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Look who's talking [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Major museums worldwide are starting to use social media such as blogs, podcasts and online video to encourage users to participate in their programs.
Chan, Sebastian   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Revisiting a long‐overlooked skull: Implications for the distribution of Dinodontosaurus brevirostris (Kannemeyeriiformes) in the Brazilian Triassic

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Dicynodonts (Anomodontia: Dicynodontia) were one of the main groups of terrestrial tetrapods in Permian and Triassic faunas. In Brazil, the genus Dinodontosaurus is one of the most common tetrapod taxon in the Triassic Santa Maria Supersequence. This genus has a complex taxonomic history and is represented in the Triassic of both Argentina and
Julia Lara Rodrigues de Souza   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Paintings of War, Museums of Memory [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
This paper examines the artists sent to the Western Front under Britain’s official war artists initiative. The government sought to utilize artwork for propagandistic purposes, and to foster emotional connection between civilian and soldier. However, the
Waters, Laura G.
core   +1 more source

Broadening the semiaquatic scene: Quantification of long bone microanatomy across pinnipeds

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Investigations of bone microanatomy are commonly used to explore lifestyle strategies in vertebrates. While distinct microanatomical limb bone features have been established for exclusively aquatic and terrestrial lifestyles, identifying clear patterns for the semiaquatic lifestyle remains more challenging.
Apolline Alfsen   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

The ethno-wiki project: ethnographic museums in Wikimedia commons [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
The ethno-wiki project is an initiative to use Wikimedia as a tool to save vulnerable heritage collections of non-western cultures and revive the research on ethnographic artefacts.
van der Zee, Paulina
core   +1 more source

The tiger salamander as a promising alternative model organism to the axolotl for fracture healing and regenerative biology research

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Scientists have been captivated by the ability to regenerate, focusing on uncovering the mechanisms of epimorphic regeneration and applying them to human medicine. The axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) has become the most intensively studied model in tetrapod regeneration research, particularly concerning limb regeneration.
Vivien Bothe, Nadia Fröbisch
wiley   +1 more source

Lifelong learning in museums: a critical appraisal [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
Museums are generally considered storehouses of treasure but recent government policy focuses on issues of social inclusion, life skills and employment.
Candlin, Fiona, O'Brien, Margaret
core  

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