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The NBII Digital Image Library
Bringing your
images to a worldwide
audience…
The National Biological Information
Infrastructure (NBII) Digital Image
Library <http://images.nbii.gov>
Photo Credit: José Luis Cartes/Guyra Paraguay/NBII Photo Credit: John J. Mosesso /NBII
makes available online images
Toco Toucan (Ramphastos toco) Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana)
related to nature and the environment Paraguay Virginia, United States
from the "NBII's" own collections
and from contributing partners. The
library contains well-documented
images associated with organisms,
habitats, environment issues, wildlife
management, and biological research.
As new images are added, the library
continues to increase the depth and
diversity of available subjects. We
invite you to use and participate in this
expanding online resource.
Photo Credit: John J. Mosesso /NBII Photo Credit: Fernando González Parini/Guyra Paraguay/NBII
The Value of the Image Library Coppery Mesemb (Malephora crocea) Giant Anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)
The mission of the NBII Digital Image Hawaii, United States Camino a Bahia Negra, Paraguay
Library is to provide a wide range of
biological images – offering a rich, With this information, images can be locate images you have contributed.
Web-based resource of high-quality used to: Your organization's name, and the
images to scientists, conservationists, photographer, are linked to the image,
decision-makers, educators, students, u Aid identification, thus providing exposure to a wider
and the general public worldwide. u Complement museum specimens by audience. Some other benefits to
As such, images are either public showing colors of parts that fade in contributors include:
domain or available for most nonprofit collections,
purposes. u Illustrate lessons, scientific u A repository for contributors to
papers, news articles, Web sites, transfer and organize their images,
Most images can be downloaded in presentations, proposals, brochures, which can then be accessed online,
multiple sizes. The NBII also requires reports, and posters, u Ease in locating and sharing of
that each image be dynamically linked u Provide a baseline for changing images with others,
to metadata – specific information conditions when georeferenced, and u Secure, long-term storage,
about the image – thus increasing u Facilitate decisions about the u Long-term image preservation,
its usefulness to a broader audience. environment and its resources. u Reliable Internet service,
Well-documented images are key to u A robust search tool,
recording and understanding the natural Benefits to Contributing Partners u Strict quality control,
environment. Each image's metadata u Maintenance of image rights,
The library’s holdings encompass a
record contains validated information, u Capacity building for your
broad range of wildlife and ecological
such as scientific and common names, organization,
issues. Because of the information
descriptions, and geographic location as u Training in cataloging concepts
attached to an image, other potential
well as photographer and contributing and tools,
users conducting an image search can
partner names.
National Biological Information Infrastructure http://www.nbii.gov June 2008
1 Home Page: browse the library by broad biological
categories, by special collections, or by going straight to a
featured image. Other tools, such as the search box, the Image
Explorer browser, and a cart to hold your images are also
available from the home page.
4 Special Collections:
can be used by groups
or organizations to
highlight special projects
that they're working on or
specific themes.
3 Metadata Record: view an image's metadata
record and links to other resolutions.
2 Thumbnails Page: browse all the
thumbnails within a category.
u The application of global image Image metadata follow established accessible to a variety of audiences
standards, and guidelines based on the Dublin Core including researchers, natural resource
u Technical support to help transfer metadata standard. Contributors are managers, decision-makers, educators,
images and metadata. responsible for providing images with students, and other private citizens.
the appropriate validated metadata in
How the Image Library Works the NBII schema. For More Information
Image seekers may browse through our For more information about the NBII
Image and metadata standards for Digital Image Library or to explore
broad categories or search for specific
the Image Library are outlined in image project opportunities, contact the
images contained in the library (see
detail in The NBII Digital Image Digital Image Library coordinators:
graphics above). By clicking on an
Library Guidelines. The NBII has
image category you gain access to all
also developed an electronic tool for Annette Olson, Ph.D.
the thumbnails within that category.
cataloging information for images and E-mail: alolson@usgs.gov or
Then by clicking on an individual
can provide nodes and partners the images@nbii.gov
thumbnail image, its metadata record
necessary training. We also provide Phone: 1-703-648-4080
and links to other resolutions appear
tools and resources to upload, host, and
on a new page.
search images. We are working to add Bruce Hunter
Image and Metadata Standards multilingual functionality to our E-mail: bhunter@usgs.gov
tools as well. Phone: 1-703-648-4313
As a general rule, images are digitized
at the highest resolution appropriate About the NBII
to achieve the level of quality and the NBII National Program Office
long-term preservation of the library The NBII <www.nbii.gov> is an 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive
collection. The NBII has developed electronic information network that Reston, VA 20192 U.S.A.
guidelines that are based on current provides access to biological data and
global standards and technologies. information on our nation’s plants, Find us on the Web at:
The quality of image resolution and animals, and ecosystems. Data and <http://images.nbii.gov>.
file compression of un-retouched information maintained by federal,
photographs are important for system state, and local government agencies;
compatibility, interoperability, and non-government organizations; and
demonstrating ownership of the private-sector organizations are linked
digital asset. through the NBII gateway and made
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