Images are digital reproductions of still photography or print matter that has been scanned, edited, and compressed in formats compatible with the Web. Invasive Species information may be edited for the web in illustrations, graphics, charts and maps.

Examples of formats:

JPEG (Joint Photographic Expert Group)and GIF (Graphics Interchang Format)

Power Point Slide Show:

Many faculty and students prepare lectures and other materials using Power Point. Slides of Invasive Species may be coverted to Web-based Power Point.

Examples of formats:

Lectures,overviews, demonstrations, presentations, conference papers.

Web-based resources:

Communication taking place at the same time is a growing technology that will enable Invasive Species information exchange on a global scale.

Examples of uses:

Chat rooms, MUDs, MOOs, video conferencing and teleWeb delivery systems that combine Web-based programs and print materials

PDF

PDF is developed by Adobe to deliver text and graphic content over the Web. To use PDF files to read about Invasive Species you will need to follow instructions for downloading and installing Adobe Acrobat Reader

Examples of are:

Electronic Books, newsletters, journal, and scientific abstracts

Animated graphics

Animated graphics are graphics that can be made to move. Animated graphics can be used to demonstrate concepts such as a distribution of Invasive Species over time.

Examples of are:

Demonstations of concepts, icons and cartoons

Downloaded Media

Recommendations for downloading media files to enable you to view video or listen to audio information on Invasive Species are found on the Web.

Examples of are:

QuickTime movies WAV(audio) MP3 audio, MPEG video, AVI, and VDO

Repositories

Web sites containing materials related to each other are Repositories. Invasive species may be searched by theme, date, authorship or content relationship

Examples of are:

Libraries, archives, historical societies, governments, and other institutions

Databases

Databases are collections of data. Invasive Species can be run as a query for information in databases.

Examples of are:

Search engines,map tools,demographic tools, survey tools

Consider using resources such as radio, television, floppy disks, cd-rom’s, dvd, etc. to expand your knowledge of Invasive Species.