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Mind Museums offer a fresh perspective on the heritage of mental health, bringing museums into sharp focus. Drawing on interdisciplinary approaches from architecture, museum and exhibition design, and heritage and museum studies, it examines former ...
Lanz, Francesca
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Turning a new leaf: PhenoVision provides leaf phenology data at the global scale
Applications in Plant Sciences, EarlyView.Abstract Premise Plant phenology dictates many aspects of community function and ecosystem dynamics. Yet, global phenology data are still limited, especially in areas lacking monitoring programs. Here we present a new data resource, PhenoVision–Leaf, which extends a computer vision pipeline utilizing iNaturalist digital image vouchers to produce global‐
Erin L. Grady +6 more
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Kitobo Forest of Kenya, a unique hotspot of herpetofaunal diversity
Acta Herpetologica, 2011 Herpetologically, the remoteness of Kitobo forest in south-eastern Kenya has partly contributed to it remaining virtually un-explored until 2007.
Patrick K. Malonza +2 more
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Applications in Plant Sciences, EarlyView.Abstract Premise In North America, Phragmites australis (common reed) has drawn a great deal of research attention. Non‐native P. australis subsp. australis is a noxious weed that has locally displaced native P. australis subsp. americanus in some areas.
Nicholas P. Tippery +8 more
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What does the future of museum learning and engagement look like?
, 2019 The Museums Association is holding a one-day conference, Future of Museums: Learning and Engagement, on 27 March at the National Museum of Scotland ...
Allen, Stephen
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BarnebyLives: An R package to create herbarium specimen labels and clean spreadsheets
Applications in Plant Sciences, EarlyView.Abstract Premise Accessioning herbarium specimens is labor intensive, yet remains vital for research in ecology, evolution, and conservation. As institutional support for herbaria declines, efficient tools are needed to streamline this process. The R package BarnebyLives was developed to assist collectors by supplementing collection notes, verifying ...
Reed Clark Benkendorf, Jeremie B. Fant
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DIIDScience museums have the important cultural mission of mentoring society in scientific and technological progress. To pursue this objective many resources have been invested in digital communication and marketing, but this is not sufficient to reach audiences that are not engaged with scientific culture.
Giovanna Nichilò, Carla Langella
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The art of play: exploring the roles of technology and social play in museums
, 2011 In this chapter we explore play as a structure to support visitor learning, drawing from international research in museums and interaction design. Play is a key element in cultural development, according to the Dutch historian Johan Huizinga.
Froes, Isabel, Walker, Kevin
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Applications in Plant Sciences, EarlyView.Abstract Premise Advances in the digitization of herbarium collections are enabling open access to specimen data for research and conservation. In Brazil, the Herbário Virtual Reflora (HVR) hosts over 4.8 million high‐resolution images of botanical specimens and their associated data from 86 national and international herbaria.
Carlos Calderón del Cid +5 more
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, 2015 The Harvard Art Museums API is a REST-style service designed for developers who wish to explore and integrate the museums’ collections in their projects.
Harvard Art Museums
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