small pieces loosely joined: getting louse research online
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Smith, V.S.*, Rycroft, S.D., Roberts, D. (2010). Small pieces loosely joined: getting louse research online.Forth-International Congress on Phthiraptera (ICP4)., Urgup, Cappadocia, Turkey. 13 -18 June.TRANSCRIPT
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Vincent S. SmithDave Roberts & Simon Rycroft
Small pieces loosely joinedGetting louse researchon the Web
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Cons • 1 Person • Limited updates• Taxonomy focus• No digital services• No ‘ownership’• Slow to buildhttp://phthiraptera.org
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Phthiraptera.orgYour content available to edit by you…
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Content Summary Phthiraptera.org
Data so far… • Phthirapterists (296)• Lice (8,040)• Birds (5,640)• Mammals (6,561)• Louse-host associations (12,472)• Bibliographic data (9,759)• Institutional collections (62)
Data to follow… • Images (7,650, 440 taxa)• PDF attachments (4,084)• Phylogenies (30+)
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BMC Bioinformatics
BMC Bioinformatics 2009, 10 (Suppl 14)S6doi:10.1186/1471-2105-10-S14-S6
Published: 10 November 2009
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