This page offers historical information about the The Theropod Archives, and is intended to help users readily identify when content was added to the site. When posting an update, I will note key changes in the Update History section, and provide a link to a page displaying the short list of PDF entries added.
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| Public Announcements |
The
Theropod Archives, a PDF library for theropod researchers
(Introduction posted to the
Dinosaur Mailing List, 23 April 2008)
The
Theropod Archives Revisited
(Launch announcement posted to the Dinosaur Mailing List, 29 May 2008)
The
theropods have been released!
(Launch announcement appearing on the science blog Laelaps,
courtesy Brian Switek, 30 May 2008)
| Web Site Launch |
29 May 2008
Established the URL of the home page as http://home.comcast.net/~theropod-archives/.
Listed 280 registered PDFs, of which 166 were available for download (46 directly, 120 through links to external Web sites).
Introduced a new email address for use with the site: theropod-archives AT comcast DOT net.
| Update History |
7 June 2008 (Administrative Update)
Renamed locally available PDFs in accordance with a new file naming convention.
Added accession identifiers and registration/archive dates to each PDF entry.
Removed external PDF links for two papers that are no longer freely available.
Corrected one broken hyperlink.
Added an Acknowledgements page.
Added this Web Site History page.
Expanded the navigation bar on the home page to include links to all other pages.
12 June 2008 (Registry Modifications & Additions)
Modified 5 registry entries (1 new external download).
Added 42 registry entries (40 external downloads plus 2 "registry only" entries).
Prepared a list of all new and changed registry entries.
21 June 2008 (Design Changes / Registry Modification & Additions)
Modified the way external PDF hyperlinks are displayed, eliminating yellow-shaded highlighting in favor of a red directional arrow that points off the page.
Altered supporting text within the Copyright Statement and on the home page consistent with the above change.
Added banner heads to the Web Site History page, and an "in the news" area for capturing blurbs about The Theropod Archives.
Built page navigation into individual lists of registry changes and additions, allowing users to cycle through the complete history of updates.
Added a link to each update history page opening on the text of the associated email sent to Update Notification Service subscribers.
Modified 1 registry entry.
Added 10 registry entries (3 internal downloads, 5 external downloads, plus 2 "registry only" entries).
Prepared a list of all new and changed registry entries.
22 June 2008 (Administrative Update)
Installed free StatCounter on The Theropod Archives home page.
26 June 2008 (Registry Modifications & Additions)
Reordered 1 registry entry.
Modified 1 registry entry.
Added 19 registry entries (11 external downloads plus 8 "registry only" entries).
Prepared a list of all new and changed registry entries.
29 June 2008 (Administrative Update)
Reordered all registry entries on the home page to ensure consistent ordering throughout.
Added file sizes to all registry entries. (NOTE: Sizes shown are for locally maintained copies, and may not agree with the size of external downloads.)
1 July 2008 (Registry Modifications & Additions)
Added 2 "registry only" entries.
Removed links from 3 registry entries owing to copyright status.
Prepared a list of all new and changed registry entries.
22 July 2008 (Registry Modifications & Additions)
Modified 8 registry entries. (Removed 2 external links for papers that are no longer freely available; added 3 external links to existing entries.)
Added 76 registry entries (2 internal downloads, 38 external downloads, plus 36 "registry only" entries).
Prepared a list of all new and changed registry entries.
29 July 2008 (Registry Modifications & Additions)
Modified 16 registry entries. (Removed 2 external links; added 11 external links to existing entries.)
Added 18 registry entries (all external downloads).
Prepared a list of all new and changed registry entries.
2 August 2008 (Registry Modifications & Additions)
Modified 3 registry entries. (Restored 1 external link to a relocated PDF file.)
Added 12 registry entries (all internal downloads).
Prepared a list of all new and changed registry entries.
2 September 2008 (Registry Modifications & Additions)
Modified 19 registry entries.
Added 32 registry entries (19 external downloads, 1 internal download and 12 "registry only" entries).
Prepared a list of all new and changed registry entries.
30 October 2008 (New Feature / Registry Modifications & Additions)
Added a 'View Statistics' link at the bottom of the home page, allowing the public to view usage and download statistics.
Modified 15 registry entries.
Added 8 registry entries (2 external downloads, 2 internal download and 4 "registry only" entries).
Prepared a list of all new and changed registry entries.
7 December 2008 (Administrative Update / Registry Modifications & Additions)
Added a Links page, and expanded the navigation bar on the home page accordingly.
Modified 6 registry entries. (Removed 5 external links for papers that are no longer freely available; changed the source for 1 entry).
Added 10 registry entries (3 external downloads and 7 "registry only" entries).
Prepared a list of all new and changed registry entries.
12 January 2009 (Design Change / Links Update)
Restructured and added to the Links page, organizing all new and existing links into six different categories:
| Current PDF Counts |
509 registered PDFs
324 downloadable PDFs
63 direct links
261 external links
| The Theropod Archives in the News |
Some news items and blog mentions concerning the Archives Web site (arranged chronologically):
The Theropod Archives | Posted by Tikémi on DinoNews - Forum des publications en paléontologie, 29 May 2008
Theropod Archives / Arquivo de papers sobre terópodes | Posted by Rui on Bolachas de chocolate (tag: paleontologia), 29 May 2008
The theropods have been released! | Posted by Brian Switek on Laelaps, 30 May 2008
Paper-Großoffensive | Posted by Beren on Kryptozoologie-Online, 31 May 2008
Exciting news for The Theropod! | Posted by "al the spook" on IamTRex (under Responses to "news bits"), 1 June 2008
The Theropod Archives | Posted by Teruo Mizukami on dino-paradise.com, 2 June 2008
Opening access to dinosaur archives | Posted by Judy Breck on Smart Mobs (category: Sharing Economies), 13 June 2008
New archive of dinosaur papers | Posted by Gavin Baker on Open Access News, 15 June 2008
The Theropod Archives | Posted by Zach Miller on When Pigs Fly Returns, 16 June 2008
Feather-like development of Triassic diapsid skin appendages | Posted by Bill Parker on Chinleana, 8 December 2008
Highlights in Open Access 2008 | From the SPARC Open Access Newsletter (Issue #129), written by Peter Suber, 2 January 2009
pdfs Dinosaurios | Posted on WeBlog Aragosaurus, 7 January 2009
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