The Encyclopedia of Life (www.eol.org) “is a collaborative effort among scientists and the general public to bring together information about all 1.9 million species on the planet. All information is open source and freely accessible.”
Harvard and the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Mass. are among the many collaborators.
Celebrate the project’s new portal but checking out this tuna tour podcast:
More on theportal here:
EOL has grown dramatically to now include trusted information on nearly 700,000
species. EOL is supported by a community of more than 176 content providers and
more than 700 curators who are responsible for reviewing and approving content,
and by staff at contributing institutions around the world.
The new version – referred to as EOLv2 – was developed in response to requests from the general public, citizen scientists, educators and professional biologists around
the world for a site that was more engaging, accessible and personal. EOLv2 has
been completely redesigned to enhance usability and encourage contributions and
interactions among users. The product is also fully internationalized with
interfaces provided for English, Arabic, and Spanish language speakers.