bird is a new application from Paratext® for the use and
assessment of scholarly databases—both commercial and
premium Open Access.

ON THE WING

With 8,500+ resources identified thus far, bird gives researchers the widest field of view. bird lets you imagine, discover, and design a research journey that transcends disciplines and the predictable paths.

ON A BRANCH

bird matches to your holdings. See instantly see what you have and what’s available elsewhere. Explore new materials and see deeper into databases you’ve long held. Save scholars and librarians time and fruitless searches.

ON THE GROUND

bird lets you understand each database in a granular way. bird includes disciplinary focus, format, content, audience, provenance, along with original narratives about the value of the data. Compare your database holdings with those of peer libraries. Identify what is vital for your library.

Designed by research
librarians


bird is for students, scholars, new
librarians as well as seasoned
subject specialists.

bird does more than identify. bird
allows for imagination to take flight, and
new pathways to emerge.


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