Research Information Systems for the Life Sciences Online Portfolio

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Research Information Systems for the Life
Sciences Online Portfolio

• Devin C. Grim
• Fall Semester, 2003

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Ummm I have a question.
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Devins RIS Website

• Index
• Assignments
• Lecture and Laboratory Journals
• Links
• Photographs
• Video

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Website Map
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Index

• Index Page
• Center of navigation for rest of the website
• Two interactive elements
• Date last modified
• Flash buttons

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Assignments

• GPS Analysis
• Color Plate Scan
• Scan of Original Illustration
• Watercolors

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GPS Analysis

• Objective To determine the effects of day of
  time and type of unit on the accuracy of a GPS
  receiver.
• Hypothesis Time of day and type of unit will
  have no effect on the accuracy of a GPS receiver.

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GPS Analysis - Data
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Color Plate Scan

• Image Source Burgess, N.R.H and Cowan G.O. 1993.
  A Colour Atlas of Medical Entomology. Chapman
  and Hall, London. 144pp.
• Scanner ScanMaker X6EL
• File Imported and Edited in Adobe Photoshop

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Scan of Original Illustration

• Media Vellum, archival ink
• Scanner ScanMaker X6EL
• Imported and Edited in Adobe Photoshop
• Title Added
• Scale Edited

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Photographs

• Macrophotography
• Microphotography
• Developing
• Mounting and Tinting 35 mm Slides

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Olympus Camedia

• Light source Olympus Electronic Flash Fl-10
• Close setting
• Sized and edited in Adobe Photoshop

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Nikon Coolpix 990

• Macroscope Magnification 25x
• Camera Magnification 50
• Shutter Speed 1/8 sec.
• Film Speed 3.1

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Watercolors

• Application of photography and Adobe Photoshop
  (Layers function)

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Video

• Correct Pinning Procedure of an American
  Cockroach
• Camera Canon XL1
• Lens Canon Video Lens 16x Zoom XL
• Editing iMovies for Mac
• For your viewing pleasure Pinning 101

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Thank you!!!

• Dr. Brewster and Dr. Mullins
• Meredith, Oscar, Brian
• VT Entomology Department