Publications

CONNECT Magazine

CONNECT is our monthly magazine for members. You'll find feature articles and member news — including exhibit openings and important conservation achievements.

May 2008 Issue

Cutting-edge Diagnostics Give Vets Sharper Image (in PDF)
Diagnostic imaging machines have put many AZA-member veterinary hospitals on a par with human medical centers.
By Karen Furnweger
WolfQuest: A New Breed of Video Game (in PDF)
Created by the Minnesota Zoo, eduweb, and the National Science Foundation, WolfQuest teaches wolf behavior and ecology through exciting 3D gameplay and socialinteractions.
By Grant Spickelmier
Extreme Makeover: Zoo Gift Shop Edition (in PDF)
Creative thinking and hard work, plus lots of chicken wire, burlap and blue paint transform one gift store into the ocean floor!
By Candice Rennels and Karen Jones
Zoo New England's Pride Customer Service Training Program (in PDF)
Improvements in customer satisfaction leads to improvements in repeat visitation and increased market share.
By Robert George and Anne Knapp
The Brazilion Ocelot Consortium: A Time for Renewal (in PDF)
A consortium of ten AZA zoos and a Brazilian non-governmental conservation organization makes tremendous strides in ocelot conservation.
By Bill Swanson

Back Issues of CONNECT

Contribute!

Interested in writing or providing photographs for CONNECT? Here's how to contribute.

Advertise in Connect

This is an exciting time in the Association's history and we are pleased to offer advertising space in CONNECT, a special service provided to companies and individuals that support our Association with their membership. CONNECT is the only AZA publication that reaches zoological parks, aquariums and related organizations on a monthly basis. The readership of CONNECT is approximately 12,000 and reaches virtually all of the available market.

Here's how to advertise in CONNECT.

2008 AZA Membership Directory is available!

Accredited Institutions, Professional Affiliates, Professional Fellows, Commercial Members, Related Facilities and Conservation Partners receive one complimentary copy as a membership benefit.

Additional copies are available at cost for both members and nonmembers.

$50 for members
$85 educational
$125 nonmembers
[Membership Directory Order Form in PDF]

Directory Corrections

Corrections and updates to the Membership Directory should be sent to .

AZA Photo Contest

The deadline for the was 2007 Photo Contest September 15. You'll find the winners of this year's contest featured in the December issue of Connect Magazine.

Take a look at previous year's winners and honorable mentions:

Conference Proceedings

Selected proceedings from recent years are available online in PDF.

Ordering Publications

Please use the Publications Order Form in (PDF) to order any of the following.

Public / Private Task Force Notebook

Available for both purchase (in hard copy) and monthly loan.
$150 members (purchase)
$50 members (per month on loan)
$200 nonmembers (purchase)
[Publications Order Form in PDF]

Labels for AZA-Accredited Institutions

Printed Labels
$50 members
$70 educational
$100 nonmembers
[Publications Order Form in PDF]

Labels on Disk (comma delimited text file)
$100 members
$150 educational
$200 nonmembers
[Publications Order Form in PDF]