TAXACOM Digest - 22 Jun 2003 to 23 Jun 2003 (#2003-141)

[David E. Boufford]

Dear John,

The Harvard University Herbaria recently purchased an Epson Expression
1640XL, and it seems most researchers are pleased with the images we've
posted on the web. While we do have to invert the specimens to obtain an
image, if it's done properly it has to be done only once.

We have only just begun to image types, but a few genera are relatively
complete. Images can be accessed via our website,
http://www.huh.harvard.edu/databases/index.html

Click on "Specimens", enter a generic name (Castilleja and Cirsium, e.g.,
are mostly complete), check the box marked "types only" and hit
enter.  Select a taxon, then click on "FULL" or "HALF" in the "Images"
field of the specimen record.

Dave


>Date:    Mon, 23 Jun 2003 11:09:51 -0400
>From:    John Nelson <nelson at SC.EDU>
>Subject: scanners: herbarium specimen
>
>MON 23 Jun 1110h
>
>Friends
>
>         I need to buy a device that is big enough to scan an herbarium
>specimen, face up. Does anybody out there have experience with such a
>scanner, and the quality of resultant jpg images? Also cost?
>
>         I need to make a move on this soon, if you know what I mean...
>
>         thanks JOHN
>--
>John B. Nelson
>A. C. Moore Herbarium
>Department of Biological Sciences
>University of South Carolina
>Columbia SC 29208
>
>ph 803-777-8196
>fax 803-777-4002
>http://www.herbarium.org