Welcome to BirdLife Australia!

As of 1 January 2012, BOCA has merged with Birds Australia to become BirdLife Australia. The new BirdLife Australia website will go live in early February, and until then the current BOCA site will continue to be available.

At BirdLife Australia we are dedicated to achieving outstanding conservation results for our native birds and their habitats. With our specialised knowledge and the commitment of an Australia-wide network of members, volunteers and supporters, we are creating a bright future for Australia’s birds. Look out for our new website from February 2012 at birdlife.org.au

BOCA Library

The BOCA Library is a specialised multi-media collection of resources that cover not only past and present ornithology in Australia, but also the diversity, behaviour and habitat needs of Australia's birds.

The collection consists of books, pamphlets, periodicals, videos, DVDs, audiotapes, CDs and CD-ROMs. Much of the library's book collection has been donated to BOCA over the years and we subscribe to 177 periodicals which are received via an exchange program with birding organisations in other states and overseas. The material held at the library focuses principally on aspects of the study, conservation and enjoyment of Australian birds, but other parts of the world are also covered.

The BOCA collection of Victorian birdskins held under license from the Department of Sustainability and Environment (Victoria), though not part of the Library, is included in the Library catalogue. There is also a separate photographic slide collection available to members.

The Library is staffed by volunteers and is open for use from 10 am to 4 pm on weekdays. Most of the resources are available for loan to members, by post if required. Non-members may use the resources in situ, by prior arrangement.

Recent acquisitions:

3 Downloadable documents
Date	Name	Size
2011-05	Acquisitions Dec 2010-Feb 2011	84 kB
2011-07	Acquisitions Feb-May 2011	137 kB
2011-01	Acquisitions Sep-Nov 2010	94 kB

To read a downloaded document you will need a PDF reader such as Adobe's Acrobat Reader, which you may download and use for free. (Other PDF readers are also available)
Typically left clicking on a document link will open the document in a new browser window and right-clicking will give the option to download the document to your computer, but this depends on the software you use and how it is configured.

Links to other items in Library