On 2/28/20 6:34 AM, Cara Gibson wrote:
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> Hi All,
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> Great news!
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> The Smithsonian announced the launch of Smithsonian Open Access
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.si.edu_openaccess&d=DwICaQ&c=Cu5g146wZdoqVuKpTNsYHeFX_rg6kWhlkLF8Eft-wwo&r=-lUMCZ4RK28H4qvcd3vmEBuyVJHHG0OpDzFenR9wX-A&m=yG4NBJHa0dcr28UNeSf6vMXG6Fx8MECsBbZW0YE6fzA&s=GTnYebeRZaxt-KBdYPwCXjsmwxZqpoTxe4QblPo-OGU&e=
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.si.edu_openaccess&d=DwMFaQ&c=Cu5g146wZdoqVuKpTNsYHeFX_rg6kWhlkLF8Eft-wwo&r=-lUMCZ4RK28H4qvcd3vmEBuyVJHHG0OpDzFenR9wX-A&m=nAeMBy6i7Wsw4yU2O3dftzRdD1J2PFOoHVAKmvZeg_c&s=oQevJn4YUjuGXdZjRyRqa8PNaNpwxMLwTxc9zxYV3GU&e=>>,
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> an initiative that removes Smithsonian copyright restrictions from
> about 2.8 million of its digital collection images and nearly two
> centuries of data. This means that people everywhere can now download,
> transform and share this open access content for any purpose, for
> free, without further permission from the Smithsonian.
>
> A search for 'insect' revealed 74,996 assets available!
>
Excellent! This is a slightly more intuitive interface for tracking down
images of insect primary types in the USNM collections than the previous
interface (https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__collections.nmnh.si.edu_search_ento_&d=DwICaQ&c=Cu5g146wZdoqVuKpTNsYHeFX_rg6kWhlkLF8Eft-wwo&r=-lUMCZ4RK28H4qvcd3vmEBuyVJHHG0OpDzFenR9wX-A&m=yG4NBJHa0dcr28UNeSf6vMXG6Fx8MECsBbZW0YE6fzA&s=ces2ekKPSs4dmDbwwGV-MWYXrHtmU4CF3k2BMgKOpxI&e= ). That original
interface uses a fairly obscure little unlabeled button to display the
image gallery for found results, while the new link shows only the
images, immediately; if that's what you're after, it does save some time
(it also displays the images at a *much* larger initial viewing size,
instead of forcing you to click on thumbnails to enlarge them).
e.g., a search for "Xylotrechus" gives
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.si.edu_search_collection-2Dimages-3Fedan-5Fq-3DXylotrechus-26edan-5Ffq-255B0-255D-3Dmetadata-5Fusage-253ACC0-2520OR-2520media-5Fusage-253ACC0&d=DwICaQ&c=Cu5g146wZdoqVuKpTNsYHeFX_rg6kWhlkLF8Eft-wwo&r=-lUMCZ4RK28H4qvcd3vmEBuyVJHHG0OpDzFenR9wX-A&m=yG4NBJHa0dcr28UNeSf6vMXG6Fx8MECsBbZW0YE6fzA&s=UT1O6zQDtuy2hggEi0rCXL39uD_q4deucFoVCAZ4sFY&e=
very quickly compared to the original interface.
This is a great addition to my bookmarks!
Peace,
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Doug Yanega Dept. of Entomology Entomology Research Museum
Univ. of California, Riverside, CA 92521-0314 skype: dyanega
phone: (951) 827-4315 (disclaimer: opinions are mine, not UCR's)
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__faculty.ucr.edu_-7Eheraty_yanega.html&d=DwICaQ&c=Cu5g146wZdoqVuKpTNsYHeFX_rg6kWhlkLF8Eft-wwo&r=-lUMCZ4RK28H4qvcd3vmEBuyVJHHG0OpDzFenR9wX-A&m=yG4NBJHa0dcr28UNeSf6vMXG6Fx8MECsBbZW0YE6fzA&s=qIz2YadWp6y9QZb0aFD5DUAZNEpf8_j6I2vU4zmtIK0&e=
"There are some enterprises in which a careful disorderliness
is the true method" - Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Chap. 82
