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Agriculture & Forestry
Image collections |
Index of Fruit Disease Photographs, Biology, and Monitoring Information: West Virginia University:
http://www.caf.wvu.edu/ke
arneysville/wvufarm8.html
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Index of Fruit Disease Photographs, Biology, and Monitoring Information: West Virginia University:
Copyright information:
Copyright West Virginia University. The site encourages the user to build a link to this web site.
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Smokin' Doc Thurston's Greatest Hits
http://www.tropag-fieldtr
ip.cornell.edu/docthursto
n/smokinhome.html
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Dr Thurston has created a visual autobiography consisting of more than 2500 images collected during his 50 years as a plant pathologist. Images are grouped according to hosts (or locations), and are searchable by host, disease, pathogen, date, location or credits. He provides an invaluable resource for teachers and field pathologists, as well as an insight into a remarkable career. High resolution images may be requested by e-mail.
Copyright information:
The web sites states that 'Images might be useful in your work, in your teaching, or for your edification'
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Agricultural Research Service (ARS) - USDA
http://www.ars.usda.gov/i
s/graphics/photos/
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The Image Gallery is a source of high quality digital photographs available from the Agricultural Research Service Information Staff.
Copyright information:
Copyright cleared. see http://www.usda.gov/oc/photo/faq.htm
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Farmphoto Forum
http://www.farmphoto.com/
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This site contains over 48,000 images of agriculture and subjects related to agriculture. Any image which has a connection to agriculture is posted on here manually by a contributor. The authors of this website only monitor the photos put on there and simply run it to provide a source of images for those interested in agriculture.
Copyright information:
The images provided by the website belong to the contributor and so permission to use the images must be obtained directly from them.
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IPM images
http://www.ipmimages.org/
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This is an almost complete resource of agricultural images comprising images of all areas of agriculture and forestry in an organised fashion. The images are available to size 768x512 or for free registration, larger images are available. Text provided with each image includes a description, latin name and common name. A recommended source of agricultural images.
Copyright information:
The images on this website are available for non-profit use provided the appropriate credit and copyright notices are also given. See http://www.ipmimages.org/about/index.cfm for details.
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Farming and countryside education (FACE)
http://www.face-online.or
g.uk/
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Over 500 agricultural images on this website which are of high quality and are easy to find. A short title is provided with each image. Highly relevant for the teaching of primary and secondary school children.
Copyright information:
The information is available for educational use only.
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Anatomy and Physiology
Image collections |
University of Minnesota WebAnatomy
http://msjensen.cehd.umn.
edu/webanatomy/
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This site has an image database of excellent anatomical drawings of human organs, systems and cells.
The site is primarily set up as a resource for teaching anatomy; there is a section in question and answer form, dealing with anatomical structure, and general histology, along with medical terminology and the medical profession. There are numerous links to other resources concerned with human anatomy.
Copyright information:
The images are from The sourcebook of Medical Illustration, P.Cull, ed., The Parthenon Publishing Group, 1989, and are copyright-free as long as they are used for educational purposes.
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Health education assets library (HEAL)
http://www.healcentral.or
g
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HEAL is a digital library of teaching materials for health sciences. The library consists of various types of multimedia which are accompanied by a set of metadata which includes a title, description, file size and display information. The images in this database are of good quality and excellent descriptions are provided. Some of the multimedia is available for download and others are only available online. The images were arranged into ten collections at the time of print although due to rapid expansion, further collections are being added all the time.
Copyright information:
The resources on this website are available for personal and academic use.
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Wormatlas
http://www.wormatlas.org/
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This site is a rapidly expanding resource providing information on the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, which is used as a model organism for the study of development. Within this site, there is a section on neuronal images which is colour-coded for ease of use, a Mind of a Worm section which provides comprehensive information on the nervous system of the worm and a TEM archive providing transmission electron micrographs (TEMs) of sections of the worm. There is also a slidable worm which allows the user to navigate through the TEMs in order and a wormtiler to allow viewing of the TEMs at high resolution. A very comprehensive site.
Copyright information:
Images are available for personal and academic use if the wormatlas website is acknowledged. Visit http://www.wormatlas.org/copyRight.htm for details.
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Human Embryology Animations from the University of Indiana
http://www.indiana.edu/~a
nat550/embryo_main/
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This site includes useful animations on cardiovascular embryology, head and neck development, gastrointestinal embryology, limb development and urinary and reproductive embryology. Each section has a selection of animations along with pre-animation tests and post-animation tests to allow the user to determine how much has been learnt from the animation. The animations are accompanied by captions to clarify important points throughout. This is an excellent way to learn about human embryology for all levels.
Copyright information:
These animations and images are not copyright cleared. They may be used for viewing purposes only. For more information contact vdean@indiana.edu.
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The interactive atlas of zebrafish vascular anatomy
http://zfish.nichd.nih.go
v/zfatlas/FinalDesign1/Di
agPage.html
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This site provides 3D detail of zebrafish vascular anatomy. The information is provided by the Weinstein lab at the NIH. Zebrafish are a useful study model for developmental biology and this sort of information is useful to those studying this field. 3D fluorescent angiograms can be viewed of any region of the embryo at any stage of development from 1-7 days post-fertilisation. Although the images are standard, the descriptions are concise and accurate.
Copyright information:
The images on this website have been copyright cleared for personal and educational use. A citation is provided which should be included wherever these images are used.
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The Virtual Human Embryo
http://virtualhumanembryo
.lsuhsc.edu/
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This is a digital image database of serially sectioned human embryos from the Carnegie collection. The aim of this website is to make the images from the Carnegie collection available for teaching and research purposes. The site has two components; the Digitally Reproduced Embryonic Morphology (DREM) project is the area with the images in. The aim of this area is to have a series of image databases, one for each of the 23 stages of embryo development, which will be available in full form on a CD. There are online demos available now for several stages, with more coming soon. These demos include 3D images of the embryo at that stage, different sections of the embryo at that stage and a scan mode which allows the user to view an animation of a scan through the sections of the embryo.
Copyright information:
The images and animations on this website are available for educational and personal use only. For a full database, a CD must be purchased.
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Atlas of Histology
https://histo.life.illino
is.edu/
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This website contains an extensive set of histology specimens with over 1000 labeled histological features accompanied by descriptions. The interface allows the magnification to be changed to allow the user to zoom in on any details of particular interest which is invaluable for histological images. The images are of high quality and a good source of information.
Copyright information:
The images are copyright cleared for personal and non-commercial use.
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Virtual Slidebox
http://www.path.uiowa.edu
/cgi-bin-pub/vs/fpx_searc
h.cgi#
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Over 800 microscopical (mainly histological) images intended for educational use. Images can be searched by species, organ system and disease category. The magnification can be altered so that areas of detail can be viewed more accurately.
Copyright information:
The images are to be used by academics within their institutions only.
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ASBMR Bone Curriculum
http://depts.washington.e
du/bonebio/ASBMRed/ASBMRe
d.html
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This is an educational website with a series of images and diagrams of bones along with comprehensive text to provide information on bones for secondary school students to medical school students. The website, set up by the Education Committee of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) is intended primarily for education.
Copyright information:
The images are copyright cleared for educational and personal use.
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Biomedical
Image collections |
The University of Western Australia Department of Anatomy and Human Biology. Blue Histology - Large Images
http://www.lab.anhb.uwa.e
du.au/mb140/big/big.htm
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370 images of Histological slide specimens. A few keywords are provided for each image. Image collection for student use.
Copyright information:
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The Wellcome Trust
http://medphoto.wellcome.
ac.uk/
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160 000 Clinical and scientific images are held mainly in 35mm format, these can be viewed form the Wellcome library, with photographs covering healthcare and medical imaging techniques in medium format. Electronic output is also available for a selection of the scientific images.
The Wellcome Trust Medical Photographic Library (WTMPL) offers a from the earliest periods of civilization to state-of-the-art imaging techniques, covering the history of medicine and the history of human culture from ancient times to the present day.
Copyright information:
The text and images on this site are subject to and protected by internationally recognized laws of copyright and intellectual property, and may not be used or copied in any way without prior permission from The Wellcome Trust Medical Photographic Library.
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The national library of medicine
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/re
search/visible/animations
.html
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This has a browse facility to search the images which are contained within reports. A lot of the images are computer generated and come in 2D and 3D graphics.
Copyright information:
Government information at NLM Web sites is in the public domain. Public domain information may be freely distributed and copied, but it is requested that in any subsequent use the National Library of Medicine (NLM) be given appropriate acknowledgement.For further information see http://www.nlm.nih.gov/copyright.html
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Vesalius Image Archive
http://www.vesalius.com/
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Biomedical images. The Image Archive is a hierarchically-structured repository of anatomical and surgical illustrations, photographs, and radiological images. Its purpose is to give physicians a free and readily-available source of images that can be used for surgical education.
Copyright information:
As a visitor, you can view and download images for non-commercial use. In order to use these images for profit-making purposes written permission must be obtained from the owner.
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Visible Human ProjectGallery
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/re
search/visible/visible_ga
llery.html
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The Gallery includes an MPEG an animated trip through the Visible Human male cryosections, Color Cryosections, Computed Tomography (CT) scans: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans.
Copyright information:
The Images may be reporoduced for teaching purpose
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RDS Understanding Animal Research in Medicine
http://www.rds-online.org
.uk/pages/library.asp?i_T
oolbarID=6&i_PageID=56
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This redesigned web site went online in May 2003 and includes a photolibrary of over 150 recent high quality images of UK laboratory animals.
Copyright information:
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Eye Anatomy
http://www.lensshopper.co
m/eye-anatomy.asp
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We dont usually link to commercial sites, but this is a good animation which has useful and well-presented information which is freely available for printing.
Copyright information:
All the information in the animation can be printed.
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Bioscience ( general )
Image collections |
BioWeb
http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/
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BioWeb is a collaborative website produced by faculty members from 14 different University of Wisconsin System universities and centers. By pooling resources Bioweb hopes to improve the quality of biology education at all of the UW-System institutions.
Copyright information:
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Bioscience Berkeley Digital Library Project, University of California.
http://dlp.cs.berkeley.ed
u/photos/
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More than 80,000 digital images on plants, fungi, animals and people and landscapes are available. The images are the basis for the authors computer vision research, and many of them are also linked to other datasets they have online.
Copyright information:
Most of the photographs in the Digital Library Project collection are available for non-profit use. The enlargements of some photos are not available for any use without prior permission. Please check the details available under ?using the photos (http://dlp.cs.berkeley.edu/
photos/use.html).
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BIODIDAC
http://biodidac.bio.uotta
wa.ca/
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A bank of digital resources for teaching biology. Subjects covered Organismal Biology, Human Biology and Histology.
Copyright information:
The copying of material, either with modifications or adaptations, and its subsequent distribution, is permitted with three conditions: that it is not used for commercial purposes,
that the source of the material is clearly indicated
and that its use is recorded in such a way that Biodidac can provide documentation to the sponsors of the project.
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Bioscience (general)
Image collections |
Exploratorium Educators Digital Assets
http://hypatia.explorator
ium.edu:8080/Cumulus/Stan
dard/Login2.jsp
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The Exploratorium is a science museum which has been online since 1993 and it is one of the most visited science museum websites in the world. The digital assets section of the website is defined as content from different media (e.g., photographs, video, text, audio, Web pages, etc.) preserved in digital form. The site contains over 700 digital images which range from photographs to cartoons. There is no particular subject to which the images are limited to but it is possible to search the site by conceptual area (life sciences maybe a particularly relevant area to browse or search).
Copyright information:
The digital assets are protected by copyright and trademark laws, and are the property of the Exploratorium. The images may be downloaded and used for educational or personal use.
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Merlot (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching)
http://www.merlot.org/art
ifact/ArtifactDetail.po?o
id=3000000000000451718
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Around seven thousand images which include those of agriculture, chemistry, geology, IT, astronomy, computer science, physics, biology, engineering and health science. There are links to several collections and simulations in each subject area, with peer reviews and memebers comments.
Copyright information:
Each collection has its own copyright although in most cases the images can be used for personal and academic use.
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Moving Image Gateway
http://www.bufvc.ac.uk/ga
teway/
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This site is run by the British Universities Film and Video Council. It collects together moving image websites from all scientific subjects and provides an evaluation of each one. There are more than 600 moving image websites collected at present and it is growing at approx 10 a month. The sites are categorised by academic discipline.
Copyright information:
The images can be obtained from the collected websites, which all have their own copyright policies.
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Bioimages - Virtual Field Guide UK
http://www.bioimages.org.
uk/
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A website containing over 30,000 natural history pictures, mainly British in origin, which are indexed by Google. The images are intended to illustrate biodiversity, and as an aid to identification and are arranged in the normal phylogenic hierarchy. The subject area includes habitat pictures, macro-shots, close-ups and microscopy.
Copyright information:
The images on this website are subject to copyright laws. If they are intended for non-commercial use which furthers science research, education, or wildlife conservation, they can be used free of charge. Permission may be given for small numbers of images to be used for non-commercial purposes, which do not fulfil these requirements. Images intended for commercial use may be permitted in exchange for a fee.
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Virtual Fossil Museum
http://www.fossilmuseum.n
et/index.htm
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This is an excellent site, with high quality images, detailed descriptions.Phylogenetic information given alongside the images.
Copyright information:
Images are freely available for personal use, teaching, research or in scientific and other publications as long as acknowldgement is given to the Virtual fossil Museum. Content may not be used for commercial purposes.
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National Science Foundation Multmedia Gallery
http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/i
ndex.cfm
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The Biology section of this website has a collection of images, each accompanied by a detailed description, and links to related material. An excellent resource.
Copyright information:
Images are free for personal, educational, and non-profit use. High Resolution copies of the images are free to download.
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Biological Digital Teaching Resource Library
http://bio-ditrl.sunsite.
ualberta.ca
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This is the bio-database of the Biological digital Teaching Resource Library of the University of Alberta. It offers images, animations, and video clips with descriptive text for each item. Subjects range from microbiology to higher plants, but the emphasis is on zoology.
Copyright information:
University of Alberta.
Anyone may search or browse the site, but users must subscribe to download images which are free to teachers and students.
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Habitas Online
http://www.habitas.org.uk
/
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This is the website of the Ulster Museum Sciences Division. Habitas is a collection of databases containing species information and site records for wild and garden plants, European orchids,dragonflies, ground beetles, ladybirds, lichens, butterflies and moths, invertebrates, mammals, amphibians and reptiles, marine life, and rocks and fossils, Excellent species descriptions and distribution maps are in many cases accompanied by images, which serve as useful aids to identificaion.
Copyright information:
Photographs and text are copyright of the National Museums of Northern Ireland or of photographers credited on the site, and are not available for use unless prior permission is obtained.
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Dennis Kunkel Microscopy Inc.Education Web Site
http://education.dennisku
nkel.com/catalog/
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This is the education section of the commercial site Dennis Kunkel Microscopy Inc.
The Education Image Library contains over 1500 micrographs covering a huge range of biological and medical subjects photographed with both light and electron microscopes.
These images show plant and animal cells and structures in incredible detail, and each image is accompanied by descriptive text.
Quick search and browsing facilities make access to the images easy.
Copyright information:
Permission to use the images for teaching purposes may be obtained by contacting Dennis Kunkel.
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Biomedias educational multimedia biology site
http://www.ebiomedia.com/
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Over 100 images of living biological images are available on this site. Some movies are also provided. When the mouse moves over the image a short description is also provided. The images are diverse and of good quality and would be well suited for educational purposes.
Copyright information:
Limited educational use of the information here is allowed. See http://www.ebiomedia.com/info/permission.html for details.
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Science Photo Library
http://www.sciencephoto.c
om/index.html
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This site has over 150,000 images from all scientific fields. It is the leading provider of scientific images and is renowned for its high quality images, created by photographers, illustrators, scientists and medical specialists. The subject coverage is wide and the captions provided with the images are very comprehensive. Publishers, advertisers and the national press are all users of this resource. This unrivalled site is a must, even if for a browse of the most popular images.
Copyright information:
The images are subject to copyright and must not be used for any purpose without permission. See http://www.sciencephoto.com/terms.html for details.
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The ilumina Digital Library
http://www.ilumina-dlib.
org/
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This is a digital library of teaching materials for biology, chemistry, maths, physics and computer science. The navigation of the site is quick and easy to use and the resources are helpful. This site is aimed at undergraduates and has over 800 biological resources available. Registration is only required for contributions of images, viewing and downloading are free.
Copyright information:
Permission has been granted to make copies of resources for educational and scientific use without fee provided that copies are not made or distributed for profit or commercial advantage. See http://turing.bear.uncw.edu/iLumina/copyrightPage.asp for details.
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New Medias Curriculum-Focused Software for Teaching Science
http://www.biologymad.com
/master.html?http://www.b
iologymad.com/usefulwebsi
tes/usefulwebsites.htm
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The Biological Tutorials and Animations section of this website provides a range of teaching materials for subjects such as the heart, cell biology, genetics, anatomy and physiology. The Photos section also has some dissection powerpoints, which are useful for teaching and learning about general physiology and, in particular, the heart.
Copyright information:
Most of the resources on this website are copyright cleared for personal and academic use although each link has its own copyright clauses.
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Bioscience Gateways
Image collections |
Missouri Botanical Garden Bryology Home Page
//www.mobot.org/MOBOT/tro
picos/most/welcome.shtml
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Bryology. Your guide to quality Internet resources relating to bryophytes. Contains a wide range of links, databases and literature about mosses. A complete information resource for this subject.
Copyright information:
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INTUTE
http://www.intute.ac.uk/h
ealthandlifesciences/medi
cine/
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OMNI. Your guide to quality Internet resources in health and medicine
Copyright information:
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INTUTE
http://www.intute.ac.uk/h
ealthandlifesciences/vete
rinary/
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VetGate. Your guide to quality Internet resources in animal health
Copyright information:
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INTUTE
http://www.intute.ac.uk/h
ealthandlifesciences/
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BioResearch. Your guide to quality Internet resources in the biological and biomedical sciences
Copyright information:
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INTUTE
http://www.intute.ac.uk/h
ealthandlifesciences/natu
re/
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Natural Selection.Your guide to quality Internet resources relating to the Natural World.
Copyright information:
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INTUTE
http://www.intute.ac.uk/h
ealthandlifesciences/agri
culture/
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Your guide to quality Internet resources in agriculture, food and forestry.
Copyright information:
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INTUTE
http://www.intute.ac.uk/
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A free online service to quality Internet resources for health and lifesciences. Links to image collections can be found through an image search. You can choose to search INTUTE for Internet resources in the whole of the health and life sciences.
Copyright information:
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Cell Biology
Image collections |
Carnegie institution of Washington Department of Plant Biology Cell Imaging
http://deepgreen.stanford
.edu/
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This site provides information on imaging techniques for plant cells using Arabidopsis thaliana as an example. Most methods involve using fluorescence proteins of some sort. A small selection of images are displayed indicating what sort of output can be obtained using these methods.
Copyright information:
Images are designed for viewing only.
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National Resource for Cell Analysis and Modelling (NRCAM)
http://www.nrcam.uchc.edu
/
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This resource allows the user to create cell models, define cellular geometry, specify simulations and analyze the simulation results. There are three components to this software, a modelling framework which represents the physiology of the virtual cell, a mathematical framework which solves mathematical problems encountered during cellular modelling, and a biological interface which allows the user to input easily and then edit using a maths editor. The software has been made as user-friendly as possible for the biological community. The user must register in order to use this resource.
Copyright information:
The software is freely available for the scientific community. It is polite to acknowledge the website when quoting results obtained whilst using this software.
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Cell Biology Animation
http://www.johnkyrk.com/
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This is an excellent site of over 20 animations of mechanisms of cell biology. The animations are highly educational and provide suitable detail for an A level student or undergraduate requiring the basics of DNA replication, electron transport and many more. The graphics are colourful and easy to use. A pause facility is also included so as to maximise the use of the information. This site is highly recommended for all, as beginners can use it to learn, and experts can use it as a reminder.
Copyright information:
The images on this website are designed for viewing only and copyright belongs to John Kyrk. For permission to use these images and animations in any way contact him via Email.
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The molecules of life
http://biop.ox.ac.uk/www/
mol_of_life/index.html
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This site is an interactive tool introducing the techniques used at the Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics at the University of Oxford to study protein structure. There are five sections; X-ray crystallography, protein, DNA, prediction and visiting foreign parts. Each section has a range of pictures and movies designed to aid understanding of these difficult topics.
Copyright information:
The images on this website are designed to be viewed only. Permission from the owner must be obtained before they are used in any other way.
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Fibronectin molecular interactions
http://nethingham.org/FN2
009/matrix/fibulins.htm
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This site is the homepage of Kenneth Ingham, Dept. of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology,
George Washington University School of Medicine. It is designed to provide comprehensive information on the large multidomain glycoprotein fibronectin, which is found in connective tissue. The quality of the information on this site is excellent and a number of quality images are provided alongside the text to clarify the information. Very useful information for this specific area.
Copyright information:
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Cells alive!
http://www.cellsalive.com
/
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This site is packed full of interesting material on cell biology, immunology, microbiology and microscopy. There are many excellent animations and movies which are designed to aid understanding of important concepts in these areas. Particularly useful are the animations on mitosis and meiosis and the cell cycle. There are some good quality images in the cell gallery and crystal gallery of organelles and biochemical crystals respectively. A well rounded site that has won several awards for its content and links.
Copyright information:
The images and text on this site can be used for educational use. See http://www.cellsalive.com/permissn.htm for details.
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The American Society for Cell Biology Image and Video Library.
http://cellimages.ascb.or
g
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This is an excellent site offering still images and videos. Each image and video is accompanied by a detailed description of both the content and the materials and methids used to create it. References and other information are also given.
Worth looking at just for the quality and variety of the images -not to be missed, visit it soon!
Copyright information:
From the site: Access to the library is free and open for non-commercial educational and research uses. Users can download any and all images and videos for non-commercial purposes. Commercial users will be charged a fee please contact us for additional details.
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Cell Biology Animation
http://www.johnkyrk.com/i
ndex.html
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This is an excellent site with fascinating animations including topics such as cell anatomy, cell membranes, meiosis, mitosis, DNA, and photosynthesis. The animations are fully annotated, and biological processes clearly and concisely described.
Flash plug-in is required to use this site.
Copyright information:
Copyright is held by John Kyrk, and material on the site may not be reproduced or displayed elsewhere.
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Commercial
Image collections |
Corbis
http://www.corbis.com/
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Many high quality images, for commercial and personal use.
Copyright information:
Royalty free section, however all images are watermarked. Can purchase images from $29.95-$179.95
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Copyright
Image collections |
Policy Approaches to Copyright in HEIs
http://www.strath.ac.uk
/ces/projects/jiscipr/rep
ort.html
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This study was commissioned by the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) to investigate how universities manage intellectual property. The primary purpose of the project was to focus on copyright and the implications for the sector regarding copyright of electronic and digitised material. The main output of the study is a commentary on existing practice together with a set of guidelines to encourage best practice.
Copyright information:
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Copyright, Intellectual Property Rights, and Licensing Issues
http://sunsite.berkeley.e
du/Copyright/#Articles
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Current information on U.S. copyright, Intellectual Property Rights, and Licensing Issues. Prepared by Berkeley Digital Library.
Copyright information:
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HEDS Copyright: please look but dont touch
http://heds.herts.ac.uk/r
esources/papers/HEDSCopyr
ight.pdf
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A paper describing ways in which to protect you and others from breaching copyright prepared by the Higher Education Digitization Service(HEDS).
Copyright information:
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"DOES ANYBODY HAVE A VIDEO OF....?"
http://www.lancs.ac.uk/pa
latine/palatine_briefing_
nov2002#D
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Most UK universities are covered by the Educational Recordings Agency (ERA) license. This article provides a brief overview of what this license means to showing video recordings for educational use.
Copyright information:
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TASI advice: Looking after Copyright, IPR, Ethics and Data Protection
http://www.tasi.ac.uk/adv
ice/managing/copyrights.h
tml
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Information on looking after Copyright, IPR, Ethics and Data Protection, targetted at digitization projects.
Copyright information:
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copyright website
http://www.benedict.com/I
nfo/Info.aspx
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Information on the basics of Copyright Law, plus some examples of copyright infringement.
Copyright information:
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The UK Patent Office: Copyright
http://www.patent.gov.uk/
copy/
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Information on copyright law from the UK Patent Office
Copyright information:
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DNA Technology
Image collections |
DNA Microarray Methodology
http://www.bio.davidson.e
du/courses/genomics/chip/
chip.html
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This site has a series of animations from the Biology Department at Davidson College, North Carolina. The animations illustrate how DNA microarray technology works. Throughout the animations the mouse can be used to identify what each of the components of the experiment are.
Copyright information:
The animations are intended to be viewed only.
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Dolan DNA learning Centre Animation Library
http://www.dnalc.org/reso
urces/BiologyAnimationLib
rary.htm
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A selection of animations of genetic research techniques which are available to view using the web browser or download. The animations are very informative and provide indepth information in the form of text in some cases. A valuable resource for academics and researchers.
Copyright information:
The animations can be downloaded freely for non-commercial use.
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Putting DNA to work, Marian Koshland Science Museum
http://www.koshlandscienc
emuseum.org/exhibitdna/in
dex.jsp
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A site, which through interactive multimedia, allows the user to explore some of the applications of DNA technology. The images are complete with comprehensive text which serves as a useful aid to education.
Copyright information:
The museum must be contacted before images are used in any way other than for viewing on the website.
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Biotech Adventure, Oklahoma State University
http://biotech-adventure.
okstate.edu/
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Biotech-Adventures, is an educational web site designed to present the factual information regarding biotechnology in a way that will entertain both students and adults.
Copyright information:
Educators can download the illustrations and technical animations from the site for educational use.
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Ecology
Image collections |
Galapagos Land Birds
http://people.rit.edu/rhr
sbi/GalapagosPages/landbi
rds.html
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This is a useful site about the land birds on the Galapagos islands. There are sections on eight different types of bird, including Darwins finches. These sections contain images of the birds along with comprehensive information on their evolutionary origin and taxonomy.
Copyright information:
The images have not been copyright cleared. Contact the owner before using these images in any way.
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VN Illustrated Database of Mexican Biodiversity
http://www.vivanatura.org
/
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This site provides excellent information about Mexican biodiversity in the form of sound, video, images, maps and supporting text. It includes all genera of animals and plants and information is also provided on the conservation of this biodiversity. The images are of good quality and are linked to a narrative describing in detail the species depicted in the photo.
Copyright information:
Images must not be copied from this site for any reason without the consent of the owner. Each image has the owners name and contact details provided. For any more information contact office@vivanature.org.
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The Circumpolar Geobotanical Atlas
http://www.geobotany.uaf.
edu/x_arcticgeobot/
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This is a collection of maps representing the collaboration of many scientific researchers who have been working in the arctic over the past 30 years. The maps range from the entire Circumpolar Arctic to the nesting bird density in a bay. The atlas has a four-dimensional framework that allows the user to search in different regions or scales of interest or for a topic or year of interest. The images are mainly photographs of high quality. Subjects covered include vegetation, hydrology, soils, geology, glaciology and topology.
Copyright information:
The purpose of the website is to let the public know that these maps are available, however, they must be contacted if they are to be used in any way.
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Education
Image collections |
Practical Ways to Use Digital Images in Teaching and Learning
http://www.tasi.ac.uk/adv
ice/using/use-examples.ht
ml
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This document lists different ways in which digital images can be used in teaching and learning materials, and has been put together to inspire lecturers new to using digital images.
Copyright information:
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Generic Image Workflow: TASI Recommended Best Practice for Digitisation Projects
http://www.tasi.ac.uk/adv
ice/managing/workflow_gen
eric.html
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This document reviews the general concepts of best practice within the imaging workflow, and looks at how these concepts can be mapped onto the workflow to allow the efficient production of all required deliverables.
Copyright information:
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Edina Education Image Gallery
http://edina.ac.uk/eig/in
dex.shtml
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Includes 50,000 images covering multiple subject areas which have been chosen to be of use to FE and HE institutions. Arts and crafts images are included as well as scientific ones. The site uses the resources of the Hulton Archive, Photodisc and the Getty Images News Service.
Copyright information:
The images are copyright cleared for learning, teaching and research. To use Education Image Gallery your institution must be a subscriber to the service and you will require an Athens username and password.
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Scran Online
http://www.scran.ac.uk/
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Scran is an award-winning learning website which contains images intended for education. The subject matter on this website generally covers history and art. There are over 300,000 images from museums, galleries and archives to be found here. Non-subscribers can search a limited number of thumbnails which have a brief description. If you subscribe for a fee you can view larger images and a full text description.
Copyright information:
Images are available for public and commercial use providing a suitable subscription has been paid for.
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Biological - Digital Teaching Resource Library (Bio-DiTRL)
http://bio-ditrl.sunsite.
ualberta.ca/
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This site is intended to provide a set of online tools to teach biology. Over 2000 images and tools on the site can be accessed using a search option and a browse facility. Browsing can be done by taxonomic hierarchy, concepts hierarchy, by curriculum, or by biology course. Non-subscribers may browse the database and can view thumbnails but cannot download the images. By subscribing to the site (which is free) images can be downloaded. The images are of excellent quality and are an excellent resource for teaching due to their subject matter and the layout of the site.
Copyright information:
The images are copyright cleared for non-commercial teaching, instructional, and educational purposes. Visit http://bio-ditrl.sunsite.ualberta.ca/help/terms.php for more information.
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Environmental
Image collections |
The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University
http://arboretum.harvard.
edu/library/tibet/expedit
ions.html
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These images are of natural history in Asia. The format of the website is designed to allow academics to view the biodiversity in Asia as well as note the social and cultural history of this continent.
Copyright information:
The images on this website are designed to be viewed only. In order to use them for any purpose, written permission must be obtained from the owner.
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Earth Science Photographic Archive
http://libraryphoto.cr.us
gs.gov/
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Over 19,900 Earth science images with emphasis on geology, earthquake damage, national parks and monuments, volcanic eruptions, mines, mills and quarries. Photos of certain pioneer photographers are also available on this website. The photos date from 1968.
Copyright information:
All images on this website can be viewed and downloaded free of charge.
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Food Science & Technology
Image collections |
British meat education service
http://www.bmesonline.org
.uk/
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This is a teaching resource for food, mainly targeted at secondary school students although there is some information for primary school children. This site includes a foodlab, a set of interactive animations which teach the user to investigate taste and analyse the senses. Freely downloadable resources are also provided for teaching purposes, included in these are food images and worksheets. A useful site for teachers.
Copyright information:
The information provided on this site can be downloaded for personal and educational use.
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Genetics
Image collections |
The Virtual Transgenic Fly Lab
http://www.biointeractive
.org/
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This is an excellent site providing information on how transgenic flies are created. Once you have entered the lab you can create a transgenic fly and use it to study circadium rhythms as an example of the use of transgenic organisms in research. This is a useful resource for education of genes and how they effect behaviour.
Copyright information:
The resources on this site are available for personal and academic use.
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Human Genome Project Information Image Gallery
http://www.ornl.gov/sci/t
echresources/Human_Genome
/education/images.shtml
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This image gallery contains high quality original images on genome science; genome tools and technologies; genomics; the Human Genome Project; ethical, legal, and social issues; Genomic Medicine.
Copyright information:
Almost all of the images in this image gallery are original graphics created by the U.S. Department of Energy Human Genome Programs Human Genome Management Information System (HGMIS). These images may be recognized as HGMIS images by their credit line (U.S. Department of Energy Human Genome Program or U.S. Department of Energy Genomics:GTL Program.) Permission to use these graphics is not needed, but please credit the U.S. Department of Energy Human Genome Program or U.S. Department of Energy Genomics:GTL Program and provide the website http://www.ornl.gov/hgmis. All other images have been provided by third parties. The user must contact the person listed in the credit line before using the images.
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Chromosome Viewer
http://www.ornl.gov/sci/t
echresources/Human_Genome
/posters/chromosome/choos
er.shtml
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This is an invaluable resource which allows the user to view the human chromosomes and find out which genes have been found on each one. The user simply clicks on a chromosome for more detail and then clicks on a region of the chromosome for further detail. The information is also available as a poster. The chromosomes are colour-coded according to the banding seen under a microscope and the staining intensity. The centromeres and stalks are also colour coded. The images are accompanied by a Gene Gateway which has tutorials and guides to enable novices to find further information on the internet relating to the human genome project. It must be noted that this information is for educational use and should not be used for medical purposes.
Copyright information:
The information is copyright cleared for educational use. The poster can be requested online freely.
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Image Search (general)
Image collections |
Google Image search
http://images.google.com/
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An extensive image search facility of the web. Thumbnails links to the original image web site.
Copyright information:
Dependent upon individual image.
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Invertebrates
Image collections |
Virtual Insects (3-D)
http://www.ento.vt.edu/~s
harov/3d/3dinsect.html
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Virtual insects and spiders can be viewed as a movie or VRLM.
Copyright information:
This is an educational website, the site does not allow any commercial use of their materials. The user is encouraged to make links to the web pages, bitmap images, and movies if acknowledged. See web site for further details.
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The Virtual Nematode (3-D)
http://www.ppws.vt.edu/~s
forza/nematode.html
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The Virtual Nematode uses 3-D animations and virtual reality environments as visual teaching aids for several concepts in plant parasitic nematology. The end product is intended to supplement a lecture.
Copyright information:
No information on permitted use.
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Explore Cornell
http://explore.cornell.ed
u/scene.cfm?scene=Beetle%
20Science
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Explore Cornell is a multimedia web magazine about Cornell University in Ithaca. This website offers images from beetle science which includes accurate morphological illustrations created using a carbon dust technique, portraits of beetles, rotatable images of beetles and moving images of beetles. The images from this website are designed to be viewed only.
Copyright information:
The images on this website are copyright protected and must not be downloaded or saved for any purpose without written permission from the contributor, for which a fee may be required.
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Marine Invertebrate Larvae from the University of Saskatchewan Archives
http://scaa.usask.ca/gall
ery/lacalli/
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A small collection of images of marine invertebrate larvae including light micrographs of live specimens and scanning electron micrographs that show surface detail. The majority of the collection are transmission electron micrographs.
Copyright information:
The images on this website an be downloaded for academic or personal use only. Permission must be requested if they are to be used for a commercial purpose.
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AntWeb
http://www.antweb.org/ind
ex.jsp
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This site integrates several sources of information about ants; taxonomic files, specimen data, and images taken using Automontage and a Leica microscope. The images are of high quality, but are difficult to find. Information and images are available on world ants, Californian ants and Madagascan ants. Each species has information on its natural history and distribution. Lots of information to be found on this site but it is not so well organised.
Copyright information:
The images are available for educational and academic use.
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Digital Guide to Moth Identification
http://facweb.furman.edu/
~snyderjohn/leplist/micro
leps1.htm
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This is a virtual field guide to the moths of North America. It has been compiled by the Moth Photographes Group at the Mississippi Entomological Museum at Mississippi State University. There are hundreds of images of moths and their larvae, along with links to other sources of information on the web, where these are available.
Copyright information:
Copyright to the images is held by the photographer, who is listed alongside the image. For permision to use the image, contact the photographer.
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Monarch Watch from the University of Kansas entomology program
http://www.monarchwatch.o
rg/
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This site is a well-rounded site that has excellent organisation. There are many different resources for Monarch butterflies including an image gallery, with photos and artwork. There are resources on biology, migration and conservation of the butterflies which is targeted at all ages. Some of the information is particularly targeted at school children with advice on rearing monarchs in the classroom and watching their lifecycle. A most interesting and educational site.
Copyright information:
The images on this site are copyright cleared for educational purposes. See http://www.monarchwatch.org/about/terms.htm for information.
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Insect images
http://www.insectimages.o
rg/
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This site has a huge selection of high quality images of insects and related organisms which can be freely accessed to size 768x512. Larger images can be obtained if you are a registered user. Registration is free. Each image is accompanied by a latin name, common name and description. This site is an invaluable resource for insect images, it is well rounded and well organised.
Copyright information:
The images are copyright cleared for non-profit purposes provided suitable credit and copyright notices are also included. See http://www.insectimages.org/about/index.cfm for details.
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Arthropod Images Archive from the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
http://insects.ummz.lsa.u
mich.edu/Images.html
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A large collection of images of insects arranged alphabetically by latin name. This resource is easy to use and contains some good quality images although there is no text provided.
Copyright information:
The images on this website are available for personal and academic use.
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Marine Biology
Image collections |
Pisco Algal Taxonomic Database
http://www.piscoweb.org/c
gi-bin/qml/newalgaequery.
qml
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The Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans (PISCO) is a research consortium involving marine scientists from four universities along the West Coast of America. The scientists at these universities collaborate on integrated studies of the nearshore ecosystems of the West Coast and have put together a marine algae database with their findings. The database includes predominantly photographs of fresh and pressed intertidal marine algae from the west coast of the United States, although images from other areas are present. Each image is accompanied by collection information and the current species name plus some basic descriptive information which may include the size and colour of the algae, its distribution and abundance, zone and habitat. This site has a vast amount of images which are organised and well documented.
Copyright information:
The copyright for these images is held by the contributor and this person must be contacted if the images are to be used in any way.
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Gimp Savvy
http://gimp-savvy.com/
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Over 200 images from NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the US fish and Wildlife service. There are both browse facilities and keyword searches for these images. While the images are of good quality, there is no title or explanation of what the image is of. There is no requirement to register with this site, although it is polite to acknowledge the relevant body when using any of the images.
Copyright information:
The images on this site are copyright cleared for personal and educational use. See http://gimp-savvy.com/PHOTO-ARCHIVE/ for details.
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The bioluminescence web page
http://www.lifesci.ucsb.e
du/~biolum/
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This site has over 30 interesting images of bioluminescent organisms. Each image has a short caption explaining the actual size of the organism and the way in which it produces luminescence. This site also provides information on the chemical reactions which act to produce luminescence, which is most often found in marine organisms in the dark expanse of the deep sea. This may cover only a very small area but it is very interesting.
Copyright information:
The images on this website are available for personal and educational use only. The owners of the site do state that they would like to know if the site is being used out of interest. The images are however copyrighted and must not be put onto a web page, CD rom, or printed without permission. See http://www.lifesci.ucsb.edu/~biolum/organism/photo.html for details.
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Oceans of Kansas Paleontology
http://www.oceansofkansas
.com/
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This is a site jam-packed with information on paleontology. There are pictures of animals from the oceans of Kansas, images of fossils found there and much more. The resources are mainly about mosasaurs which are extinct marine reptiles. Alot of information can be gained from this website but it lacks organisation.
Copyright information:
The material on this website is subject to copyright. Before using the information in any way contact the owner.
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Reefbase
http://www.reefbase.org/
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Reefbase is a global information system on coral reefs. It includes data on location and status of coral reefs in more than 130 countries. Learn what human damage has been done to these reefs and what is being done to preserve them. The mapping system is a highly reccommended way to obtain and chart data from the coral reefs around the world. There is a also a massive imagebank and many publications which can be searched on this site.
Copyright information:
The information provided here may be used for purposes of academic and personal use. For more details see http://www.reefbase.org/policy.asp#TermsConditions.
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The Sea Slug Forum
http://www.seaslugforum.n
et
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This site, hosted by the Australian Museum, was created to generate interest in this comparatively little-known group of animals. It should certainly do that. There is a comprehensive species list with excellent descriptions of the animals, and information about their biology. The images are of extremely high quality and really do justice to these beautiful animals.
There is also a General Topics section, which covers all aspects of sea slug biology, and is also accompanied by high quality images. There are also links to other related sites, and a message forum, so new information is constantly being added to the site.
Copyright information:
Copyright to this site is held by the Australian Museum.
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Emiliana huxleyi
http://www.noc.soton.ac.u
k/soes/staff/tt/eh/index.
html
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This is an interesting site concerned with work on the biogeoography of Emiliana huxleyi.
There is a small gallery
of images of this small but important organism. There are several useful links to other sites dealing with Coccolithophorids and their planetary impact.
Copyright information:
The authors of the images are given and the implication is that all images are in copyright, and not available for downloading.
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National Marine Aquarium
http://www.national-aquar
ium.co.uk/
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The National Marine Aquarium is situated in Plymouth and its purpose is to contribute to education, conservation and research. The website has a variety of marine life images and includes an aquarium tour which allows the visitor to view the marine life at different locations throughout the world. The number of images is restricted although there are some colourful pictures and very informative text.
Copyright information:
The images and information on this website are subject to copyright. If they are to be used for any purpose at all permission must be obtained from the owner.
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Microbiology
Image collections |
The Centre of Biofilm Engineering Image Library
http://www.erc.montana.ed
u/Res-Lib99-SW/Image_Libr
ary/default.htm
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Images showing aspects of biofilm engineering. The images have been categorised into 8 categories such as biofilm control, medical and health and bioelectric effect. It is courteous to mention the website when using any of the images.
Copyright information:
The images have been electronically watermarked for copyright protection. They are intended for use only in preparing presentations and posters which explain CBE research concepts.
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Protist Information Server
http://protist.i.hosei.ac
.jp/Protist_menuE.html
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This site contains over 39,000 images of protists including 542 genera, 2239 species and 6405 samples.
Copyright information:
These images are free for academic use. For use in public space such as meetings or websites, permission from the owner must be obtained.
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ASM MicrobeLibrary Visual Resources
http://www.microbelibrary
.org/
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The ASM MicrobeLibrary Visual Resources provide access to high quality, peer-reviewed microbiological images and animations. This collection of over 300 images and animations provides a broad-based visual resource for the educational community as well as a venue for demonstrating scholarly work. The Library builds upon the scientific expertise, intellectual creativity, and private collections of members of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) and other microbial researchers.
Copyright information:
This image resource is available for educational purposes. Access to and use of MicrobeLibrary materials are contingent upon agreement to terms and conditions. see http://www.microbelibrary.org/About/about_microbelibrary.htm#restrictions
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Algal Image Archive
http://www.bgsu.edu/depar
tments/biology/facilities
/algae_link.html
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The archive consists mostly of light microscope and scanning electron micrographs of cleaned diatoms, provided by the Centre for Algal Microscopy & Image Digitisation, Bowling Green State University.
Copyright information:
Images may be freely used for educational and non-commercial purposes only. The authors reserve all commercial rights.
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The big picture book of viruses
http://www.virology.net/B
ig_Virology/BVHomePage.ht
ml
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The Big Picture Book of Viruses is intended to act as a catalog of virus pictures on the Internet and as an educational resource to those seeking more information about viruses. To this end, it is linked to other virology information developed by the authors.
Copyright information:
The author does not own the images, they are a collection of images that are already available on the web, the author suggests clicking on the relevant image to connect to the owners web site where you can ask for permission to use the images.
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MIRACLE. Microfossil image recovery and circlation for learning and education.
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/Geol
Sci/micropal/index.html
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This site uses the extensive collection of images and specimens of microfossils held by University College London as the basis for an introduction to Micropalaeontology. There are numerous images of microfossils, and a lot of information about Micropalaeontology.
Copyright information:
All images on the site, unless otherwise stated, are the property of University College London. There is no guidance as to whether they can be used for educational purposes.
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The Euglenoid Project
http://euglena.msu.edu/in
dex.shtml
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This site is for anyone interested in protists and especially Euglenoids. It is part of the Partnerships in Enhancing Expertise in Taxonomy (PEET) programme, so there is lots of information on Euglenoid taxonomy. There are also diagrams, images and movies of Euglena spp. and related genera, and a wealth of information accompanying them.
Copyright information:
There is no information about copyright on the site, and it is possible to download images. However, it would be a courtesy to request permission using the Contact us email facility on the site.
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Protist image data
http://megasun.bch.umontr
eal.ca/protists/protists.
html
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This site holds 20 images of protists and also links to databases with images in this field. The images are of high quality and are easy to access. An in-depth description is also provided with each image, arranged into several categories such as introduction, appearance, structure and many more! A very informative site for the few images available.
Copyright information:
The images are available for non-profit purposes.
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Mycoweb
http://www.mykoweb.com/
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This is an excellent website for information on mushrooms, fungi and mycology. Over 1700 photos of the fungi of California are available on this site along with other articles in the field. The images are of good quality, but supplementary information is lacking.
Copyright information:
The images are subject to copyright and must not be used without the permission of the owner.
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The Grapes of Staph, Doc. Kaisers Microbiology Website.
http://student.ccbcmd.edu
/~gkaiser/
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This site is home to the Grapes of Staph, a lecture guide and laboratory manual produced by microbiologist Gary Kaiser of the Community College of Baltimore County, Maryland. The site was created to accompany Kaisers microbiology course, and the laboratory manual has 22 sections with hundreds of photomicrographs. There are some excellent drawings of microbiological procedures, for example inoculation techniques and direct and indirect staining of bacteria. Clear and detailed descriptions of all procedures are given in the text.
Copyright information:
: Individual students may make single copies from the site for their own use, but to use material from the site for any other purpose, written permission must be obtained from Gary Kaiser.
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The Mycology.net
http://www.mycology.net/
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This site provides a wealth of links to collections of fungus and lichen material and pictures. The collections are sectioned into four areas; cultures; exsiccatae; icones and specimens. Information is also provided on identification of these organisms along with diagrams and photographs. A well organised site with some useful information.
Copyright information:
Each link on this site has its own copyright policy. View the terms and conditions on each website for details.
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ANSP Algae Image Database
http://diatom.acnatsci.or
g/AlgaeImage/
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This site, from the Patrick Center for Environmental Research, contains a large number of light micrograph images of diatom taxa from rivers throughout the USA. The images can be searched by genus and species or by geographical location. The site is designed to help identify the taxa of ANSP algae and to document the names of the taxa used in the literature by providing a reference and a representative image. The site is continually updated.
Copyright information:
The images on this website are available for personal and educational use.
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Microbe Library
http://www.microbelibrary
.org/index.asp
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This site contains over 1000 images targeted at education of undergraduates on microbiology. In order to access all of these images a subscription is required although around 400 are available without a subscription but registration is required for this option. There is comprehensive information provided with each image and the images are of good quality. This site is expanding as more information is put on regularly, although the subscription and registration rules make it tedious to get into the information initially. From time to time however, free demos are available and this proves that subscription is worthwhile, in particular for teachers and lecturers. See http://www.microbelibrary.org/subscribe/index.asp for details.
Copyright information:
The resources from this site can only be used in the following ways without permission; 1) classroom purposes such as faculty presentations and course notes, student presentations and projects; 2) laboratory manuals or handout packets that are assembled by faculty for a single course and disseminated at cost to students enrolled in the course by the faculty or third party vendor such as a campus bookstore; and 3) websites for non-commercial educational purposes. For more information see http://www.microbelibrary.org/about/index.asp?bid=221#restrictions.
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MicroAngelas Electron Microscope Image Gallery
http://www.pbrc.hawaii.ed
u/bemf/microangela/index.
html
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Around 40 images taken with an electron microscope. The subject area is rather wide, with images of invertebrates, plants, bacteria and cells. The specimens have been prepared and photographed by a single person, and MicroAngela should be acknowledged whenever an image is used.
Copyright information:
The images on this site are available for personal and academic use. The images are watermarked, but higher resolution images can be obtained directly from the owner.
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The Natural History Museums Microbiology video collection
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/jdsm
l/research-curation/resea
rch/projects/protistvideo
/index.dsml
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This site contains nearly 1500 short video clips of protists which are indexed by genus. When using any clip from this site, it is requested that the reference provided with the clip is cited and credit must also be given to the originator. Each clip is accompanied by a genus name as the title. Further information can be obtained from the original database at the Natural History Museum.
Copyright information:
The images are available for personal use. If they are to be used commercially, the Natural History Museum must be contacted. See http://www.nhm.ac.uk/generic/terms.html for more information.
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Moving Images
Image collections |
Lifesign
http://www.lifesign.ac.uk
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Lifesign has video streams in the Life Sciences. LIFESIGN (JISC funded) aims to develop, catalogue and evaluate the use of streaming media in learning and teaching in the broad life sciences.
Copyright information:
The user can save the URL of a video stream for later use in either a playlist or adding it to a library
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The Laboratory Rat: A Natural History
http://www.ratlife.org/Ho
me/0Main-frameset/Mainfra
meset.htm
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Shot as a wildlife documentary over several months, this 27 min film follows the lives of domestic rats after being released in a large outdoor enclosure where they have to compete, like their wild cousins, for food, shelter and mates.
Clips can be downloaded.
Copyright information:
All clips and pictures are freely available for download, as long as 1) their source (ratlife.org or see reference above) is cited, 2) your use is reasonable (i.e. not offensive, for example) and 3) non-commercial. Please read the legal wording http://www.ratlife.org/Home/0Main-frameset/Mainframeset.htm
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British Universities Newsreel Database (BUND)
http://www.bufvc.ac.uk/da
tabases/newsreels/index.h
tml
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This site is a collection of cinema newreels intended for academic use. The BUND has been gathering these newsreels since 1969. The newsreel database contains over 160,000 stories which represent 21 British newsreels and cinemagazines. There are also copies of 80,000 commentary scripts, cameramans dope sheets, assignments sheets, shot lists and other original documentation of the newsreels in the database. Interesting information on the history of newsreels and how they were produced is also provided on this website. The newsreels are available through commercial and public sector film archives, commercial video releases, and over the internet as a streaming video. In order to view some of the images the user may have to register with the appropriate site.
Copyright information:
There are independent databases linked on this site which all have their own copyright policies.
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ARKive
http://www.arkive.org
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This website has a vast amount of wildlife images and refers to itself as the Noahs Ark of the internet era. There are three chapters to search; the Globally Endangered Chapter, which contains images of the worlds endangered and protected species; the British Chapter, which features endangered and protected species from Britain and the DEFRA pilot project to aid the identification of corals. The aim of the site is to collect all the rare images and information about endangered and protected species from around the world, and create an audio-visual record of the 12,000 expected endangered species as stated by the IUCNs Red Lists of Threatened Species. There is also an area for children (Planet ARKive) and an area for teachers and parents (Education ARKive).
Copyright information:
The images on this website are copyright cleared for personal and educational use. For details see http://www.arkive.org.uk/copyright.html
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Plant Science
Image collections |
Virtual Foliage by Merlot
http://botit.botany.wisc.
edu/
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This site is part of the Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching. As the name suggests, it is a collection of plant images including links to image sets, course pages, and teaching tools for botany, systematics, mycology, and vegetation of Wisconsin. There are over 6,000 pictures in this collection, which are mainly targeted as a survey of the plant kingdom and related species although there are some links to fungi and some woody genera.
Copyright information:
The images are copyright cleared for personal and academic use.
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Botanical Society of America Online Image Collection
http://images.botany.org/
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This site contains nearly 1000 botanical images in 14 collections. Images have a short title displayed with them but no textual information.
Copyright information:
These watermarked images are available for non-commercial use. If they are intended for profit-making purposes, permission must be obtained from the owner. It is also courteous to acknowledge the owner when using the images.
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CalPhotos: Plants
http://dlp.cs.berkeley.ed
u/photos/flora/
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An excellent image database forming accesses to 24,108 images of plants.
Copyright information:
Most of the photographs in the Digital Library Project collection are available for non-profit use. The enlargements of some photos are not available for any use without prior permission. Please check the details available under using the photos (http://dlp.cs.berkeley.edu/photos/use.html).
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Curtis Botanical Magazine
http://www.nal.usda.gov/c
urtis/
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The longest running plant periodical, Curtis Botanical Magazine, has a digital presentation which represents 1050 records which have been published since 1787 and is still in print. Included in this presentation are a selection of images from the publications, which can be searched using keywords or alphabetically. The images are of high quality and are accompanied by taxonomy and distribution information.
Copyright information:
The images on this site are available for personal and academic use, as long as the National Agricultural Library, ARS, USDA is acknowledged.
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The top 100 carnivorous plants
http://www.carnivorouspla
nts.com/
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The site has a list of the top 100 sites on carnivorous plants. This is an excellent resource on the topic providing an exhaustive set of links on a very specific field. Obviously, some sites are better than others but, as a whole, alot of information can be gathered from this site.
Copyright information:
The links provided on this site all have there own copyright policies. View their terms and conditions for details.
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Online art collections at the Natural History Museum
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/libr
ary/art/online_exhibition
s.htm
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There are three online collections; Nature Navigator, William J MacGillivray and Endeavour botanical illustrations. Nature Navigator included over 6000 original botanical paintings from the libraries of the natural history museum. The William J MacGillivray collection contains 214 images by this famous scottish naturalist. The Endeavour collections are devoted to the drawings of Sydney Parkinson (1745-1771) whilst he was on the HMS endeavour.
Copyright information:
The information on this site must only be used for personal and educational purposes. See http://www.nhm.ac.uk/generic/terms.html for details.
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Department of Botany, University of Wisconsin
http://botit.botany.wisc.
edu
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A collection of images including general botany, trees, fungi, plant diversity and vegetation. All sections of this site provide a wealth of interesting images. The section covering General Botany has some excellent images of plants and the structure of their cells and tissues. Mitosis, meiosis, diffusion and osmosis and other plant-related processes are also covered. In most cases there is little additional information given, although this is more than compensated for by the quality and quantity of the images, and the wide range of topics covered. The site is well laid out and easy to use.
Copyright information:
No information given
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Biflora database of plants
http://www.biflora.org/
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This site documents the species present on the island of Hainan, China. This island is known to be one of the diversity hotspots of the world. Most of the work on this site is from chinese scientists working on the island. At the moment, there are just 17 species documented here but the numbers are set to increase. The site is well organised and comprehensive information is provided with each image.
Copyright information:
The information and images are copyright cleared for personal and educational use.
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UCMP paleobotany holdings
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.
edu/collections/plants/cl
earedleaf.html
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This cleared leaf collection from the University of California Museum of Paleontology in Berkley provides images and information on fossil leaves to help researchers determine past climates and diet patterns of ancient herbivores. The collection contains over 600 images of cleared leaves, with many more due soon. Taxonomy and geographic information are provided with each image along with the proposed age of the leaf. This site is quite specialised although the images are interesting.
Copyright information:
These images and the information on this site may be used for personal and educational use only. The site must also be credited where used. For more details see http://elib.cs.berkeley.edu/ucmp/disclaimer.shtml.
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Plants of Hawaii
http://www.hear.org/starr
/hiplants/images/index.ht
ml
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This site contains over 8000 images of over 1000 plant taxa from Hawaii. The images are of high resolution, although a description, apart from the common name and latin name, is not provided. The images include native and non-native species and the many interesting species that evolved during the islands millions of years of isolation are also catalogued here.
Copyright information:
The images on this site are copyright cleared for personal and educational use. Contact the owner for other uses. See http://www.usgs.gov/privacy.html#copyright for details.
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Digital Flowers
http://www.life.illinois.
edu/plantbio/digitalflowe
rs/index.htm
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This site is part of the courseware for the Plant Systematics course at the University of Illinois. It is a collection of images showing examples of flowers of members of most families of flowering plants. Floral formulae are given, and there is information on the structure of flowers and other aspects of plant anatomy.
Copyright information:
Images are accredited to K. R. Robertson, but their is no indication of whether or not they are free to download.
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Plant Image Collection. Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.
http://persoon.si.edu/Pla
ntImages/
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Easy to use website - you could spend all afternoon browsing this marvellous collection of images.
Highly recommended!
Copyright information:
Over 31,000 images of plant species and plant habitats. These are freely available for non-commercial use, and high resolution images are available on request.
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Botany Photo of the Day
http://www.ubcbotanicalga
rden.org/potd
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A new site from the University of Columbia Botanic Garden, Vancouver, featuring a plant-related image, for each day of the year. Each image is accompanied by descriptive text, and links to other relevant web pages.
Copyright information:
The site is licensed under a Creative Commons License, full details of which are given on the site.
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Plants
Image collections |
Botweb
http://botweb.uwsp.edu/
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BotWeb is "devoted to making botanical images available and easily accessible for educational use" and contains images of plants and fungi, and educational links. It is part of BioWeb, a collaborative Web site produced by faculty members from 14 different University of Wisconsin System universities and centres. Images are accessed via links to several databases representing different collections. Each database offers different access routes and end contents. Coverage includes high resolution photographs, slides and illustrations.
Copyright information:
These images are provided exclusively for the promotion institutional and personal education. They may be used without restriction for that purpose. Botweb would appreciate acknowledgement where use is more than incidental.
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Wild Life Photography
Image collections |
Auscape International Photo Library
http://www.auscape.com.au
/
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250,000 images of wildlife and landscapes containing images from more than 180 contributing photographers. This is an excellent source for images of natural history. This site also owns the Australian rights to the BSIP library of health medical and scientific images. When an image is requested, an agreed fee is payable and the contributor must be acknowledged.
Copyright information:
The text and images on this site are subject to and protected by internationally recognized laws of copyright and intellectual property, and may not be used or copied in any way without prior permission from The Auscape International Photo Library.
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Naturepl
http://www.naturepl.com/
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Naturepl is the online service of the Nature Picture Library. This natural history photo agency has thousands of images taken by internationally renowned photographers. Medium resolution images are available instantly and high resolution images are available in minutes. In order to obtain the images the user must register, however, this is not required to search the thumbnails.
Copyright information:
The majority of images on this website are premium images which must be paid for. Prices reflect the type of usage they are intended for, print runs and geographical and language rights. Some of the images are royalty free which incur a standard fee whatever the intended usage.
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Nature Photographers Ltd
http://www.naturephotogra
phers.co.uk/
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This is a photo library with over 300 images of environments and natural history. The images can be searched according to their location; British, Mediterranean or worldwide. There are also separate collections from Israel, Iceland and Nepal.
Copyright information:
The images on this website are designed to be viewed only. In order to use any of the images, written permission must be obtained from the owner, which may incur a fee.
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Laurie Campbell, Natural History Photographer
http://www.lauriecampbell
.com/
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A picture library of over 120,000 photos of Scottish natural history and landscapes. The author has won 17 awards and the photos in this website reflect this.
Copyright information:
All images and text on this website are copyright protected and may not be used in any form without written permission from the owner.
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visi
t-us/whats-on/temporary-e
xhibitions/wpy/index.jsp
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This site aims to be the worlds most repected forum for wildlife photography and if it has not already achieved this aim then it is close. The photographs on this site are amazing and each image comes with a caption from the photographer who describes the special moment in which they took the picture. As the name suggests, this site contains many photographs that have won awards. Highly recommended.
Copyright information:
The information and images on this website are for personal and educational use only. See http://www.nhm.ac.uk/generic/terms.html for details.
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Zoology
Image collections |
Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa.
http://www.leps.it/
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This site aims to provide information about the life-cycle, breeding and food plants of a large number of species of European and north African moths and butterflies. The site is easy to use searchable by family, Latin or English name.
There are several images for each species, often of both adult and larval phases. Each image is accompanied by details of where and when the image was taken. A list of food plants is given, along with names of similar species. The images are of very high quality, and this is reason enough for browsing the site. It is also an invaluable identification tool.
Copyright information:
The copyright declaration says that no part of this work may be used for commercial purposes without the written permission of the authors. It does not say whether it can be used for educational purposes.
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The Cephalopod Page
http://www.thecephalopodp
age.org
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This is a splendid site about the fascinating group of organisms - octopus, squid, cuttlefish and nautilus - that make up the Cephalopods. There are numerous images which show the beauty and diversity of these animals, and the accompanying educational content is excellent, and includes cephalopod lesson plans to download from the site. The images are the copyright of the authors, whose names are given along with the images.
The implication is that permission would be required to download images for personal use, but there is an email address for Dr. James B. Wood, inviting questions about the site.
Copyright information:
Dr. James B. Wood
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FishBase. A Global Information System on Fishes
http://www.fishbase.org/h
ome.htm
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There is a huge amount of information on this site, with information on the taxonomy, morphology , habitat and life history of marine and freshwater fishes, and 47400 images and drawings. The site can be searched by common and scientific name, country, ecosystem, and topic. Well worth a visit if only to marvel at the number and diversity of fishes.
Copyright information:
FishBase is licensed under a Creative Commons Licence, although some images and drawings are not coevered by this and permission for use has to be sought from individual authors.
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AVES A three dimensional database of avian skeletal morphology
http://aves3d.org/
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This is an online database of three-dimensional laser-scanned digital models of the bones which make up the skeletons of birds from various museum collections. Each model is accompnied by a comprehensive description, a photograph of the original specimen and links to related models on the site and to other websites of interest for that species. Once registered as a user, the many features of the site, including free download of 3D models are available for use for educational and research purposes. An excellent resource!!
Copyright information:
Copyright resides with the institutions that curate the specimens and Aves 3D.
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Flying Snake
http://www.flyingsnake.or
g
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A site created by Jake Socha, of Argonne National Laboratory, Illinois. Sochas research on flying tree snakes is described, and accompanied by videos and photographs of snakes in flight and at rest. Particularly interesting are images taken during field work carried out in Chicago, Singapore and Thailand showing the methods used to investigate the behaviour of these animals.
Copyright information:
All content on the site is the copyright of Jake Socha, but it is implied in the introduction to the video section that images can be used for teaching purposes. There is a contact address, so anyone wishing to use these images can contact the author.
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Zoological Museum Amsterdam
Bird type specimens online
http://ip30.eti.uva.nl/zm
a3d/
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This site gives access to the extensive bird collection of the Zoological Museum of Amsterdam. 151 type specimens (the original individuals used to describe the species) are presented as 3D digital images which can be rotated and tilted. The Solomon Islands Corella, Japanese Waxwing, the Oriental Bay Owl and the Whinchat from the British Isles are just a few examples from a collection which features specimens from around the world.
There is a wealth of additional information accompanying each image, including
details of when and where the specimens were collected. Measurements of the specimens are given, along with comparisons with other individuals.
An interesting site, giving valuable access to the museum collection.
Copyright information:
Copyright held by the University of Amsterdam.
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CalPhotos: Animals
http://dlp.cs.berkeley.ed
u/photos/fauna/
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An excellent web site with over 5,000 images of animals.
Copyright information:
Most of the photographs in the Digital Library Project collection are available for non-profit use. The enlargements of some photos are not available for any use without prior permission. Please check the details available under ?using the photos (http://dlp.cs.berkeley.edu/photos/use.html).
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