IAU Publications comprise primarily the Information Bulletin and the Proceedings of the IAU General Assemblies and other scientific meetings sponsored by the IAU. The series of IAU Symposia, the IAU Transactions (Vol. A and B), and the Highlights of Astronomy are published by the IAU Publisher (see details below). IAU members can buy these books from the publisher at considerably reduced prices by referring to their membership (give name and address as listed in the IAU Membership Directory). Proceedings of IAU Colloquia as decided by the Scientific Organising Committee of each meeting; they are sold through the normal distribution channels for scientific books.
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We wish to maintain a complete collection of books published under the auspices of the IAU at the Secretariat. This has been achieved for all books in the regular series, except for the Colloquia. A List of Missing Colloquium Proceedings has been prepared; we are grateful to any readers who might be able and willing to donate older volumes and thus help to complete our collection.
In addition to the regular series mentioned above, special publications appear from time to time as circumstances arise. Morever, a number of the scientific bodies of the IAU issue publications on a more regular basis. These are listed below.
Effective as of 1998, the Proceedings of IAU General Assemblies and the IAU Symposium Series are published by the IAU Publisher:
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Read also IAU Recommendations for Abbreviations in Publications.