomologist, Illinois Natural History Survey,
Box 5 NSRC, MC-637, 1101 W. Peabody, Urbana, IL 61801 USA
ph. 217-333-2824; fax 217-333-6784; email: gkamp at uiuc.edu
http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/cee/therevid/gkamp.html
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