Biodiversity Heritage Library March 15, 2012
Posted by Business & Sciences Reference Staff in All, Animals, Biology, Biomes, Birds, Dictionaries, Directories, Environment, Images, Insects, Magazines, Plants, Science, Taxonomy.Tags: animals, biodiversity, biology, books, images, journals, library, plants, science, scientific names, taxonomy
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http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/
From the site: “The Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) is a consortium of natural history and botanical libraries that cooperate to digitize and make accessible the legacy literature of biodiversity held in their collections and to make that literature available for open access and responsible use as a part of a global “biodiversity commons.” BHL content may be freely viewed through the online reader or downloaded in part or as a complete work in PDF, OCR text, or JPG2000 file formats. “ Browsing is available by Title, Author, Subject, and Year. Searching can be done by Author, Subject, Scientific Name, and Book/Journal Title. The record or the full book can be viewed. More than 53,000 titles and 102,000 volumes can be browsed or searched, including over 1 million species. Rare scientific texts are also shown.
Audubon’s Birds of America November 28, 2011
Posted by Business & Sciences Reference Staff in All, Animals, Birds, Images, United States.Tags: animals, audubon, birds, ornithology, United States
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http://digital.library.pitt.edu/a/audubon/
The Digital Research Library within the University Library System at the University of Pittsburgh has digitized Audubon’s Birds of America. The complete double elephant folio, along with his Ornithological Biography, has been included. Browsing by plate name or by thumbnails is shown, and a search box is provided.
Freesound October 19, 2011
Posted by Business & Sciences Reference Staff in All, Animals, Automobiles, Birds, Computers, Earthquakes, Home Repair, Insects, music.Tags: animals, foley, home repair, noise, people, racket, sounds
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Freesound is a database of 120,000 sounds, not songs. The sounds can include anything from a pipe banging against the wall to water dripping. Many of the sounds have been used in movies and in ccMixter remixes. Keywords and “sounds-like” type of browsing are available for searching. From the site, “Freesound is a collaborative database of Creative Commons Licensed sounds. Browse, download and share sounds.”
Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture March 22, 2011
Posted by Business & Sciences Reference Staff in Agriculture, All, Animals, Biographies, Black History, Books, Colleges, Economics, Environment, Geology, Memphis, Plants, Rivers, Science, Shelby County, Tennessee, Transportation, Women.add a comment
http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/about.php
The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture’s on-line edition is an updated version of the the book that was originally published in 1998. Students, teachers, and researchers can use this website to find information about Tennessee. Topics are broken down into user friendly categories. Popular subjects include the Civil War, Davy Crockett, Andrew Jackson and Daniel Boone. This on-line version has updated and new entries, over 500 images, and also video and audio files.
Worldwide venomous snakes and available venom antidotes September 9, 2010
Posted by Business & Sciences Reference Staff in All, Animals, Countries, Drugs, Health, world.Tags: animals, anti-venom, database, health, snakes, venom, world
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http://apps.who.int/bloodproducts/snakeantivenoms/database/default.htm
Worldwide venomous snakes and available venom antidotes is a new database from the World Health Organization. It lists snakes that are venomous worldwide. It also provides venom antidotes that are available for these snakes. The database navigation is on the left side of the page. Just click on “database search”. You can search by region, country, or snake name. You can also search by anti-venom products that are available.
Putting Meat on the Table June 9, 2009
Posted by Sarah in Agriculture, Animals, Food.Tags: farm animal production, farm animals, industrial animal production, Pew
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www.pewtrusts.org/uploadedFiles/wwwpewtrustsorg/Reports/Industrial_Agriculture/PCIFAP_FINAL.pdf
Putting Meat on the Table: Industrial Farm Animal Production in America – A report from the Pew Commission on industrial farm animal production. (.pdf, 124 pages.)
Science Videos Search Engine September 2, 2008
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Science Hack is a search engine for science videos, which can be very helpful for students working on science projects. Fields covered include: Chemistry, Physics, Space, Psychology, Computer Science, Robotics, Biology, Mathematics, Nature and more. The site states that each video is screened by a scientist to verify accuracy and quality.
Animal Recordings August 11, 2008
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http://animalbehaviorarchive.org/loginPublic.do
The Macauley Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology has an amazing sound and video library of animal and bird recordings. The library has been collecting recordings for over 80 years and has amassed a collection of over 170,000 recordings and videos of over 3500 species.
FishWatch: U.S. Seafood Facts August 1, 2008
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FishWatch aims to create informed consumers by providing information on fish species, their life cycles, how much is available and how much is being caught, current management, and sustainability issues. Some nutritional information is also available.
Global Wildlife Disease News Map May 16, 2008
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http://wildlifedisease.nbii.gov/wdinNewsDigestMap.jsp
This interactive map from the Wildlife Disease Information Node allows users to view real-time information about worldwide wildlife conditions. Topics covered include: bird flu, rabies, wildfires, pollution, global warming and much more.
ARKive: Images of Life on Earth May 2, 2008
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This is a wonderful collection of thousands of images and video clips of threatened and endangered animals from around the world. Besides colorful photos, for most animals video clips are also available. Users can also learn more about each animal: Facts & Status, Description, Range & Habitat, Biology, Threats & Conservation, and more.
Global Change Master Directory: Earth Science Data & Services Directory September 14, 2007
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From Neat New Stuff:
“Offers ‘more than 20,000 descriptions of Earth science data sets and services covering all aspects of Earth and environmental sciences’ courtesy of NASA. Among the wide range of topics: soil temperature, drought severity, el nino oscillations, atmospheric radiation, glacial landforms/processes, volcanic ash/dust, reforestation, environmental assessments, diseases/epidemics, ice core records, etc.”
Agricultural Research Service August 10, 2007
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www.ars.usda.gov/main/main.htm
The Agricultural Research Service offers publications and reports on numerous topics. This site can also be used to locate an ARS office, submit a question, or search for a particular research project.
Two on Pet Nutrition June 14, 2007
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Sample Diets for Dogs and Cats
www.api4animals.org/articles?p=360&more=1cat=26
This article from the Animal Protection Institute offers sample diets for dogs and cats. A list of related publications is also given.
5 Home-Cooked Meals for Pets
www.heraldnet.com/stories/07/03/31/100loc_a8petmeals001.cfm
From Everett, Washington’s Daily Herald newspaper, this articles offers sample recipes for home-cooked pet meals.
Encyclopedia of Life May 30, 2007
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According to the site, the “Encyclopedia of Life is a collaborative scientific effort led by the Field Museum of Natural History, Harvard University, Marine Biological Laboratory, Missouri Botanical Garden, Smithsonian Institution, and Biodiversity Heritage Library, a consortium including the core institutions and also the American Museum of Natural History (New York), Natural History Museum (London), New York Botanical Garden, and Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew). Ultimately, the Encyclopedia of Life will provide an online database for all 1.8 million species now known to live on Earth. When completed, [it] will serve as a global biodiversity tool, providing scientists, policymakers, students, and citizens information they need to discover and protect the planet and encourage learning and conservation.”
See also:
The Encyclopedia of Earth
According to the site, this is “a new electronic reference about the Earth, its natural environments, and their interaction with society.” Use the Browse the EOE box on the right hand side of the page for navigation.
Science Photo Library February 10, 2007
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From the site: “Science Photo Library (SPL) is the world’s leading provider of science photos covering all aspects of science, health & medicine, space exploration & astronomy, technology & industry, earth science, satellite imagery, and nature & wildlife.”
Animal and Bird Recordings January 9, 2007
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www.animalbehaviorarchive.org/loginPublic.do
From the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Macaulay Library, this site indexes bird and animal recordings–both audio and video. Offers an easy-to-use search function, as well.
Cell Structures Animated December 1, 2006
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www.wiley.com/legacy/college/boyer/0470003790/animations/cell_structure/cell_structure.htm
This site from Wiley Publishing offers animated descriptions of prokaryotic, plant and animal cells.
UC Davis Animal Disease Information October 23, 2006
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http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/vetext/INF.html
The School of Veterinary Medicine at UC Davis presents disease information factsheets and brochures related to diseases of concern to their primary client base: cattle, equine, poultry, small ruminants and swine industries. Includes information on Anthrax, Foot and Mouth Disease, Mad Cow and BSE.
National Agricultural Library September 13, 2006
Posted by Sarah in Agriculture, All, Animals, Biology, Energy, Environment, Food, Fuel, Government Publications, Health, Insects, Law, Plants, Taxonomy, Water.add a comment
This digital library, produced by the USDA, offers thousands of articles on Food, Laws, Trade, Natural Resources, Crops, Plants and Animals.
