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Ernst Mayr's Japan Prize

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In August, the Library received as a gift from Ernst Mayr's daughters Susanne Harrison and Christa Menzel, the International Prize for Biology (the Japan Prize) awarded to Dr. Mayr in 1994 by the Emperor of Japan. It consists of the Japan Prize medal...

Library Mission

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to preserve and provide information resources and services to support the research and teaching activities of the Harvard University community

Library Pets

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Countway has Cooper the Therapy Dog … the Ernst Mayr Library has a flourishing group of Gromphadorhina portentosa. More familiarly known as the Madagascar hissing cockroach, these animals, which can grow up to 4 inches long, are quite unlike their pesky...

The MCZ Library turns 150!

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The Ernst Mayr Library Turns 150! In 1861 Louis Agassiz established the Library, later to be named in honor of Ernst Mayr, Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology, Emeritus, and Director of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.

Ernst Mayr Bibliography

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compiled by Mary Sears 1923 1. Die Kolbenente (Nyroca rufina) auf dem Durchzuge in Sachsen. Ornithologische Monatsberichte 31: 135-136. 2. Der Zwergfliegenschnäpper bei Greifswald. Ornithologische Monatsberichte 31: 136. 1924 3. Zwergmöven im Greifswalder...

Directions to the Library

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The Ernst Mayr Library is located at 26 Oxford Street in the Museum of Comparative Zoology building. To visit the library enter the building using the exterior stairway to the left of the Harvard Museum of Natural History main entrance and follow the...

Biodiversity Heritage Library

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The Ernst Mayr Library is a founding member of the Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) project which is digitizing the legacy literature of biodiversity for open access. Learn more here and check out the BHL Blog.

BHL Update - June 2016

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As of the end of June, 2016, the Ernst Mayr Library has digitized and contributed over 9300 volumes (3,162,725 pages) to the Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL). Contained within these pages are 11,966,599 instances of indexed species names. Since the...

History of the Library

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In 1859, Louis Agassiz, a Swiss-American naturalist, founded the Museum of Comparative Zoology. Two years later, in 1861 he established the Library, later to be named in honor of Ernst Mayr, Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology, Emeritus, and Director...

MCZ Reading List

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The Museum of Comparative Zoology: A Bibliography The following list contains suggested readings for more information on the MCZ. All of these items are available at the Ernst Mayr Library. Agassiz, George R. The Museum of Comparative Zoology, 1858-1928...

Field Notes and Cockroaches

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Last week there were a couple of events in the Ernst Mayr Library. On Thursday we were visited by about a dozen attendees from the " Take Note" conference held at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. This conference brought together scholars from a...

Reference

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For reference and research assistance, please contact library staff via email or by phone at 617-495-2475. Research Assistance There are many ways to tap the research potential of the Ernst Mayr Library. Library orientation sessions and research...