www.eSkeletons.org: An Interactive Digital Library of Human and Primate Anatomy

这个收集项目建立在网站www.eskeletons.org早期成功的基础上，极大地扩展了网站内容的范围、学生与材料互动的程度以及学生彼此互动的数量。新的激光扫描设备以及现有的高分辨率x射线计算机断层扫描技术的显著改进，使得比最初在现场发布的物种体型小得多的物种能够被纳入其中，并以更快的时间完成扫描。这个网站为学生提供了一个更全面的了解灵长类动物多样性的范围，并促进了实验室练习的多样性。网站新增内容包括：1)内容范围的扩大，包括额外的物种，特定物种的更大样本，以及说明特定观点的案例研究，包括法医研究，以及研究人员发布数据集的选项；2)针对年龄的多个入口门户，包括年级、大学和灰色学习者的单独门户，一个“协作馆”链接，作为汇集来自全国不同地区的教室和教师的信息交换中心；一系列的工具和练习，检查各种生物概念和主题；3)扩展目前的自测功能，并结合准备好的课程材料、PowerPoint演示文稿和课堂练习，教师可以在课堂上下载使用；4)3d硬拷贝打印输出，探索在各种尺度上使用解剖学上准确的模型作为教学工具，特别强调识别工具包和比较解剖学；5)可以在笔记本电脑和掌上pda上远程下载的网站版本，6)符合NSDL核心集成工作。

This collections project builds on the earlier successes of the web site, www.eskeletons.org, anddramatically expands the range of content at the site, the degree of student interactivity with thematerials, and the amount of student interaction with each other. New laser scanning equipmentalong with dramatic improvements in existing high resolution X-ray computed tomography technologies allows the inclusion of species of a much smaller body size than those initially posted at the site, with the completion of the scans accomplished on a much faster timetable. This site provides students with a more complete understanding of the range of primate diversity and facilitates a great diversity of lab exercises.Additions to the site include: 1) an expansion of the range of content including additional species, larger samples of particular species, and case studies that illustrate specific points, including forensic studies, and the option for researchers to post their datasets, 2) multiple entry portals that are age-specific and include separate portals for grade, college, and Gray learners, a "collaboratorium" link to serve as a clearinghouse for bringing together classrooms and instructors from different parts of the country, a series of tools and exercises that examine a variety of biological concepts and topics, 3) expansion of the current self-quizzingfeature and the incorporation of prepared curriculum materials, PowerPoint presentations, andclassroom exercises that can be downloaded by instructors for use in the classroom, 4) 3-D hard copy printouts to explore the use of anatomically accurate models at various scales as teaching tools, with a special emphasis on identification kits and comparative anatomy, 5) versions of the web site that can be downloadedfor remote use on laptops and handheld PDAs, and 6) conformity with the NSDL Core Integration effort.