http://collections.nhm.org/library/ 2009-02-13T12:33:51+01:00 http://collections.nhm.org/library/ http://collections.nhm.org/library/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2009-02-13T11:58:43+01:00 anonymous@10.1.30.140 http://collections.nhm.org/library/systems:systems?do=diff&1234555123 Documentation for computer and other systems in use at MBPC/Crustacea. Working with Macs at MBPC/Crustacea Making your own files accessible on the Web Macintosh laptops Inventory of MBPC/Crustacea Macintoshes Digital images Introduction to ... text/html 2009-02-13T11:57:37+01:00 anonymous@10.1.30.140 http://collections.nhm.org/library/systems:copierscanning4110?do=diff&1234555057 The NHM has a copier/scanner at the east end of the hallway on 3rd floor that can scan to a networked file as well as copy. We are using this to digitize scientific books and reprints. (More details are available, including information on other copi... text/html 2009-02-13T10:08:42+01:00 anonymous@10.1.30.140 http://collections.nhm.org/library/systems:copierscanningcentre?do=diff&1234548522 The NHM has a copier/scanner in the IT lab on the third floor that can scan to a networked file as well as copy. We are using this to digitize scientific books and reprints. (More details are available, including information on other copier/scanners... text/html 2009-02-13T10:06:54+01:00 anonymous@10.1.30.140 http://collections.nhm.org/library/systems:copierscanningcentretips?do=diff&1234548414 Faded or light originals (for example, a light photocopy original) may end up unreadably light using the default settings. To fix that, try adjusting the Lighten/Darken setting: Select tab Advanced Settings (3) Image Quality: Lighten/Darken Try ... text/html 2009-01-07T16:19:18+01:00 anonymous@72.219.159.144 http://collections.nhm.org/library/top?do=diff&1231373958 This site is a repository for information about the collections managed or processed by the Marine Biodiversity Processing Center of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. As the MBPC curated different collections, we began asking questi... text/html 2008-10-09T10:51:34+01:00 anonymous@10.1.30.125 http://collections.nhm.org/library/wiki:usageintermediate?do=diff&1223574694 and the line will break there. In general, though, use a blank line to separate text as paragraphs. Boxes You can surround text with boxes for emphasis: Use this syntax: <box> box contents </box> to put text inside a box like t... text/html 2008-09-11T14:34:48+01:00 anonymous@10.1.30.137 http://collections.nhm.org/library/systems:flatbedscanning?do=diff&1221168888 The simplest approach is to scan directly into Acrobat to create a PDF. This procedure assumes you start Acrobat on a computer with an attached scanner. Create a new PDF in Acrobat: File → Create PDF → From Scanner Choose the Device: t... text/html 2008-09-11T13:56:35+01:00 anonymous@10.1.30.137 http://collections.nhm.org/library/systems:copierscanning?do=diff&1221166595 Photocopiers are now usually networked and can act as (relatively) high-speed scanners. The NHM has a copier/scanner in the library on the Ground floor (a Xerox CopyCentre) and one at the east end of the 3rd floor hallway (a Xerox 4110). We are usin... text/html 2008-09-11T13:45:36+01:00 anonymous@10.1.30.137 http://collections.nhm.org/library/systems:pdfpreparation?do=diff&1221165936 Mechanics of scanning documents into PDF files Goals and assumptions We want these to be “definitive” scans (i.e. we do not want to have to return to the paper copies and scan them again). Disk space is cheap and networks are getting faster. He... text/html 2008-09-10T16:34:20+01:00 anonymous@10.1.30.137 http://collections.nhm.org/library/systems:macserver?do=diff&1221089660 We have a Mac server, named anulap.nhm.org1) to support file service and user logon to the MBPC/Crustacea Macs. The goal is to have easy file sharing for Macs and PCs (without the Appletalk glitches and crashes that used to occasionally happen on t... text/html 2008-09-10T16:32:26+01:00 anonymous@10.1.30.137 http://collections.nhm.org/library/systems:macinventory?do=diff&1221089546 NOTE This page is obsolete – it does not reflect the 2008 iMac purchases. MBPC/Crustacea currently runs the following machines: Name IP (see NOTE) MAC address CPU MHz RAM (MB) Disk (GB) Description Anulap 10.1.30.38 00:14:... text/html 2008-09-10T16:30:15+01:00 anonymous@10.1.30.137 http://collections.nhm.org/library/systems:imagecleanup?do=diff&1221089415 A few points to remember: Photoshop allows you to use layers. This means that you can move layers, switch layers, delete layers, and create layers. Layers allow you to reconstruct images and copy and paste on new layers as much as you like. You ca... text/html 2007-11-05T08:31:49+01:00 Dean Pentcheff (deanpentcheff@192.168.0.15) http://collections.nhm.org/library/systems:digitalimages:guidelines?do=diff&1194280309 Theory is all very well. On the other hand, these are some specific guidelines that should serve as starting-points for our work. Don’t take them as absolute rules: use your judgement and try variations. Use what works. If you develop other us... text/html 2007-09-27T11:39:24+01:00 Dean Pentcheff (deanpentcheff@192.168.0.4) http://collections.nhm.org/library/systems:proxy?do=diff&1190918364 Some web resources require the use of a proxy server to gain access from the Museum. This document describes how to set up for the UCLA proxy server in the Firefox web browser. What is a proxy server? Some commercial web resources require that r... text/html 2007-09-21T11:00:28+01:00 Dean Pentcheff (deanpentcheff@192.168.0.4) http://collections.nhm.org/library/systems:acrobat?do=diff&1190397628 For scanned PDFs, it can take Acrobat Reader quite a while to generate the little navigation thumbnails. Those can be precalculated and stored in the PDF file. They add negligibly to the file size. Click Pages in the far-left Navigation Tabs to sh... text/html 2007-09-21T10:59:20+01:00 Dean Pentcheff (deanpentcheff@192.168.0.4) http://collections.nhm.org/library/systems:acrobatwindows?do=diff&1190397560 Note: the following settings address only saving files in Acrobat under Windows. For other tips that are relevant, see Final Acrobat processing on OS X. Embed thumbnails For scanned PDFs, it can take Acrobat Reader quite a while to generate the ... text/html 2007-09-20T19:18:10+01:00 Dean Pentcheff (deanpentcheff@192.168.0.4) http://collections.nhm.org/library/systems:acrobatusage?do=diff&1190341090 Following are some hints on performing some actions in “full” Acrobat (not the Reader version). These apply to Acrobat 6.0 for Mac OS X and may not be accurate for other versions. Rotating pages Click Pages in the far-left Navigation ... text/html 2007-09-20T19:12:18+01:00 Dean Pentcheff (deanpentcheff@192.168.0.4) http://collections.nhm.org/library/systems:pdfreferences?do=diff&1190340738 The diagram below shows the general flow of information into our image and reference databases. Flow of references through the data system Here’s a diagram of how reference information flows through our systems. In this diagram, “... text/html 2007-05-03T22:41:51+01:00 Dean Pentcheff (deanpentcheff@72.211.249.94) http://collections.nhm.org/library/systems:pdftk?do=diff&1178257311 The “pdftk” program (available here) is a commandline program that can split and combine PDF files (among other functions). The source website has links to graphical user interfaces for pdftk, but the guidelines here assume you are usin... text/html 2007-02-09T20:13:09+01:00 anonymous@202.92.40.4 http://collections.nhm.org/library/wiki:acronyms?do=diff&1171080789 # # ACRONYM LIST # Add Acronyms for the Wiki to highlight throughout the site by # this page in the wiki (click the “Edit” button). # ...