Journal on CD

[Ron Gatrelle]

At TILS my co-worker, Harry Pavulaan, has undertaken a huge endeavor in
coordinating TC-ISBN (Technically Correct - Index of Scientific Butterfly
Names). One long range goals of TC-ISBN is a linked access system to all
type specimen photos worldwide.  (Yes, there will be a TC-ISMN also.)
Ron
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jean-Michel MAES" <jmmaes at ibw.com.ni>
To: <Norbert.Kondla at gems3.gov.bc.ca>; <leps-l at lists.yale.edu>
Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 10:45 PM
Subject: RE: Journal on CD
 
 
> Dear friends,
>
> I think it could be some kind of priority for big taxonomical projects at
> world level, to promote that each museum made a CD ROM with pictures of
the
> Holotypes in the museum. I know that for some groups it is not very
usefull
> but for butterflies and perhaps moths it could be very usefull.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Jean-Michel MAES
> MUSEO ENTOMOLOGICO
> AP 527
> LEON
> NICARAGUA
> tel 505-3116586
> jmmaes at ibw.com.ni
> www.insectariumvirtual.com/termitero/termitero.htm#nicaragua
> www.insectariumvirtual.com/lasmariposasdenicaragua.htm
> www-museum.unl.edu/research/entomology/workers/JMaes.htm
> www-museum.unl.edu/research/entomology/database2/honduintro.htm
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Kondla, Norbert FOR:EX <Norbert.Kondla at gems3.gov.bc.ca>
> To: <rworth at oda.state.or.us>; <leps-l at lists.yale.edu>
> Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 5:28 PM
> Subject: RE: Journal on CD
>
>
> > Absolutely, and also how wonderful it would be if digital technology
can
> be
> > used to have CD's and/or websites of original descriptions and color
> images
> > of holotypes that are sitting in various institutions around the world
and
> > are for all practical purposes inaccessible due to travel costs.  If
this
> > could be done yesterday that would be even better yet. Just my favorite
> > whine due to the contortions I go through to get old literature while
> > enjoying life out here in the middle of nowhere :-)
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Richard Worth [mailto:rworth at oda.state.or.us]
> > Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 2:24 PM
> > To: leps-l at lists.yale.edu
> > Subject: Journal on CD
> >
> >
> > Lepsters,
> > We recently received the Coleopterists' Bulletin, Vols. 1-53;
> > 1947-1999, here at ODA.  It is all on 1 CD, saved as PDF files.  Are
> > there any plans to do something like this for the Lep Soc Journal in
> > the near future.  It would also be great to see other publications
> > put into this media format, especially some of the harder to find
> > ones like "Proceedings" of various large museums that sometimes have
> > species descriptions going back to the 1800's.  And what a space
> > saver!
> >
> > Cheers, Rich
> > Richard A. Worth
> > Oregon Department of Agriculture
> > Plant Division
> > rworth at oda.state.or.us
> > (503) 986-6461
> >
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