Ivan Rakovec Institute of Palaeontology

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Paleontološki inštitut Ivana Rakovca

Gosposka 13, SI-1000 Ljubljana

http://piir.zrc-sazu.si/index.php?q=sl

Phone386 (0) 1 470 6371

Managed byScientific Research Centre (ZRC SAZU), Slovene Academy of Science and Arts

The Ivan Rakovec Institute of Palaeontology was founded in 1949 and named after Ivan Rakovec (1899–1985), a Slovene geologist and paleontologist. The Institute is a part of Scientific Research Centre (ZRC SAZU) at the Slovene Academy of Sciences and Arts (SAZU) and collects, conserves, studies and interprets the rich fossil heritage of Slovenia and makes its findings known by publishing its research, teaching students, taking part in scientific conferences, presenting educational fossil displays, presenting public lectures and developing palaeontological teaching resources.

The Institue comprises a library with access to various scientific databases: Science Direct(collection Earth&Planetary Science), Springerlink, Lyell Collection (Journal of the Geological Society), Micropaleontology Press, EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), and Web of Knowledge.

See also

• Scientific Research Centre (ZRC SAZU), Slovene Academy of Science and Arts
• Slovene Academy of Sciences and Arts (SAZU)

External links

• Ivan Rakovec Institute of Palaeontology website
• Ivan Rakovec on Wikipedia (in Slovenian)