<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; color: #000099'><div style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><p style="margin: 0pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"><font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" size="5"><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">Rare Scientific Illustrations Inside the MBLWHOI Library and the Biodiversity Heritage Library Project: <br>an Illustrated Talk with Catherine Norton<br><br></span></b></font><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; font-size: 12pt;"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"><i style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; color: darkblue;">Thursday</span></i><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">, October 8, 7pm,</span> Highfield hall, 56 Highfield Drive, Falmouth, MA</span></i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; font-size: 12pt;"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0pt; line-height: normal; font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; font-size: 12pt;">$5 suggested donation</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></p><p style="margin: 0pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Cathy
Norton, the dynamic director of the MBLWHOI Library, will present an
overview of the vast treasure trove of historic science illustrations
housed in the Rare Books collection of the Library. Ms. Norton will
also explain the importance of the role of the Library in preserving
pioneering works of art and science for future generations. Her talk
will expand your vision of what preservation means in the new digital
world we live in </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: darkblue; font-size: 12pt;">today,</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; font-size: 12pt;"> describing the work being done in the Biodiversity Heritage Libraries of the World.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>In Conjuction with the exhibit,<em> "Natural Science Illustrations: Darwin to Digital" at Highfield Hall through October 31<br></em></strong></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Highlighting
juried works by 21 members of the New England Chapter of the Guild of
Natural Science Illustrators. Also showcasing prints from the MBLWHOI
Library’s renowned collection of historical illustrations including
Haeckel and Leuckart. Works from Woods Hole illustrator Julia Child's
Biological Illustration students are on view in the Ter Heun room. A
unique juxtaposition of contemporary artists with several significant
predecessors in the field. Curator, Tamara Clark.<br></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; font-size: 12pt;"><br><strong>Biography</strong></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Cathy
Norton is the current director of the MBLWHOI Library where, since the
late eighties, she has been involved in building the network
infrastructure for the laboratory and the electronic library that
serves affiliates worldwide- via high- speed networks.<span style=""> </span>She
leads collaborative projects on building virtual libraries and
taxonomic information services and is working with Sea Grant on
digitizing the Woods Hole herbarium collection. In education, she has
developed a paperless course in Medical Informatics that delivers the
resources and lectures on-line for the students.<span style=""> </span>Currently
she is serving as the chair of the digitization committee for the
Boston Library Consortium as well as serving on the executive committee.<span style=""> </span>In
2001 she helped form a new consortium of Research Libraries and Museums
(BISC) with Harvard’s Museum of Comparative Zoology, New York Botanical
Gardens, American Museum of Natural History, Cold Spring Harbors
Laboratory, Rockefeller University and the MBLWHOI Library.<span style=""> </span>She
is a member of the Biodiversity Heritage Library Consortium that has a
large-scale effort in motion for the digitization of all taxonomic
literature and serve as its Deputy Director and Vice Chair of the BHL
Council. She also is serving on the executive committee of BIOONE and
the Member’s Council of OCLC. She has hosted, lectured and organized
meetings for the NERCOMP Computer Groups and the International
Association for Marine Science Libraries and Information Centers. The
digital library initiatives have focused her interests into modernizing
the literature using taxonomic name servers and building communities of
stakeholders.</span></p><p style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal">--</p><p style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal">Tamara Clark <tclark@mbl.edu> <br><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; font-size: 12pt;"></span></p><p style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>