Hey Everyone,
The FAQ on paleobot.org is now online.
Sorry for the delay.
best,
Jade
On 7/1/2010 11:19 PM, Jade D'Alpoim Guedes wrote:
> Hey Everyone,
> We are happy to announce that a working version of www.paleobot.org is
> now online!!
> Heres a quick rundown of how the website works:
> The photos currently uploaded on the site can be accessed without
> creating an account and the content should be fully searchable. To
> look at how the submission feature works or to submit a photograph you
> will need to create a free account on the site.
> This can be done by just clicking on the create account tab. Here you
> can enter information about your research, a profile picture,
> institutional affiliation etc or provide links to your own website.
> Once you have done so you can go to the add record page where you will
> be prompted to enter information for a given taxa you have collected.
> Here you can enter geographical information about where the specimen
> was found , information about its context, date and the collector.
> Once this record is created, a new page will appear where you can add
> a full size photograph of the specimen. A watermark with your name,
> date and the genus and species of the specimen is automatically
> embedded in each photograph after upload to ensure that you will be
> given proper credit for your submissions.
> Unidentified specimens can be added to the site simply by following
> not filling in any taxonomic information on the add record page.
> Underneath each unidentified specimen there is a comments box in which
> registered users can leave their ideas for identification.
> The add record portion of the website is currently set up for
> macrobotanical remains for which the search will be mainly
> image-based, however we are working on adding additional descriptive
> criteria for starch, pollen and phytoliths.
> The FAQ for the site should be online shortly but in the mean time
> please feel free to send me any questions.
> We are working on updating some of the fields associated with the add
> content function, however we would love to hear your comments on this.
> Our goal is to create a space that works for everyone, so please don't
> be shy. In addition, if there are weblinks you think you should be
> added to our resources page, also please let me know.
> You can do by either sending me an email or if you prefer completing
> an anonymous survey which is hosted at the following link:
>
> http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Q8VGRMT
>
> Also feel free to send me an email if anything does not work! We have
> purchase a huge amount of online space for the site so please feel
> free to upload those unidentified specimens by the dozen!
>
>
> Best,
>
>
> Jade d'Alpoim Guedes
> Phd Candidate
> Harvard University
> Department of Anthropology
> 11 Divinity Avenue
> 02138 Cambridge MA
>
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