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Aquatic Commons Initiative: a model for resource sharing in marine and aquatic sciences in marine and aquatic sciences
Get PDFThe International Association of Aquatic and Marine Science Libraries and Information Centers (IAMSLIC) is a global non-profit organization that provides a forum for discussion of information issues related to marine and aquatic science. During the last ten years, its members have developed resource sharing mechanisms that support research throughout the world. With an existing Z39.50 Distributed Library that supports interlibrary loan functions, a more comprehensive integrative Aquatic Commons model was developed to address the need for and growth of repositories and harvesters. This presentation will discuss the model and the development of the E-prints Aquatic Commons repository. (20ppt
Exploring the Metrics of the Aquatic Commons repository
Get PDF17 slide Powerpoint presentation on the deposit and download rates associated with Aquatic Commons from its founding in August 2007 to April 2009
SAIL Panama Canal Zone Project 2008 : Biological Survey of Panama (1910-1912)
Get PDFDuring the 18th Annual 2008 SAIL meeting at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama, a suggestion was made for the need to digitize and make available through the Aquatic Commons some of the early documents related to the U.S. biological survey of Panama from 1910 to 1912. With SAIL’s endeavor, a new digital project was born and this presentation describes its process, beginning to final product.
The main source consulted for determining copyright clear publications was:
Heckadon-Moreno. 2004. Naturalists on the Isthmus of Panama: A hundred years of natural history on the biological bridge of the Americas. 1st English ed. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama City, Republic of Panama. (Document contains 26 slides
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