Media and other attention for The Dung File

• "It's a zoo out there: Zoology resources" by Dorothy Barr and Constance Rinaldo. C&RL News, April 2008 Vol. 69, No. 4
• "Remains of the day probed in Dung File", by Phoebe Dey, ExpressNews (University of Alberta’s on-line newspaper), Thursday, April 29 2004
• "Remains of the day have stories to tell in ‘Dung File’", by Andy Ogle, Edmonton Journal, Friday, March 26 2004, Section B, p. 3;
• "Professor creates online index of dung references", by Robin Collum, The Gateway, Vol. XCIII, Issue 40, Thursday, March 11 2004
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  • Professor unveils her "dung file", in The Brock Press (Brock University, St Catharines), Tuesday, March 23 2004
  • The Strand: The Student Newspaper of Victoria University, on Wednesday, March 17 2004.
  • with title "Professor creates online index of dung terms" in The Brunswickian Online (University of New Brunswick), March 17, 2004
  • with title "U of A professor creates online index of dung references", in The Ubyssey, Tuesday, March 16 2004.
• "Microcosm - On the Web", by Stephen Strauss, The Globe and Mail, Saturday, February 21 2004, Section F, p. 6;
• "Pooper Scoopers", Hot Picks in NetWatch, by Erik Stokstad, Science 289, 11 August 2000, p. 827.

The Dung File went on-line in early July 1999. At that time, the database contained 140 references.

[ Dung File Introduction ]
[ Part 1: Mostly Human ] [ Part 2: Mainly Mammal ] [ Part 3: Animal Middens ]
[ Part 4: Other Critters ] [ Part 5: General and Review Articles ]
[ Part 6: Field and Laboratory Methods ] [ Part 7: Theses ]
[ Part 8: Comparative Studies - Human ] [ Part 9: Comparative Studies - Mammal ]
[ Part 10: Popular Press and Commentary ] [ Part 11: Conference Abstracts and Grey Literature ]