Please
note: No financial assistance, housing, or travel
are provided as part of this opportunity. Students
are responsible for making their own arrangements.
ABS
Project List - 2008
Not
all projects are available all weeks.
Some projects require special skills and requirements.
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PROJECT
TITLE:
Scanning Invertebrate Animal
Illustrations and Maps
PROJECT
DESCRIPTION:
Illustrations of invertebrate animals and maps
of their locations to be scanned. Fine and elaborate
illustrations of invertebrate animals are being
cleaned and safely stored using archival sleeves
and boxes. A database is maintained with details
of each illustration. The Museum has over 2,000
illustrations stored and cataloged but less than
10% have been scanned. These illustrations represent
a period of about 50 years when the Department
of Invertebrate Zoology was full of researchers
doing taxonomic work and needing accurate drawings
to publish along with the description. While these
drawings can be seen here where they are stored,
having them in digital form would allow much greater
access.
QUALIFICATIONS
/ REQUIREMENTS:
No specific qualifications are required; however,
knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Office would
be useful. An intern who has an interest in chemistry,
physics, or Earth science might find this internship
especially interesting.
TIMETABLE:
Any week(s) in April after, and including, April
7th. No less than one week and no more than two
weeks are sufficient to complete this work.
CONTACT
Staff
Sponsor:
Molly Kelly Ryan
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202-633-0674
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E-mail:
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PROJECT
TITLE:
Iron Speciation and in Volcanic
Glasses
PROJECT
DESCRIPTION:
The ratio of oxidized to reduced iron in the Earth
controls processes as diverse as volcanic degassing
and the evolution of life. In this project the
intern will assist in quantifying iron speciation
in volcanic samples by processing X-ray spectra.
They will participate in interpreting the results
and learn about the broader implications for the
evolution of the Earth.
QUALIFICATIONS
/ REQUIREMENTS:
Intern must be neat, clean, and careful. Must
be able to handle the drawings without touching
the image and to keep the scanner and work area
free of dirt. Accurately naming the image with
its scientific name and burning groups of images
onto CD is part of the job.
TIMETABLE:
CONTACT
Staff
Sponsor:
Elizabeth Cottrell
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Phone:
202-633-1859
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E-mail:
cottrelle@si.edu
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PROJECT
TITLE:
Glass sponge figure digitization
PROJECT
DESCRIPTION:
As with many animal groups, most of the best figures
of the anatomy of glass sponges (Hexactinellida)
are found in very old literature (100+ years).
One of the most important steps in bringing systematics
and taxonomy a modern perspective is through the
creation of large, widely accessible collections
of digital information. This project will consist
of scanning and organizing figures taken from
classic literature on glass sponges. Glass sponges
are found in the deep seas and their skeletal
elements (called spicules) are amazingly diverse
and beautiful.
QUALIFICATIONS
/ REQUIREMENTS:
Attention to detail.
TIMETABLE:
Any time between Jan 1 and June 20, 2008.
CONTACT
Staff
Sponsor:
Allen Collins
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Phone:
202-633-0645
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E-mail:
collinsa@si.edu
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PROJECT
TITLE:
Cataloging Beloniform Fish
Radiographs
PROJECT
DESCRIPTION:
A large collection of radiographs (X-ray photographs)
of needlefishes and halfbeaks has been accumulated
as part of long-term research on these fishes.
Vertebral and fin-ray counts have been recorded
with most of these radiographs. The intern will
transfer the vertebral and fin-ray counts by species
to a database; catalogue and database the radiographs;
and organize the radiographs in file cabinets
for eventual inclusion in the radiograph file
of the Division of Fishes.
QUALIFICATIONS
/ REQUIREMENTS:
Experience using Microsoft Excel and interest
in fish osteology and/or radiology.
TIMETABLE:
CONTACT
Staff
Sponsor:
Bruce B. Collette
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202-633-1287
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E-mail:
collettb@si.edu
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PROJECT
TITLE:
Translations of Mollusk Species
Descriptions
PROJECT
DESCRIPTION:
The intern will translate original species descriptions
from Spanish, French, German, and Latin to English
for mollusk species listed on http://invertebrates.si.edu/cerion/
The work can be done from any computer with internet
access, so off-site students can also apply. A
list of descriptions in a particular language
will be provided and the translations sent in
by e-mail. Staff will check them for appropriate
malacological jargon and post them to the internet
from here. A credit line “Translation by
……” for will be included. To see
an example, go to the Cerion website, scroll to
Cerion aedilii in the “select from
list”, click the go box, then go to original
description, “Click to view” to see
a description in Spanish for which we are seeking
an English translation. There are probably about
a hundred descriptions in need of translation
on this website.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Fluent in language being translated.
TIMETABLE:
Indefinite
AWARD
PACKAGE:
None
CONTACT
Name:
Jerry Harasewych
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Phone:
202-633-1745
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E-mail:
harasewych@si.edu
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PROJECT
TITLE:
Mouse Recuration
PROJECT
DESCRIPTION:
The intern will assist the USGS staff in the Division
of Mammals with their recuration of the genus
Mus in their newly renovated state-of-the-art
compacted storage room within the National Museum
of Natural History. Stuffed skins and skulls of
over 8,000 specimens need to be individually inventoried
against the database and labels need to be updated
to reflect currently accepted nomenclature. Help
with additional associated tasks, such as the
relabeling of drawers and cases to reflect changes
is also needed.
QUALIFICATIONS:
The ability to climb ladders and lift drawers
overhead may be necessary. The volunteer/intern
will need to be able to maintain specimens in
the proper order and handle fragile specimens
very carefully.
TIMETABLE:
Indefinite
AWARD
PACKAGE:
None
CONTACT
Name:
Suzanne Peurach
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Phone:
202-633-1277
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E-mail:
peurachs@si.edu |
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PROJECT
TITLE:
Assessing
the Value of a Science Publication
PROJECT
DESCRIPTION:
The
Institution publishes information about erupting
volcanoes in what is currently called the Bulletin
of the Global Volcanism Network. This is available
both in black-and-white as a paper copy, and as
a pdf file, and it forms a key part of our website
where it is typically described as an 'activity
report.' We would like to find ways to evaluate
the impact of the Bulletin on scientists and research.
The process is complicated by the fact that the
name of the publication has changed several times
since it began in 1968. Furthermore, the publication
is 'gray literature' that often gets cited in
differing ways in various publications. We are
also uncertain whether investigators are clearly
citing the data obtained from our website. Still,
we'd like to explore how we might establish a
reasonable estimate of our "citation index."
Perhaps there are other indices that come into
play in cases like this, in which case, we would
like to learn more about the options for evaluating
this publication.
In
addition, various experiments and comparative
tests can be made using citation indexing techniques.
If time is available, the student may wish to
explore some of these.
Another related publication that we support, Weekly
Reports on active volcanoes might also be the
subject of a similar evaluation (that publication
is just a few years old and only web based).
The
results of these efforts will bear upon our planning,
direction, and strategy. How important is our
work in current research and for future assessments
and understanding of planet Earth?
QUALIFICATIONS
/ REQUIREMENTS:
TIMETABLE:
CONTACT
Staff
Sponsor:
Rick Wunderman
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Phone:
202-633-1827
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E-mail:
rwunder@volcano.si.edu
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PROJECT
TITLE:
Analysis of a Pennsylvanian-age
wetland flora
PROJECT
DESCRIPTION:
Incumbent will be working with plant fossils of
Pennsylvanian age (about 307 million years old)
from a coal mine in south-central Illinois. Objective
1 is to sort the fossils into groups with similar
appearance. Objective 2 is to photograph representative
members of each group of fossils. Objective 3
is to attempt to identify the fossil groups taxonomically
in as much detail as possible.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Inquisitiveness. Computer and photographic skills
(or desire to learn the latter) a plus.
TIMETABLE:
One month, starting in January, 2008. December
start possible, although it is likely that we
will not be here the last week of December.
CONTACT
Name:
Bill DiMichele
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Phone:
202-633-1319
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E-mail:
dimichel@si.edu |
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PROJECT
TITLE:
Contributions
to the U.S. National Herbarium: two projects
PROJECT
DESCRIPTION:
Botany
Maps: The Department of Botany has a collection
of over 10,000 maps dating from the 1860s to the
present. Volunteer help has been organizing the
maps, photographing them and entering them into
a database. Depending on the student's skills
and interests, s/he would assist in identifying
obscure maps, photographing maps, editing the
photos, entering information about the maps into
the database and/or cleaning up the database code
and web interface. The database is written in
Microsoft Access and its primary user interface
is in ColdFusion / HTML / SQL.
Ethnobotany
Research: The Department of Botany is studying
the ethnobotany of the border regions of the United
States and Mexico, using historical specimens
in the United States National Herbarium. A preliminary
step is to ascertain all available published,
archival and online resources associated with
the collecting of ethnobotanist Edward Palmer,
the government funded Mexican Boundary Survey
(1852-1855) and International Boundary Commission
(1911). The Spring Break student would assist
the project researcher is assembling and organizing
these references and, if time permits, begin the
task of extracting specific botanical and ethnobotanical
data from these references.
QUALIFICATIONS
/ REQUIREMENTS:
No
specific experience or academic requirements required
for either project.
TIMETABLE:
CONTACT
Staff
Sponsor:
Rusty Russell
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202-633-0943
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E-mail:
russellr@si.edu
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PROJECT
TITLE:
Botany of the United States
Exploring Expedition: 1838-1842
PROJECT
DESCRIPTION:
Interns will have an opportunity to work directly
with historic specimens, assist in the conservation
effort, help to organize an enormous amount of
data, and perform library and archives research.
The U.S. National Herbarium is in the third year
of a multi-year project to locate, organize and
conserve the historic plant collections of the
U.S. Exploring Expedition (1838-1842) under the
command of Lt. Charles Wilkes. Because the approximately
10,000 specimens are stored in the collection
according to the plant identification, the entire
herbarium must be searched in order to locate
these important specimens. With the assistance
of published reports and archives documents, we
are enhancing the collection data for each specimen
and preparing a comprehensive publication on the
Botany of the U.S. Exploring Expedition.
Safety
Note: One reason the conservation effort is so
critical is that many of the specimens have deteriorated
due to historic treatments of mercuric chloride.
This compound not only affects the specimen, but
continues to generate mercury gasses at extremely
low levels. The original studies into the effect
of these compounds on historic specimens has been
conducted at the Smithsonian. We have conducted
over four years of sophisticated testing to insure
the safety and health of all those who work with
our collections.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Must have a strong interest in working directly
with museum collections, especially with regard
to botanical specimens. Must possess strong research
skills. Must be able to work independently and
demonstrate a commitment to achieving project
goals. Must be detail oriented and highly motivated.
Careful handling MUST be applied in working with
fragile, historical specimens. Knowledge of Microsoft
Excel and Microsoft Access a plus. A minimum of
10 hours per week is required. Individuals best
suited to the project are eager to search for
'buried' specimens, patient when they don't find
them, and possess a sense of humor.
TIMETABLE:
Indefinite
AWARD
PACKAGE:
None
CONTACT
Name:
Rusty Russell
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202-633-0943
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E-mail:
russellr@si.edu |
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TITLE:
Preparing a List of Plant
Species
PROJECT
DESCRIPTION:
The Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC)
calls for a preliminary assessment list of the
conservation status of all known plant species.
The intern will use specimen data from the U.S.
National Herbarium to investigate and analyze
preliminary conservation assessments on select
plant families.
QUALIFICATIONS:
TIMETABLE:
Indefinite
AWARD
PACKAGE:
None
CONTACT
Name:
Gary Krupnick
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Phone:
202-633-0940
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E-mail:
krupnickg@si.edu |
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PROJECT
TITLE:
Archiving
and document scanning and database management
for the Wilson Copepod Library - Project Full
PROJECT
DESCRIPTION:
We seek an intern to use our high speed scanner
to scan and archive copepod information cards.
The scanner scans both sides of the card, create
and then saves a .jpg file. This file is then
renamed following a specific protocol and attached
to an Access database. The Wilson Copepod Library
was started in the late 1800's by Charles B. Wilson,
and is the largest collection of literature dealing
with the crustacean group known as copepods in
the world. One of the unique features of this
library is the copepod species 3x5 card collection
of approximately 40,000 cards. There is a card
for every known genus and species including synonyms.
Each card records who published on the species,
the year and what pages referenced this species.
It is an invaluable resource, with many cards
over 100 years old, these cards have been added
to and maintained up to the present. Many of the
older cards are becoming brittle and worn and
this resource needs to be digitized and converted
to jpg's. This unique collection will then be
made available on the web at the World
of Copepods. The library also has many very
old books and papers that need to be placed in
archival Mylar envelopes, labeled and filed back
into the collection, some of the more delicate
older publications will need to be scanned before
deterioration of the paper results in its loss.
At the end of the project the Genera database
on the web will be updated with these pdf files
making the information available to all researchers
in the world. Credit for this work will result
with the student name appearing on the World of
Copepod web site.
QUALIFICATIONS
/ REQUIREMENTS:
Student should have basic know of the database
Access and or Excel, an interest in archival processing,
and electronic record management. Knowledge in
web development would be helpful but not required.
TIMETABLE:
CONTACT
Staff
Sponsor:
T. Chad Walter
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202-633-0677
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E-mail:
walterc@si.edu
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PROJECT
TITLE:
Encyclopedia of Life Internship
PROJECT
DESCRIPTION:
The idea for the Encyclopedia
of Life (EOL) is deceptively simple: construct
a web site for each of the approximately 1.8 million
species now known to be present on Earth, and
make them all accessible through a single portal.
The time for the EOL is right because there has
been progress in recent years in making biodiversity
information more accessible and because computing
technologies have advanced to a point where this
knowledge can be linked together in an efficient
and cost-effective way. This project brings together
several of the world's leading natural history
museums and biodiversity research groups. The
EOL Secretariat, housed at the Smithsonian Institution's
National Museum of Natural History, coordinates
and oversees activities of the five core component
groups and interacts with the public, among other
responsibilities. The EOL Secretariat seeks interns
interested in assisting with internal and external
outreach to the EOL's various audiences. Interns
will work on a variety of projects such as designing
outreach materials and conducting EOL web site
reviews. We are also open to suggestions for exciting
and engaging projects that will further the project's
goals.
QUALIFICATIONS
/ REQUIREMENTS:
Strong writing and communications skills a must.
Knowledge of Adobe, PowerPoint, or other design
programs (depending on the project) preferred.
TIMETABLE:
Internships are offered for varying lengths of
time.
CONTACT
Staff
Sponsor:
Breen Byrnes
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202-633-8730
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E-mail:
byrnesb@si.edu
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PROJECT
TITLE:
The MySpace,
Facebook, YouTube, Flickr project
PROJECT
DESCRIPTION:
Tntern(s)
will work with a variety of NMNH offices to help
investigate, manage, maintain, and add appropriate
museum content to our "spaces" on existing
(or new) social participation and outreach websites
such as MySpace, Facebook, YouTube, and Flickr.
This project may require some basic research into
the best practices and standards of mainstream
Web 2.0 online resources and websites. This project
work may take place onsite at NMNH in Washington,
DC using either a Mac or a PC – or - virtually
from any remote telecommuting location. The modern
online tools and facilities that incorporate Web
2.0 features are already gaining great traction
with educational organizations and institutions.
While NMNH already has some limited content online
in various capacities from a few offices and programs,
we are not even scratching the surface of our
potential for joining the social networking and
Web 2.0 communities. Here is an opportunity to
help the Museum in the early stages of this new
development.
QUALIFICATIONS
/ REQUIREMENTS:
use
of the web and basic online resources; good communication
skills, dynamic initiative, creativity, thorough
follow-up, and documentation skills; ability to
work independently.
TIMETABLE:
CONTACT
Staff
Sponsor:
Dennis Hasch
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Phone:
202-633-0848
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E-mail:
haschd@si.edu
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PROJECT
TITLE:
Wield the
Power of RSS
PROJECT
DESCRIPTION:
The
RSS, the Really Simple Syndication XML format
is among the fastest growing internet technologies
to distribute, expose, and share online information.
It is also growing as one of the best ways to
promote museum websites and dynamically changing
and rich museum web content. The NMNH Web Branch
seeks to take advantage of the established RSS
technologies and utilize its power and trend in
support of the new NMNH Web Site which is about
to be launched in the Spring of 2006 as well as
for the promotion of existing websites, exhibits,
and other promotional venues. The technical focus
of this opportunity is to work with the NMNH IT
Web Branch and/or internal content providers and
web managers to develop and implement the required
RSS XML templates, usage standards, guidelines,
and documentation for multiple museum RSS feeds
through which to distribute and promote museum
information. If necessary, this opportunity would
require ample research (if not already known)
into RSS industry standards and best practices
from which the museum can take full advantage.
Since the NMNH web sphere is emerging deeper into
the Smithsonian's utilization of Interwoven TeamSite/OpenDeploy,
our Web Content Management (WCM) system, this
internship opportunity also offers the advantage
of gaining valuable experience by working with
a powerful and industry standard, enterprise wide
WCM.
QUALIFICATIONS
/ REQUIREMENTS:
This
opportunities best suited for candidates with
basic or advanced levels of web development and
especially those with a good or aspiring understanding
of XML and RSS and those that are interested in
working within an industry standard WCM. Moreover,
good communication skills, dynamic initiative,
creativity, and thorough follow-up with solid
documentation skills would also be important to
find success with this opportunity.
TIMETABLE:
CONTACT
Staff
Sponsor:
Dennis Hasch
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Phone:
202-633-0848
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E-mail:
haschd@si.edu
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TITLE:
Power to
the Podcasters!
PROJECT
DESCRIPTION:
Intern(s) will develop and implement an easy-to-use
Podcast toolbox, establish usage standards, audio
encoding guidelines, and documentation for museum
Podcast feeds. Podcasting is among the fastest
growing internet audio visual technologies to
syndicate and distribute online information and
is growing in popularity as one of the best ways
to promote museum events on the NMNH Web Site.
The intern will also gain valuable experience
by working with a powerful and industry standard,
enterprise wide WCM.
QUALIFICATIONS
/ REQUIREMENTS:
basic or advanced skills in audio and video web
development; good or aspiring understanding of
Podcast technologies and associated encoding and
RSS formats; good communication skills, dynamic
initiative, creativity, thorough follow-up, and
good documentation skills.
TIMETABLE:
CONTACT
Staff
Sponsor:
Dennis Hasch
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Phone:
202-633-0848
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E-mail:
haschd@si.edu
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TITLE:
Fantastic
Flash Development
PROJECT
DESCRIPTION:
Flash is considered the industry standard for
creating high-impact interactive web presentations
and is well suited for many museum virtual efforts,
online exhibits, and educational and informative
interactives. This Flash-based internship opportunity
offers 2 options:
1)
Fantastic Flash Development – scribble: The
intern will implement a small collection of Flash-based
applications that use the "scribble"
coloring book Flash interactive application technology,
which allows web users to color or draw on a selection
of images. Specifically, the intern will assist
in choosing and editing optimal natural history
related images (dinosaurs, gems, animals, plants,
etc.), work with Flash and code configurations,
upload test, and document the steps and procedures.
2)
Fantastic Flash Development – interactive:
The intern will design and implement their own
idea for an educational or entertainment oriented
Flash interactive that makes innovative use of
our rich online educational and collections content.
QUALIFICATIONS
/ REQUIREMENTS:
These opportunities are best suited for candidates
with basic or advanced levels of Flash experience,
but aspiring Flash developers are also welcome.
TIMETABLE:
CONTACT
Staff
Sponsor:
Dennis Hasch
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Phone:
202-633-0848
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E-mail:
haschd@si.edu
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PROJECT
TITLE:
Internal
Navigation and Emerging Cascading Style Sheet
(CSS) Development
PROJECT
DESCRIPTION:
NMNH
is among the largest and most complex museums
in the world. As the Web Branch moves forward
to support the web and online needs of our web
visitors and professional associates, we also
must provide an efficient internal (intranet)
web presence to meet the growing needs of internal
communication and information sharing. Traditionally,
the museum intranet space as been a disparate
collection of various office and departmental
spaces without a necessary logical structure that
supports the internal museum structure. Efforts
to consolidate our intranet resources into the
Smithsonian's enterprise wide web content management
system (WCM) are already underway. The Smithsonian
uses Interwoven TeamSite/OpenDeploy among the
most powerful and industry standard WCM systems.
The focus of this opportunity is to work with
the NMNH IT Web Branch and internal content providers
to build and implement a more solid navigational
foundation and structure for museum internal resources
within the Intranet WCM and assist in the migration
of disparate intranet content sources into the
new proposed structure and system. Because new
NMNH Intranet efforts are moving to CSS functionality,
it will also be important to implement a dynamic
and changeable format for the navigation that
takes advantage of style sheet functionality,
from which the NMNH Web Branch has already started
to build and manage.
QUALIFICATIONS
/ REQUIREMENTS:
This
opportunities best suited for candidates with
basic or advanced levels of web development and
especially those with a good understanding of
CSS and those that are interested in working within
an industry standard WCM. Moreover, good communication
skills, dynamic initiative, creativity, and thorough
follow-up with reasonable documentation would
also be important to find success with these opportunities.
TIMETABLE:
CONTACT
Staff
Sponsor:
Dennis Hasch
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Phone:
202-633-0848
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E-mail:
haschd@si.edu
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PROJECT
TITLE:
INOTAXA Project
PROJECT
DESCRIPTION:
We seek the assistance of a student(s) interested
in developing parsing scripts to accommodate the
variation in structure and format of one subset
of data in taxonomic literature (e.g., names of
organisms, their synonyms or lists of specimens
studied) and testing whether it is possible to
'teach' a computer to recognize the structure
and choose the correct script for that format.
The
INOTAXA project will enable researchers, policy
advisors, educators, and the general public worldwide
to better access to published taxonomic data.
INOTAXA (INtegrated Open TAXonomic Access) is
a model for global access to the data and information
necessary for understanding the world's biota.
It will be a web workspace in which taxonomic
descriptions, identification keys, catalogues,
names, specimen data, images and other resources
can be accessed simultaneously according to user-defined
needs. It was conceived and identified as a priority
by a number of major museums and herbaria determined
to demonstrate the potential of combining information,
literature and research data held within their
collections. This project will further develop
and expand the results of the pilot in a key research
and public policy arena. The future of taxonomy
lies in effective use of the internet. The taxonomic
webspace we are building in INOTAXA will include
access to, and easy upload of, digitized taxonomic
descriptions and other information currently literature-based,
images, and specimen, nomenclatural and geographical
data. It will deliver information in user-defined
ways, reduce repeated entry of the same data,
be user-friendly and allow local caching and data
analysis by appropriate web tools. It will be
based on a distributed data model, using agreed
community standards. INOTAXA will make data available
in ways that are usable and analyzable by taxonomists,
ecologists, conservationists, policy advisers,
and students of all ages. While the project is
focusing first on an interface for taxonomists
(in order to improve and speed taxonomic work
to provide better data to others), the same data
can be used in interfaces that will be appropriate
to the other users of taxonomic data, including
the Encyclopedia of Life project. The project
will use the tools and technology of the "Semantic
Web". The
Biodiversity Heritage Library currently coordinated
by Smithsonian Institution Libraries, will result
in a massive amount of biodiversity literature
freely available in digital form. Availability,
does not mean that it will be easy for those who
need it to find it because keyword searches of
the entire text will be nearly the only way to
access information. While very useful, keyword
searches have serious drawbacks, including potential
for provision of either too much or too little
information, vocabulary sensitivity, and difficulty
of collating data from many sources. Making the
data optimally usable by taxonomists and others
will require a working system using Semantic Web
technology such as INOTAXA to parse the data,
make it fully searchable and interoperable with
other biodiversity data sets. The next major aim
of this project is to show that it is possible
to build a 'library' of parsing scripts (computer
programs which will take existing text and divide
it into the logical pieces for searching that
have been identified during the INOTAXA project
and incorporated into taXMLit) which, when combined
with Artificial Intelligence, will allow a taxonomists
to automatically convert a taxonomic work to the
taXMLit schema and incorporate it into INOTAXA.
To date, we have only a small part of that 'library',
which we have used successfully to parse one volume
of the Biologia Centrali-Americana.
QUALIFICATIONS:
A strong background in computer programming (especially
Java, since existing scripts are written in Java)
and the use of artificial intelligence/machine
learning is required. Knowledge of fields of biology
and biodiversity is preferred, but not necessary.
TIMETABLE:
Indefinite
AWARD
PACKAGE:
None
CONTACT
Name:
Anna Weitzman
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Phone:
202-633-0846
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E-mail:
weitzman@si.edu |
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Logistics
Questions
How
do you apply for the Alternative Spring
Break Program?
Students
interested in participating in the ABS
should contact (e-mail) the person listed
as the ""Staff Sponsor"
for the project they are most interested
in working on. Include in your e-mail
the name of the project you're interested
in, the dates of your spring break, and
your academic background including any
experience relevant to the project selected.
How will students be selected?
Students
selected for participation will receive
a confirmation e-mail from the project
Staff Sponsor.
How many students will be selected?
Each
week of spring break no more than 12 students
will be selected for participation in
the program.
Where will students report on the first
day of the week? Do you have advice or
directions for how to get there?
Students
selected for participation will report
to the National Museum of Natural History
(10th Street and Constitution Avenue,
NW) Constitution Avenue Lobby. Have a
security officer call Mary Sangrey (633-4548)
who will meet them in the lobby.
What time should students arrive on the
first day? And what will be their regular
working hours?
Monday
at 9:00 a.m. is preferred arrival. Regular
work hours are 8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.
After selected and reporting for the first
day, whom should students ask for?
Mary
Sangrey, 202-633-4548
What sort of attire should students wear
throughout the week?
Work
dress is casual attire. Anything easy
to work in is best. (yes, jeans are fine).
