[Nhcoll-l] Please post this question

[Tony Irwin]

Unfortunately, digital reproduction is pointless unless a specific monitor
and specific settings for that monitor are used. There is simply too much
variation in the colours on monitors (and printers) to enable a standard
colour chart to work.
Tony
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On 4 February 2015 at 09:28, Paolo Viscardi <p.viscardi at gmail.com> wrote:

>  Perhaps this is a publication that would benefit from being digitised
> and made freely available online. This is something that NatSCA did with
> the Carter & Walker book *Care and Conservation of Natural History
> Collections*: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.natsca.org_care-2Dand-2Dconservation&d=AwIFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=-S0qHYs1c4AAUtAAgys_HEi07xGnx6ZkxyJJMMUS2Ag&s=qH7z2o0ap0ofmNReXf1nbeEOSEw8nqqZUNT9-h-VK2o&e= 
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.natsca.org_care-2Dand-2Dconservation&d=AwMFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=DbbPQ_43HuojhcA3DsCQGAWEzrUZx0rvqCjjphkGwsg&s=DZm_U5f4YocYIO01RZFVewX5YI_Pd22fpEkybfsnMp0&e=>
> and it's proved useful.
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> Does anyone know who holds the copyright on the *Naturalist’s Color Guide*?
> Presumably AMNH as the publisher?
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> Paolo
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> On 2 February 2015 at 16:15, Laura Abraczinskas <abraczi1 at msu.edu> wrote:
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>>  The reference is held by many libraries.
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>> Laura
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>> Laura Abraczinskas, Collections Manager
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>> Vertebrate Collections
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>> Michigan State University Museum
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>> *From:* nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu [mailto:
>> nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] *On Behalf Of *Paul R Sweet
>> *Sent:* Monday, February 02, 2015 10:26 AM
>> *To:* Bob Chandler; Christopher Kemp; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu
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>> *Subject:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] Please post this question
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>> And before anyone asks, this is long out of print and we have no back
>> stock.
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>> Paul Sweet
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>> Collection Manager
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>> Department of Ornithology
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>> American Museum of Natural History
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>> Central Park West at 79th Street
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>> *From:* nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu [
>> mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu
>> <nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu>] *On Behalf Of *Bob Chandler
>> *Sent:* Monday, February 02, 2015 10:15 AM
>> *To:* Christopher Kemp; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu
>> *Subject:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] Please post this question
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>> Smithe, Frank B. “Naturalist’s Color Guide.” AMNH 1975.
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>> Robert M. Chandler, Ph.D.
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>> Professor of Biology
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>> Coordinator of the GC Natural History Museum
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>> Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences
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>> Georgia College and State University
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>> Milledgeville, GA 31061-0490
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>> *From:* nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu [
>> mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu
>> <nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu>] *On Behalf Of *Christopher Kemp
>> *Sent:* Monday, February 02, 2015 10:09 AM
>> *To:* nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu
>> *Subject:* [Nhcoll-l] Please post this question
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>> Hi All -- I've read a few species description papers lately in which the
>> authors have described specimens' coloration with a color code, e.g.:
>> Glaucous #80, Olive #29, etc. What's the source? Where can I get this code?
>> Thanks -- ck
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