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  • 1.  180 Slides Avaialable from Oklahoma State CHS

    Posted 08-15-2014 10:15
    Hello All, 

    We have about 180 slides from our original glass slide collection that were scanned by Bacus, and we can make available.  Sorry I haven't been much of a part of the discussion, but do indeed want to be a part and offer all that I can do.  

    We are still using the Bacus/Olympus system and I have always liked it for displaying our slides.  It has some drawbacks, but I like the feature of students being able to sync with my slide (from off campus or wherever) and I can move it around, point to material, and chat via a chat feature.  Slides load quickly from our server and we have not had much, if any, trouble.  Changes in the Olympus ownership, of course, have brought some questions and things to overcome. 

    Looking forward to the sharing of slides, 

    Bill 
    Oklahoma State Center for Health Sciences
    Anatomy and Cell Biology Department 

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    William Meek
    Professor
    Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
    Tulsa OK
    918-561-8258
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  • 2.  RE: 180 Slides Avaialable from Oklahoma State CHS

    Posted 08-16-2014 07:44

    Hi everyone, I know this group is interested in building a structure for sharing virtual histology images but I wanted to let everyone know that NIH has recently set up a web site designed to share 3D print files in various categories with medical and anatomical being one category (see NIH 3D Print Exchange at http://3dprint.nih.gov/).  My interest has been in making 3D prints of 2D microscope images so that students who are blind or visually impaired can by touch and feel learn what sighted students see when using a microscope.  I've added seven stl files of histology and cell biology microscope images to the NIH 3D Print Exchange that can be downloaded and 3D printed.  If interested, the files named 3DPX-000520 through 3DPX-000519 can be downloaded at http://3dprint.nih.gov/discover and images of the 3D printed models made from these files can be seen at http://3dprint.nih.gov/builds.  It would be ideal if the planned digital histology image database could link with the NIH 3D Print Exchange so that appropriate 2D images could be made into 3D print files for the future design of tactile learning objects.

    Mike

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    Michael Kolitsky
    Online Adjunct Professor
    The University of Texas at El Paso
    Ocean City NJ
    609-399-2431
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  • 3.  RE: 180 Slides Avaialable from Oklahoma State CHS

    Posted 08-17-2014 19:45
    Thank you, Bill, for offering the Oklahoma State collection. 
    Including your collection would be especially helpful, as we would like to have different file formats represented. At this point we only need an expression of intention. When the repository becomes a reality, we will ask every copyright holder for permission to distribute the collection and the conditions (Creative Commons License) under which the repository will be allowed to distribute the collection. 
    If you as DHIG subscribers have virtual slide collections you are willing to make available via the repository, please let us know. We would like to include a list of potential donors in the grant application. Either send a message to the DHIG list or an email to Lisa, Haviva or myself. These collections are not limited to histology slides, but might also include pathology and embryology collections.
    Thanks again
    Michael

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    Michael Hortsch
    Associate Professor
    University of Michigan
    Ann Arbor MI
    734-647 2720
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