Biodiversity Heritage Library March 15, 2012
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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
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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.
LIFE photo archive hosted by Google September 30, 2010
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http://images.google.com/hosted/life
The LIFE photo archive hosted by Google, has more than 10 million images, many of them never published before. One can search by keyword, browse by decade, or explore people, places, and events. The dates of the images range from the 1750′s to the 2000′s and are especially good in coverage of historical events.
Chronicling of America August 10, 2010
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http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov
Chronicling of America is provided by the Library of Congress. Historic newspapers from fifteen states throughout the United States are listed. Full text newspapers are available from 1860 – 1922. Information about American newspapers in general are listed from 1960 – the present. Tennessee newspapers will soon be included.
Freshwater Resources March 19, 2009
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www.unep.org/dewa/assessments/ecosystems/water/vitalwater/freshwater.htm
From the United Nations Environmental Programme, this page houses extensive data about the world’s freshwater use, storage and distribution. As part of the vital water graphics collection, most topics are graphically enhanced. There are great visual depictions of the water cycle, groundwater flow and wastewater disposal.
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.
LUMEN – Structure of the Human Body November 26, 2007
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www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/meded/grossanatomy/index.htm
This site, from Loyola University Medical Education Network, provides wonderful resources for anyone interested in the human body. Tutorials, study guides and practice tests are available for gross anatomy and cross-sectional anatomy.
Butterflies & Moths of North America October 8, 2007
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Wow. A great online guide to butterflies and moths, with over 2,800 different species in the database. Users can search by taxonomic group, geographical location, or by species. The site also has an image gallery. From the Mountain Prairie Information Node and the Big Sky Institute at Montana State University.
Legal Portraits Online August 31, 2007
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www.law.harvard.edu/library/collections/special/online-collections/portraits/
If a student ever needs a picture of an historical lawyer or judge, this site is going to be your best bet. Harvard Law School owns over 4,000 portraits of legal thinkers and judges from the Middle Ages to the present. Many are available now on their website.
Life of a Vertebrate Fossil August 27, 2007
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http://paleobiology.si.edu/LVF/#start
This interactive tutorial from the Smithonian’s Museum of Natural History explains how paleobiologists find fossils, collect them, prepare them for display and use them to learn about life. It includes lots of photos and video clips.
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.”
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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.
Famous Brands Glossary: Logo Design History May 14, 2007
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www.logoorange.com/logodesign-A.php
This index, from Logo Orange (a logo and branding firm), shows the history and design of famous logos.
HubbleSite May 10, 2007
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Winner of a 2007 Webby Award, HubbleSite features a gallery of images taken from the Hubble Telescope, as well as information on Hubble discoveries, the telescope itself, and general astronomy.
Dave’s Garden February 20, 2007
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An online community of gardeners. This site offers: PlantFiles, “the largest plant database in the world”; Garden Watchdog, a guide to gardening by mail; Go Gardening, a database of nurseries, garden centers, public gardens and parks; Bug Files, a database of insects and bugs; and Bookworm, a database of gardening books.
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.”
vPlants January 27, 2007
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A database of over 72,000 plant specimens from three Chicago institutions: the Field Museum of Natural History, The Morton Arboretum and the Chicago Botanic Garden. Although the focus is on plants and fungi found in the Chicago region, many entries are universal. Photos, taxonomic information and other descriptive data are included for most entries.
NetAnatomy January 25, 2007
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“NetAnatomy is designed to teach human anatomy to students of the health professions, including undergraduate medical, health sciences, and nursing students.” It is full of photographs and includes sections on Gross Anatomy, Radiographic Anatomy and Cross-Sectional Anatomy.
SelecTree: A Tree Selection Guide January 10, 2007
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According to LII: “With information on more than 1,400 trees, this tree selection guide features options for searching, browsing by common and scientific names, and generating a list of trees that match a set of attributes (such as height, fragrance, and water and soil requirements). Tree profiles include photographs, growth habit, pest and disease problems, and more. From the Urban Forest Ecosystems Institute, based at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly).”
National Eye Institute: Photos, Images and Video December 23, 2006
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Created by the National Eye Institute (a division of the National Institutes of Health), this site is an online repository of images of the eye, eye diseases, research and clinical information.
Earth from Space December 17, 2006
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Companion site to the Smithsonian’s traveling exhibition, this online exhibition explains how satellite imagery is used to learn about our planet. Includes the following sections: Living Planet, Water & Air, Structure of the Land, The Human Presence, and Satellite Technology.
