Three careful drivers –(Sir William Schlich) –Grace Guiney –Ernie Hemmings –Roger Mills

IUFRO IUFRO originated in 1892 in Germany By 1906 had formed an International Committee on Forest Bibliography, agreed that it should use the ‘bibliographical system of Melvil Dewey’, and that a permanent secretariat of forest bibliography should be established in Birmensdorf Literature from 1750 to 1900 was to be recorded in a published book, and that from 1900 on in a card catalogue, with additions published in a ‘quarterly magazine’.

Subscriptions collected before the war made worthless by inflation No further discussion until 1922

The Bradley bibliography : a guide to the literature of the woody plants of the world published before the beginning of the twentieth century / comp. at the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University under the direction of Charles Sprague Sargent by Alfred Rehder Author: Rehder, Alfred, Publisher: Cambridge : Riverside press, The Bradley bibliography : a guide to the literature of the woody plants of the world published before the beginning of the twentieth century / comp. at the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University under the direction of Charles Sprague Sargent by Alfred Rehder

IUFRO IUFRO originated in 1892 in Germany By 1906 had formed an International Committee on Forest Bibliography, agreed that it should use the ‘bibliographical system of Melvil Dewey’, and that a permanent secretariat of forest bibliography should be established in Birmensdorf Literature from 1750 to 1900 was to be recorded in a published book, and that from 1900 on in a card catalogue, with additions published in a ‘quarterly magazine’.

The Troup Classification

IUFRO IUFRO originated in 1892 in Germany By 1906 had formed an International Committee on Forest Bibliography, agreed that it should use the ‘bibliographical system of Melvil Dewey’, and that a permanent secretariat of forest bibliography should be established in Birmensdorf Literature from 1750 to 1900 was to be recorded in a published book, and that from 1900 on in a card catalogue, with additions published in a ‘quarterly magazine’.

The Flury Classification

IUFRO IUFRO originated in 1892 in Germany By 1906 had formed an International Committee on Forest Bibliography, agreed that it should use the ‘bibliographical system of Melvil Dewey’, and that a permanent secretariat of forest bibliography should be established in Birmensdorf

IUFRO IUFRO originated in 1892 in Germany By 1906 had formed an International Committee on Forest Bibliography, agreed that it should use the ‘bibliographical system of Melvil Dewey’, and that a permanent secretariat of forest bibliography should be established in Birmensdorf Literature from 1750 to 1900 was to be recorded in a published book, and that from 1900 on in a card catalogue, with additions published in a ‘quarterly magazine’.

Total IFI staff = 1.5 so…

The Clearing House IFI/IFB – Oxford by default Post-WW2 declaration: ‘authors should generally send a copy of their work to Forestry Abstracts’ Free deposit still works –With a little help from our friends

Threat no. 1 Space New building 1950, completely full by 1960 Microfilming programme funded by Ford Foundation 1964 Through support of one man – Frank Wadsworth, USDA Three-year funding stretched to 30 years through sales – 4000 reels made Now going digital – at a price

Threat no. 2 Academic priorities change –Undergraduate teaching: forestry > agricultural science > biology –Postgraduate teaching: forestry > forest science > environmental science –Research: whole plant > molecular And will change again…

Threat no. 3 Institutional re-organisation Departmental reorganization: forestry / botany / agriculture > Plant Sciences 1985 CABI centralization – away from Oxford 1987 ‘Oxford’s Forestry Felled’ You don’t do forestry any more, do you? So why should I send you my stuff?

Threat no. 4 £££££££ Resource allocation Full economic costing Reduce staff – 1985: 12 >1995: 8 > 2000 > 2.5 Reduce space –1985: 3000m > 2000 > 2000m –You can’t keep a growing lad down

Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way

The Way Ahead

Why do we do it? following a search of your on- line catalogue, I see that you retain the following journal :- Schweizerische Zeitschrift fur das Forstwesen…..the one that I am interested in is by COAZ, J, entitled "Kulturversuch mit auslandischen holzarten inder Waldung des Schlosses Marschlins, Gemeindegebiet von Igis, in Graubunden". It was published in 1917… ( ) I am trying to track down a report by C. E. Lane Poole who was an Australian forester. He wrote a report called "The Forests of Erromago" in Erromago is an island in the New Hebrides (now called Vanuatu) ….It may well be a semi-manuscript, rather than a formal publication. ( ) I am writing to enquire about a book which I understand my Grandfather wrote when in the Indian Forestry Service. He retired in October 1926, so I imagine it was written before that time, but I really don't know….The reference I have seen was "Henry Farrington, the Chief Conservator, was a specialist on botany; he was the author of a very useful flora of the trees of the Northern and Berar Circles". ( ) It was a most productive visit to your library for 'grey' literature on the useful plants of tropical Africa for the PROTA project ( ) I am working for a German biodiversity research group studying the forests of Kakamega in Kenya and of Budongo and Mabira in Uganda. We are attempting to trace the forest cover changes for these areas and I have heard that you have some archives relating to them. Is that true? I am interested in old maps or absolutely any written archival material relating to these forests, and of any date, but the older the better ( )

Who cares? We do! Because you’re worth it… So it’s just as well we’re still alive And kicking:

And the next 36,000 days….

Happy Birthday OFIS!