Bibliography of European Palaeobotany and Palynology 2010-2011

This edition celebrates the 11th issue of the Bibliography of European Palaeobotany and Palynology. Many things have changed since we first started, over two decades ago. The regional coordinators had a far more difficult job, having to collate their region's entries before they were sent to us in Cardiff. We then sorted the entries and typed them up using what was little more than a glorified electronic typewriter. The progressive introduction of personal computers made everyone's life easier, but we still relied on the postal service for the information to be ferried around between contributors, regional coordinators and us here in Cardiff. And then we had the internet and e-mail, which revolutionised the whole process. We are still totally reliant on our regional coordinators, without whom our job would be far more difficult. However, rather than expecting them to collate their region's entries, their role is now mainly to ensure contact details are kept up to date. We in Cardiff can now contact all of the contributors via email and they can send their entries directly to us.