bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A STUDY ON CRAFTING YOUR DIGITAL IDENTITY: BEST PRACTICES FOR PERSONAL BRANDING IN THE AGE OF VIRTUAL ERA TOWARDS WORKING PROFESSIONALS
Authors:   Department of business administration, VSKUB, ASHWINI A , DINESH Prof. Dr. G P ,   Department of business administration, VSKUB
Published: November 2023

In the rapidly evolving virtual era, personal branding has become a crucial aspect for working professionals to establish a strong online presence and navigate the digital landscape successfully. This study aims to explore the best practices for crafting a compelling digital identity that aligns with the professional goals and aspirations of individuals. By employing a mixed-methods approach, including surveys and interviews with working professionals across various industries, the research investigates the strategies, tools, and techniques employed by successful individuals in building and managing their personal brands. The study sheds light on the importance of authenticity, consistency, and strategic positioning in creating a compelling digital persona. Furthermore, it examines the role of social media platforms, online portfolios, and networking platforms in shaping and enhancing personal branding efforts. The findings of this study offer valuable insights and practical recommendations for working professionals seeking to establish and elevate their digital identities, ultimately helping them thrive in the virtual era. Keywords: Digital identity, Personal branding, virtual era, working professionals, Best practices.
A STUDY ON IMPACT OF HEALTH AND FITNESS TOWARDS BRINGING BACK GOODNESS AMONG HEALTH CAUTIOUS CONSUMERS
Authors:   Department of business administration VSKUB, KUMAR. M ANIL , DINESH Dr. G P ,   Department of business administration VSKUB
Published: November 2023

This research study explores maintaining good health and fitness can positively impact individuals and society by promoting positive values and behaviors. This study aim to understand how to adopt a healthy and active lifestyle can influence people’s character and ethical choices. There have been used surveys and interviews to collect information from a diverse group of participants. By examining factors like physical activity, nutrition, and well-being, the study also assesses participant’s moral values, empathy, and kindness. The study expect that engaging in health and fitness practices can improve individuals self-discipline, self- esteem, and overall well-being, leading to more ethical behaviour and kindness towards others. Ultimately these positive changes can contribute to a more compassionate and harmonious society. The findings of this study can help shape interventions, healthcare approaches, and public policies that promote both physical and moral well-being. Keywords: health, fitness, goodness, moral values, well-beings
A study on online gaming benefits towards teenagers and youth
Authors:   Department of Business Administration, VSKU, Ballari, Iliyaz P Mohammed , Dinesh Prof. Dr. GP
Published: November 2023

With commencement of online games like Pub-g and Free fire and also, the availability of smart phones at affordable price led to growth in online gaming consumer base in past decade. Like two faces of a coin online gaming too has its own pros and cons, this study is conducted to explore positive side of online gaming. The main aim of this study is to identify the potential benefits of online gaming towards teens and youth. In this study both exploratory and descriptive research design are use gain better understanding of online gaming communities. For this study data was collected through structured questionnaire converted into Google forms circulated through various online gaming groups in WhatsApp and other social media platforms. From 100 respondents who belongs Ballari districts, Karnataka. And data is analysed using SPSS. The results of the study shows that online gaming has benefits on mental health such as stress reduction and other benefits such as social network, social interaction skills. Additionally, online gaming improves the strategic and problem-solving ability. And some of the respondent also opined that getting expertise in gaming will help them to build their career as professional gamers. Keywords: online gaming, teenagers, youth, social benefits, mental health benefits, professional gamers.
ATTRACTING TOURISTS WITH LOCAL FOOD A CASE STUDY ON BELLARY CITY
Authors:   Deportment of Business Administration, BAI. S PARIMALA , DINESH DR. G. P ,   Deportment of Business Administration
Published: November 2023

Utilizing local food to enhance tourism involves incorporating regional cuisine into marketing strategies to attract tourists and create authentic travel experiences. Local dishes not only provide sustenance but also reflect the cultural heritage and flavors of specific region. By organizing food – themed tourists with unique culinary experiences and encourage exploration of local markets, restaurants, and farms. This approach promotes sustainable tourism by reducing carbon footprints, supporting local economies, and preserving traditional food production methods. Collaboration among tourism boards, local businesses, farmers, and chefs, as well as infrastructure development, are crucial for successful implementation. Overall, leveraging local food as a tourism asset offers numerous benefits, including memorable experiences, sustainability, and economic growth. Key words: Culinary tourism, Local cuisine, Gastronomic heritage, Food tourism, authentic flavors, Traditional recipes, Food tours.
Automatic Intelligence Caption Generator
Authors: Kapadnis Trushna , Modhave Anuja , Narwade Akanksha , Wagh Umesh , Sale Prof. Dr.Deepali
Published: November 2023

An Image Caption Generator is a sophisticated AI system that combines computer vision and natural language processing to automatically create descriptive textual captions for images. This technology utilizes deep learning, particularly Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), to analyze and extract meaningful visual features from the input image. These features capture details about the objects, scenes, and elements within the image. Subsequently, a natural language processing model, often built on Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs) or Transformers, processes these visual features and generates coherent, contextually relevant captions. Post-processing steps may be applied to enhance the quality of the generated text. The primary aim of Image Caption Generators is to facilitate image understanding, improve accessibility, and enhance content search ability by providing human-readable descriptions for visual content. This technology is instrumental in various fields, including content tagging, accessibility tools for the visually impaired, and enhancing user experiences in multimedia content management systems, ultimately bridging the gap between visual and textual information for a more comprehensive and human-like interpretation of image. Key Words:Image Recognition, Internet, Image-To-Caption, Contextual Understanding,Image Captioning.
RECIPE GENERATION FROM FOOD IMAGES USING DEEP LEARNING
Authors:   Department of Computer Engineering, RMD Sinhgad School of Engineering, SPPU, India, Solanke Rutuja , Mane Priya , Dane Snehal , Pande Sejal
Published: November 2023

The research presented here is centered on the emergence of deep learning processes related to food, with a particular focus on map generation and cross-modal food retrieval. These tasks are aimed at enhancing their performance through unsupervised learning using map tree models. Creating recipes involves assembling food from images, which are obtained using a slicer. To enable this, different foods must be associated with images that resemble recipes based on queries. The challenge of translating directly from images to text led to the incorporation of visual objects in supporting these images, which ultimately improves performance. The Recipe1M dataset serves as the foundation of this research, featuring images of recipes along with ingredient descriptions and cooking instructions. However, there are significant differences from typical image-text cross-modal datasets like Flickr and MS-COCO, mainly due to multi-sentence cooking instructions and the lack of ingredient images. To address these challenges, a Structure-Aware Generative Network (SGN) is introduced, combining tree data with training methods to generate maps. This involves utilizing an RNN for map tree creation based on food images and integrating tree models into recipe generation with the help of GAT, ensuring detailed food descriptions. The study also highlights the efficacy of unsupervised learning using map tree models in cross-modal food retrieval. Various modules like 2tree, img2tree, and tree2recipe are employed to handle tree structures, contributing to the recipe generation process. The contributions of this research include the proposal of a 2-tree map, the introduction of img2tree and tree2recipe modules for creating and utilizing tree models, and the demonstration of performance improvements over existing methods. Additionally, experiments beyond the Recipe1M dataset are conducted to validate the effectiveness of the proposed approach. In summary, this study addresses the gap in knowledge related to long-cooked foods by employing unsupervised sentence-level tree learning. This approach integrates recipes and enhances cross-modal food retrieval, showcasing the potential to transform cooking-related tasks and achieving state- of-the-art performance on the Recipe1M dataset. The research includes imaging and ablation studies to assess its effectiveness thoroughly Key Words- Deep Learning, Unsupervised Learning, Cross-Modal Food Retrieval, Recipe Generation, Structure-Aware Generative Network, Map Tree Models, Recipe1M Dataset.
Pengembangan Digitalisasi Bagi UMKM Pada Toko Busana dan Pengemasan Pada Pedagang Sayur Di Pasar Playen
Authors: Iskandar Delis Noviawati , As’ari Hasim
Published: November 2023

Digitalisasi pasar memiliki potensi untuk mengubah cara bisnis beroperasi, meningkatkan efisiensi, meningkatkan aksesibilitas produk dan layanan, dan menciptakan pengalaman pelanggan yang lebih baik. Namun, juga membawa tantangan seperti keamanan data dan privasi yang perlu diatasi secara cermat. Dalam pelaksanaan pengabdian masyarakat yang dilakukan oleh peneliti di pasar Playen kabupaten gunung kidul, data telah dikumpulkan berasal dari para pelaku UMKM yang belum mengenal apa itu online shop, keterbatasan pelaku usaha dalam memaksimalkan teknologi digital seperti e-commerce, dan pengemasan bahan makanan yang masih sangat jauh tertinggal dibanding pasar modern. Tujuan adalah membantu masyarakat dalam meningkatkan wawasan terkait teknologi dan digitalisasi, agar masyarakat mengetahui pentingnya mengikuti teknologi untuk mengimbangi market modern. Tahap melakukan melakukan sosialisasi untuk memperkenalkan e-commerce dan bagaimana cara penggunaan nya, memberikan sosialisasi kepada UMKM terkait e-commerce, manfaat yang dapat dirasakan oleh UMKM. E-commerce membantu pelaku usaha khusus nya di pasar tradisional dan membantu digitalisasi yang merupakan upaya dalam membantu pelaku usaha khusus nya di pasar modern.
Policy Implementation Regarding Regional Waste TPA of Southwest Sumba Regency (Study at Southwest Sumba District Environmental Service)
Authors: Bulu Novrianus Dede , Rifa’i Muhammad , Suprojo Agung
Published: November 2023

Researchers conducted research at the Southwest Sumba Regency Environmental Service. This research aims to determine the implementation of government policy in the provision of regional waste final disposal sites in Southwest Sumba Regency along with the inhibiting factors. This research method is qualitative, with data collection techniques using observation, interviews, and documentation. The results of the research show that: (1) the implementation of the Southwest Sumba Regency Regional Regulation policy Number 12 of 2019 concerning Final Disposal Sites for regional waste in Southwest Sumba Regency has not been implemented, this is due to the communication and socialization aspect of reducing regional waste. Consistency is also still minimal because there have been no firm efforts to implement administrative sanctions for business actors who do not pay fees or people who throw rubbish at illegal waste dumping sites. Based on the research results, most of the human resources implementing this policy, especially supervisors, only have a bachelor's degree or equivalent at the Environmental Service of Southwest Sumba Regency. Limited budgets make it difficult to procure machines for waste recycling, considering that the price per unit is expensive and it is not yet possible to provide them to villages, sub-districts, and the, entire community in Southwest Sumba Regency. Facilities and infrastructure are also limited, as many tools are in a damaged condition. Temporary disposal sites in several sub-districts have limited waste capacity. In terms of organizational structure, there are Standard Operating Procedures related to the provision of Regional Waste Final Disposal Sites and fragmentation involving the Southwest Sumba Regency Environmental Service. (2) Factors inhibiting the implementation of policies regarding final waste disposal sites in Southwest Sumba Regency, low public awareness of waste disposal, lack of firmness in implementing sanctions, lack of human resources, and budget limitations.
The Role of Islamic Religious Education Teachers in Spreading the Ideology of Islamic Moderation
Authors: Kohar Muhamad Nafi , Majid Abdul
Published: November 2023

One of the problems nowadays is the low level of tolerance between people and also the low level of moderate attitudes possessed by humans. This cannot be separated from the role of teachers in schools, they do not monitor the development of students, even though the responsibility of a teacher is not only responsibility for knowledge, but what is more important is the responsibility for morals, ethics, character and personality of students. Regarding these four things, it will not be well formed if a teacher only transfers his values without making any effort to educate, develop and guide children and provide an understanding of how important it is to have a moderate and tolerant attitude. Writing this thesis under the title The Role of Islamic Religious Education Teachers in Spreading the Ideology of Islamic Moderation (Case Study at SMA Takhassus Al-Qur'an Wonosobo), aims to determine the role of teachers in spreading the ideology of Islamic moderation and to find out what material content is related to the ideology. Islamic moderation at Takhassus Al-Qur'an High School, and also what problems teachers face in spreading the ideology of Islamic moderation at Takhassus Al-Qur'an High School. The method used in this research is a qualitative type of research, with descriptive analysis of data produced through observations, interviews and also documentation at the place used as the research object The results of the analysis from writing this thesis are that the role of Islamic religious education teachers at Takhassus Al-Qur'an High School in spreading the ideology of Islamic moderation has a high role, namely by providing understanding through learning, providing opportunities for students to be directly involved in society at the same time. show a mature, tolerant and moderate attitude, and also provide concrete examples to students of how to be tolerant and moderate. From the results of the analysis, the author also found several material contents related to understanding how important it is to have a tolerant and moderate attitude. Then, in order to spread the ideology of Islamic moderation at Takhassus Al-Qur'an High School, Islamic education teachers only have a few problems, namely those related to learning methods and also the learning media used in each lesson, but in general, Islamic education teachers at Takhassus Al High School -The Qur'an does not have significant obstacles related to providing students with an understanding of Islamic moderation.
Effects of Mind Map Integrated Project-Based Learning on the Reduction of English Speaking Anxiety on Chinese Undergraduates
Authors: Li Zhinan , Mofreh Samah Ali Mohsen , Jiao Chen , Zhu Aihua
Published: November 2023

The problems of English speaking unproficiency, low interest and silent English classrooms among students in Chinese higher vocational colleges have become an issue in recent years in China. Due to the importance of the mind map has become very popular in English language instruction, this paper carries out a study to investigate the effectiveness of Mind Map integrated Project-Based Learning (PjBL) strategy in public English language teaching in one of the Chinese higher vocational colleges and designs an English speaking project on food in the campus cafeteria. Twenty freshman students majoring in preschool education are selected in the experimental group and divided into four sub-groups of five students per group to select their tasks for the project so that they can be stimulated to finish the project independently and cooperatively. The other twenty students of the same major are in the control group to compare. The study uses mixed methods by combining quantitative and qualitative methods through students’ English speaking anxiety tests before and after the project by using Horwitz’s Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) and a semi-structured interview as a supplement to investigate. It turns out that the Mind Map Integrated Project-Based Learning (PjBL) Strategy reduced students' English speaking anxiety to a certain degree.
Farmers’ Perception of Indigenous Seasonal Forecast Indicators in North Central Burkina Faso
Authors: Kabore Pamalba Narcise , Zon Aboubacar Oumar , Bambara Dasmane , Koussoubé Souleymane , Ouedraogo Amade
Published: November 2023

West African Sahel is one of the most exposed areas to the adverse effects of climate variability in the world. All agricultural production systems are affected. However, farmers use indigenous knowledge that enable them to make short, medium, and long-term seasonal predictions in order to adapt their agricultural calendar to these climatic risks. In the North Central region of Burkina Faso, this knowledge is not well documented. Therefore, this study aimed to identify the indigenous indicators of seasonal forecasts and analyze factors affecting their reliability. Surveys were carried out in focus group discussions with 204 farmers in 10 localities across the region. Results showed that farmers use meteorological (cold, heat, wind, clouds, rainfall distribution), biological (food plants phenology, migratory bird behaviour, occurrence of insects), astronomical (sun, moon, stars), religious or magical indicators to predict the coming rainy season. The intensity and duration of the cold period, heat intensity and the formation of dark cloud (April-May) are signs of an early start of the rainy season (or a wet season). Likewise, the abundant leafing, flowering and fruiting of Vitellaria paradoxa, Lannea microcarpa, Lannea acida, Adansonia digitata and Tamarindus indica (April-May) predict a wet rainy season, while abundant fruiting of Sclerocarya birrea indicates a drought. The arrival period (May-June) of migratory birds heralds a start of the season. Nowadays, climate change, the degradation of plant resources and increasing human pressure are affecting the reliability of these indigenous seasonal forecast indicators in the North Central region of Burkina Faso.
Lost & Found: 21. W. Brockbank FGS,FLS
Authors: Torrens H.S.
Published: November 2023

Bolton Museum have 30 specimens of graptolites of his collecting from the Moffat Series. He was a fellow of the Geological Society but other information about him and his collections is sought. He wrote various articles on the geology of Cumberland, and came from a well known Cumbrian family....
Lost & Found: 24. Elias Hall (1764-1853) of Castleton
Authors: Torrens H.S. , Ford Trevor D.
Published: November 2023

We are anxious to trace the whereabouts of any of the geological models, maps and pamphlets produced by Elias Hall. He was born at Castleton in 1764 and is mentioned by John Farey in his 'General View of the Agriculture of Derbyshire 1811 p xx as "Elias Hall, Fossilist of Castleton, near Tideswell. Mineral Collector and Models of Strata", and more specifically in the Introduction to Vol. 2, pp. x-xi with reference to the geological models of Derbyshire he was then constructing. Farey elsewhere speaks of him as a true pioneer in Derbyshire geology "a plain unlettered individual", and he received considerable encouragement from Farey, who was much...
Lost & Found: 25. Spencer George Perceval (1838-1922)
Authors: Pollard A.G.
Published: November 2023

A.G. Pollard, 2 Chestnut Mews, Feniton, Honiton, Devon is working on the minerals of West Somerset. He wishes to locate the mineral collections made in this area during the years 1852-1863 by Spencer George PERCEVAL, who published a list of Somerset minerals in Geol. Mag. p. 166. Mr. Pollard reports that a considerable number of Perceval's minerals are deposited in the Somerset County Museum at Taunton, and belong to the Somerset Nat. Hist, and Arch. Soc. Many more are listed in Perceval 's own catalogue entitled "Collection of minerals in the Taunton Museum from the Brendon Hills and other localities in West Somerset". It is possible the missing...
Lost & Found: 13. David Christopher Davies
Authors: Dove N.R.
Published: November 2023

The sorry tale of this collection (GCG 7^ 346, ^ 428-429) continues to emerge. N.R. Dove, Curator of Hereford City Museum kindly writes (13.12.76):- "Amongst my acquaintances is an inhabitant of Oswestry, and when I raised the matter of the fate of the museum and its collections, my informant returned to Oswestry and enquired into the affair. It would appear from these investigations that for many years the museum had been in a state of neglect, though under control of the library, and that when the library moved to a new building, much of the material from the museum was consigned to the local rubbish dump, including "the...
Lost & Found: 22. R.C. Walsh
Authors: Atkinson Dr. R.L.
Published: November 2023

Dr. R. L. Atkinson, Curator of the Camborne School of Mines wrote to point out that Mr. Walsh whose collections were reported in part at Leicester Museum has also sent material to them. He concludes his letter (2.2.77):- "As Mr. Walsh is still an avid collector with a great interest in Geology I am sure he would be most interested in hearing from anyone with news of his former collection. The most recent address I have is: 68 Cullingworth Road, Sherwood, DURBAN, 4001."...
Lost & Found: 44. Lower Devonian Brachiopods
Authors: Evans Martin
Published: November 2023

Martin Evans of the Department of Geology, University College, Singleton Park, SWANSEA SA2 8PP is working on British material of these brachiopods. He has located collections in Museums in London and Cambridge with additional material at Torquay, Penzance and Barnstaple but both he (and the Newsletter) would welcome information of other collections and collectors of material of this nature....
Lost & Found: 12. James Eccles (?-1915)
Authors: Howell Alan
Published: November 2023

Alan Howell of Bolton Museum kindly visited Blackburn Museum in search of the Eccles collection and reports as follows (23.11.1977). "There are certainly collections of minerals and rocks there made by James Eccles F.G.S. The rocks are housed loose with their labels in large wooden trays, however the specimens are unmarked and I didn't feel very confident about the label/specimen associations. The minerals have fared somewhat better, though again they are un-marked. They are mostly bagged with handwritten labels but rather crowded into small cardboard boxes. They have suffered from this, and probably from previous mishandling. This is a pity as the material appeared to be rather better than...
Lost & Found: 45. White Watson (1760-1835)
Authors: Howell Alan
Published: November 2023

We have several times mentioned the inlaid geological sections made and sold by Watson. Alan Howell has found another in the Blackburn Museum collections. It is from Combs Moss to Bolsover and headed 'A section of the strata in Derbyshire from East to West by White Watson FLS" and Alan says looks rather crude compared with one previously illustrated in the newsletter....
Lost & Found: 47. F. Holt (dates and biog unknown)
Authors: Kjellesvig-Waering Dr. Erik N.
Published: November 2023

Dr. Erik N. Kjellesvig-Waering of Waering Exploration Associates, P.O. Box 699, Marco Island, Florida 33937, U.S.A. writes 18.1.1978 as follows: "For the past few years I have been engaged in writing a monograph of the world's fossil scorpions. I have been able to study all type specimens except the holotype of Eobuthus holti Pocock (1911). This specimen was in the F. Holt Collection, but it is not at the British Mus. or Inst. Geol. Sci., (London) etc. I am very anxious to study this specimen, and if you could kindly search your collections, I would greatly appreciate it. Somehow, it always seems that the lost specimen is the...
Lost & Found: 48. Richard Hill Tiddeman (1842-1917)
Authors: Phillips Phillip W. , Mundy D.J.C.
Published: November 2023

Philip W. Phillips (Merseyside County Museums) and D.J.C. Mundy (I.C.S. Leeds) would be grateful for any information relating to Richard Hill Tiddeman (1842-1917). They are particularly interested in his Carboniferous Limestone fossil collection in the Craven Museum, Skipton and they hope to prepare an article on him for a future C.C.C. Newsletter. Known obituaries are: i) Quart Jl. Geol Soc., London ^Proc. pp. liv-lvi. ii) Geol Mag., Lond. dec. VI vol. 4, 1917 pp. 238-239. iii) Naturalist, April 1917 pp. 142-143....
Lost & Found: 46. Tempest Anderson (1846-1913) of York
Authors: Suthren Roger J.
Published: November 2023

TEMPEST ANDERSON (1846-1913) of York Dr. Roger Suthren of the Geologisk Institutt, Avd. A, Allegaten 41, University of BERGEN, Norway who contributes the article on Tempest Anderson in this issue (pp. 68-79) writes as follows: "A collection of some 5000 photographs by Tempest Anderson of York (1846-1913) is in the Yorkshire Museum. Although many photographs have sufficient information to identify them, many others bear only a number, evidently referring to notes made by Anderson at the time. His notes have not, however, come to light, and I would be pleased to receive any information which anyone may have, as this would greatly increase the usefulness of the collection." See also Found...
Lost & Found: 49. Miss Mary Hannah Ffarington (c.1815-1888)
Authors: Torrens H.S.
Published: November 2023

She was a member of the well known ffarington family of Worden Hall, Leyland near Preston, Lanes., whose pedigree appears in Burke*s Landed Gentry 8th ed. 1894 pp. 651-652. She made an important collection of Pleistocene shells from Worden described by R.D. Darbishire (1826-1908) [see Journ. Conch ^ p. 249-250 1936 and GCG ^ no. 1 p. 15,39] in Quart Jl. geol. Soc. London 22. 38-42, 1874 and by Miss ffarington herself in a privately printed pamphlet. Dr. Nora F. McMillan of Merseyside County Museums, William Brown Street, Liverpool L3 8EN, has been looking for this collection for some considerable time but all her efforts have so far failed. In...
Lost & Found: 23. William David Varney (c.1893- )
Authors: Torrens H.S.
Published: November 2023

2 no. 1 p. 42. As surmised in a previous issue no. 9 p. 452, Varney was a student at University College, Nottingham. His paper on Coal Balls in Geol. Mag. 1918 Series 6 vol 6 pp. 471-473 records his B.Sc. degree from Nottingham before this date. Possibly more of his collection may be at Nottingham University - we hope Tony Cross can also investigate this for us....
Lost & Found: 44. Foljambe collection
Authors: Torrens H.S.
Published: November 2023

1^ no. 10, p. 485, 494. A correction is needed to our notice about the White Watson tablet found in this collection. The tablet and the accompanying descriptive booklet have been retained by the Foljambe family and are not with the remainder of the collection now at the Museum of the Geology Department, University of Leicester....
Lost & Found: 52. Holland, Miss of Dumbleton, Glos. (fl.1862)
Authors: Torrens H.S.
Published: November 2023

Chris Duff in, 16 Ballingdon Road, London, SV711 6AJ is working on Liassic crocodile material and seeks news of any Upper Liassic sites or collections of Vertebrates and especially crocodiles. He is particularly anxious to locate the collections made by Miss Holland of Dumbleton in Gloucestershire in the 1860's and described by Thomas Wright in his note 'Report on Miss Holland's collection of Lias Fossils' in Proc. Cotteswold Nat. Field Club 3 153-156, 1865 and also noted by H. B. Woodward 1893 Jurassic Rocks of Britain vol 3 page 266. see Found Section no.52...
Lost & Found: 53. B. Brooks? of Scarborough
Authors: Torrens H.S.
Published: November 2023

Jane Holden of Sunderland Museum is currently accessioning a collection of Jurassic plant specimens, most of which were collected in East Yorkshire. The material came originally from Scarborough Museum and many have labels bearing large numbers ranging from 38 to 52. Many also have the names B. Brooks or W. Hutton and these specimens are all from the Scarborough area, W. Hutton is thought to be William Hutton (1797~1860) born at Sunderland who died at West Hartlepool. Hutton was co-author with John Lindley (1799-1865) of the Fossil Flora of Great Britain 3 volumes 18311837, but B, Brooks does not appear in the lists of subscribers nor is he...
Lost & Found: 55. Downing, Francis and Mrs. (fl. 1796-1843)
Authors: Torrens H.S.
Published: November 2023

Mrs, Downing who transmitted the type of fig. 4 is the wife of Murchison's subscriber Francis Downing Esq. of the Priory, DUDLEY, Staffs, whose help Murchison acknowledges on pp. xxix, 470, 475, 485, 490, 492, 653. Francis Downing was a mine agent of Dudley who from 1822-1843 was a member of the Dudley Canal Committee (see C. Hadfield 1966 The Canals of the West Midlands p. 109). Such activities explain an active interest in geology. Downing was a member of a notable Dudley landowning family and was mining agent to Lord Dudley from 1796 to 1836 when he was dismissed by Lord Dudley. (see V. L. Davies...
Lost & Found: 4. Bright, Benjamin Bright (1787-1843)
Authors: Torrens H.S.
Published: November 2023

Bright who has been the subject of an earlier appeal (qv) in this newsletter (1 (1) p. 18) also contributed crinoid material to Murchison. This has also not been located. We might have recommended Professor Brower to try the fine collections of the former Dudley Mechanics Institute whose building was demolished in April 1968. But' this would be simply a case of taking coals to Newcastle as it was Professor Brower whose letter published in the Wolverhampton Express and Star on January 5 1976, first brought the desperate plight of these collections to public notice. Condition of fossils deplored Paris of a world famous Dudley fossil collection are in a ^'deplorable" state,...
Lost & Found: 23. William David Varney (c.1896-1978)
Authors: Torrens H.S.
Published: November 2023

Tony Cross Curator of Peterborough City Museum sends the sad news that Mr. Varney died in April this year at the age of 82. Tony was not able to visit him again before his death. Apart from his geological interests Mr. Varney was a teacher at Deacon's School, Peterborough for forty years and both a founder member and past president of the Peterborough Photographic Society....
Lost & Found: 57. Suffolk Boxstone Fossils
Authors: Lawrance P.J.
Published: November 2023

I have recently been requested by Mr. Arie Wanssen of Leiden University for information on any British specimens of Suffolk Boxstone fossils. This is for a forthcoming monograph on Miocene fossils. As such I would welcome hearing from any curator who has such fossils in their collections. Boxstone fossils are common in the lowermost Red Crag deposits of Suffolk and were found in large numbers when many of the crag pits were dug for phosphates for fertilizers. They are typically rounded iron nodules with moulds of molluscs, particularly bivalves and gastropods many of which are probably Miocene in age. Any information on collections of such 'boxstones'...
Lost & Found: 62. Turonian (Cretaceous) Ammonite Collections - esp. Mammitinae & vascoceratidae
Authors: Chancellor Gordon R.C.
Published: November 2023

"I am currently attempting to revise the Lower Turonian ammonite faunas of Mexico for a Ph.D. thesis. This work involves comparison with faunas of like age from all over the world, and especially with old "type" material from Europe. In connection with this work it would be of great import to me to establish the whereabouts in British museums of certain chalk ammonites. I would, therefore be most grateful to anyone who can identify in their collections any representatives of the mammitinae and vascoceratidae. Genera generally known would be Vascoceras, Mammites and Fagesia. I am keen to see any material, no matter how fragmentary, which may bear...
Lost & Found: 29. Andrews, Rev. William Ryton: his geological notebooks at Devizes Museum
Authors: Delair J.B. , Barron R.S.
Published: November 2023

One of the leading wiltshire geologists during the latter quarter of the nineteenth century was the reverend william ryton andrews (?1834- post 1911), vicar of teffont evias. Andrew's main interest seems to have been the geology of the vale of wardour, upon which he rapidly became an acknowledged authority. He collaborated with several prominent contemporaries, including horace B. Woodward, alfred jukes browne, wilfred h huddleston and humphrey p blackmore, and wrote several important papers on the vale of wardour geology (see bibligraphy). in the 1890s arthur smith woodward names certain fossil fishes discovered by andrews in the wiltshire purbeck formation...
An open letter on exhibition in Natural History Museums 9 November 1978
Authors: Abell Seddon B.
Published: November 2023

"Consternation" is certainly the most appropriate way to describe response to recent changes in the exhibition galleries of the Natural History Museum, London, as debated by Dr. Miles and Dr. Halstead (Nature Vol. 275, p. 682-3, 26th October 1978). But the implications of the new exhibition policy spread far more widely than among interested scientists: it will set the seal of approval on a trend which already has influenced many provincial and city museums. Its effect is to make the exhibits subservient to the story and therefore to use specimens (or substitute models or photographs) as adjuncts to a dominant theme. Two of the clearest consequences may be...
Lost & Found: 75. Landsborough, David (1826-1912)
Authors: Bishop Michael J.
Published: November 2023

I am currently writing a history of the geological collections at the Dick Institute, Kilmarnock, and am anxious to trace any information on the above, especially correspondence, collections, and photographs. The collections of Hunter, Landsborough, Thomson, and the Philosophical Institution noted above, were largely destroyed by a fire in the Dick Institute in 1909, though portions of these collections such as those of Hunter and Thomson are known to have gone elsewhere, such as Kelvingrove Museum, Glasgow (GCG, 1 (7), p. 341-344) and I recently discovered some of Hunter's minerals, antiquities and his herbarium at Ayr in the Alexander Collection (GCG, I (5), p. 231-233). The following brief notes may...
Lost & Found: 72. Dunlop, Robert (?-1921)
Authors: Bishop Michael J.
Published: November 2023

Institute, Kilmarnock, and am anxious to trace any information on the above, especially correspondence, collections, and photographs. The collections of Hunter, Landsborough, Thomson, and the Philosophical Institution noted above, were largely destroyed by a fire in the Dick Institute in 1909, though portions of these collections such as those of Hunter and Thomson are known to have gone elsewhere, such as Kelvingrove Museum, Glasgow (GCG, 1 (7), p. 341-344) and I recently discovered some of Hunter's minerals, antiquities and his herbarium at Ayr in the Alexander Collection (GCG, I (5), p. 231-233). The following brief notes may provide help in locating or identifying relevant material:- R. DUNLOP resided at Woodmill Villas,...
Lost & Found: 74. Kilmarnock Philosophical Institution (1823-1957)
Authors: Bishop Michael J.
Published: November 2023

I am currently writing a history of the geological collections at the Dick Institute, Kilmarnock, and am anxious to trace any information on the above, especially correspondence, collections, and photographs. The collections of Hunter, Landsborough, Thomson, and the Philosophical Institution noted above, were largely destroyed by a fire in the Dick Institute in 1909, though portions of these collections such as those of Hunter and Thomson are known to have gone elsewhere, such as Kelvingrove Museum, Glasgow (GCG, 1 (7), p. 341-344) and I recently discovered some of Hunter's minerals, antiquities and his herbarium at Ayr in the Alexander Collection (GCG, I (5), p. 231-233). The following brief notes may...
Lost & Found: 29. Andrews Rev. William Ryton (1834-1922)
Authors: Torrens H.S.
Published: November 2023

The valuable notes by Justin Delair and R.S. Barren on the manuscript collections of this geologist at Devizes Musexim show him as a man of some significance in the realms of Wiltshire geology. These biographical notes are given to add some information to what is known and to correct one or two minor errors in our previous accounts. In 1890 Andrews was certainly still living at Teffont Evias (Woodward, A.S. and Sherborn, C.D. (1890) A Catalogue of British Fossil Vertebrata p. xv). Delair and Barren (GCG 2 (4) p. 190) suggest his retirement to Eastbourne was after 1903 as he was leading an excursion of the Geologists Association in...
Lost & Found: 78. H H.L. dates uncertain
Authors: Torrens H.S.
Published: November 2023

The following letter sent to the curator at Dudley Museum explains the connection between the above two names and shows what the antique shop can still offer.' 37, Sealing Close, Southampton, 802 3AX. 31st July, 1979. Dear Sir or Madam, I have in my possession, an old Geological collection which, being an amateur geologist, I purchased from an antique dealer. The collection comprises some rocks and minerals, but mainly of fossils from the Dudley area. Unfortunately there was no catalogue and although a few of the specimens are labelled (some with names which do not appear in "British Palaeozoic Fossils" published by the Brit. Museum (Nat. Hist.)), the vast majority are not labelled and am...
Lost & Found: 60. Sopwith, Thomas (1803-1879)
Authors: Torrens H.S.
Published: November 2023

Peder Aspen of the Cockburn Museum, Department of Geology, Edinburgh University, EH9 3JW records that the library has a copy of a late pamphlet (see illustration) describing Sopwith's models. He also reports the existence there of a series of actual models, nos. II, III, IV, VII, VIII, IX which were apparently from a Sopwith set. i! FRONTISPIECE. Af\H^ CELVIEKT OF STPwATAfi WJCLINED ano VERTICAL . COAL STF^\TA I MILE.. lO MlJJblN. - ^ ' If.^1:^ - Hisrt: VCj: I.lcl s i; { f. DE SCEIPTION wSERIES OF ELEME.NTART GEOLOGICAL MODELS ILLDSTBATINO THE NATURE OF STRATIFICATION; VALLEYS OF DENUDATION; THE EFFECTS PRODUCED BY FAULTS OR DISLOCATIONS; INTERSECTION OF MINERAL VEINS, ETC SSitk |latt0 OK THE CONSTEU(mON OF LARGE OEOLOGICAL MODELS. By T. sopwith, M.a., F.R.S.....
Lost & Found: 14. Charles Calloway (1838-1915)
Authors: Torrens H.S.
Published: November 2023

It is worth noting in these columns the existence of some important material from this collection at Birmingham University (see p. 318). It will be worth seeking here the type and figured brachiopods from his Collections figured by Davidson and sought by Robin Cocks (GCG 1^ (6) 299)....
Lost & Found: 78. H H.L.
Authors: Torrens H.S.
Published: November 2023

The only collector with these initials who comes to mind is Prof. Herbert Leader HAWKINS (1887-1968) formerly of Reading University. His dates do not fit those given by Joyce Wedge which may however refer to John Gray above. Any further suggestions will be of interest....
Lost & Found: 66. Harrison, James (1819-1864)
Authors: Torrens H.S.
Published: November 2023

A little of the mystery of the collections of his formerly at Lyme Regis Museum and some of which was sought by John Fowles in our last issue has been cleared up by Paul Ensom of Dorchester Museum. He discovered the ( overleaf three entries in the accession registers at Dorchester Museum. Although the casts of fossils from the Lias Acc. no. 1938. 43. 1-8 are still at Dorchester and were not sent to London there is strong evidence here that through Dr. W.D. Lang and with the permission of the then Lyme Regis Museum Committee the Harrison collection was in part dispersed in 1938 1943 but before the publication of Lang's article cited in our last issue (which may well have been...
Lost & Found: 80. Siberian minerals
Authors: Taylor Michael A.
Published: November 2023

The recent note on Richard Warner (1763-1857) (61) in the GCG Newsletter (2, 4, p. 188) mentions his collection of Siberian Minerals. Though there is probably no connection at all, I have been trying to trace the source of a smaller collection of Russian minerals which is part of the collections here (Perth & Kinross District Council Museum). I suspect that it was a part of the collections of the Literary and Antiquarian Society of Perth (1784-1914) and the style of the hand written numbers on each specimen seems to indicate a date in the first half of the last century. However the collection does not figure in...
Lost & Found: 82. Carrington, Samuel (1798-1870)
Authors: Zoeteweij Heda
Published: November 2023

am writing to you at the suggestion of Mr. A. P. Harvey of the British Museum (Natural History). I had gone to the Museum Library in the hope of finding a copy of a book written by my great-great-grandfather, Samuel Carrington (1798-1870) on the geology of Wetton and neighbourhood. I learned of the existence of this book from a History of Wetton, Thor's Cave and Ecton Mines in the Neighbourhood of Dovedale, Manifold Valley and Beresford Dale by James Roberts, published in 1900, which I found in the Leek Public Library. Mr. Harvey was able to produce two pieces of writing by Samuel Carrington (a classified list...
Lost & Found: 84. Clarke, Reverend William Branwhite (1798-1878)
Authors: Grainger Elena
Published: November 2023

I am writing to you at the suggestion of Mr. Paul Ensom of Dorset County Museum, Dorchester, made when I was in England recently to carry out research for a biography of William Branwhite Clarke (1798-1878), "father of Australian Geology", under a Special Purposes Grant from the Australian Literature Board, Clarke graduated at Jesus College, Cambridge, in 1824 (M.A.) and subsequently became a clergyman. The College has no record of the subjects he studied, but geology under Professor Adam Sedgwick and Dr. Edward Clarke (no relation) was one of them. He went on many geological excursions in Great Britain and the Continent publishing his account of them in...
Lost & Found: 60. Sopwith models
Authors: Thompson D.B. , Jones T.S.
Published: November 2023

As a result of the request in Geology Curators' Newsletter vol. 2 (4), p. 186-7, 1979 for news of the whereabouts of Thomas Sopwith's Geological Models David Thompson (Department of Education, University of Keele) took steps to ask teachers connected with the Keele Science and Technology Teachers Centre for information regarding this matter. Mr. Terry S. Jones (Head of Science, Moorland High School, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent) revealed that he had used a set of the models for teaching CSE and 0 level geology in the last few years. The models were received by him as a result of the settling of the will of Thomas Wattison (1884-1974) a well known...
Editorial
Authors: Page Brian
Published: November 2023

This first issue of the Newsletter is inevitably limited in the number of its contributors. The Newsletter should be the mouthpiece of the Group and it must have something to say; it should be more than Just a series of interesting articles. It must be a source of information; a disseminator of ideas and techniques; a vehicle for discussion and argument. It will achieve these purposes in direct proportion to your contributions. Members of the Group. Please contribute to our future issues. We need articles of interest and scholarship. In particular we need to publish your appeals for information and material and the responses to these appeals. This publication is...
Lost & Found: 1. S.R. Pattison (1809-1901)
Authors: Jones Mike
Published: November 2023

In C.B. Sherborn's "where is the Collection" 1940, page 105> there is a reference to repeated unsuccessful attempts being made to locate the collection of S.R. Pattison. Approximately 100 of his fossils have now been located in the collections of Leicestershire Museums, toar accessioned in 1891 and the remainder in 1893. I would be extremely grateful for any information regarding the significance of his material as the reference by Sherborn to 'repeated search' implies that it is of sane importance. A complete list of specimens is available for anyone wanting further details. Mike Jones, Keeper of Earth Sciences, Leicestershire Museums, New Walk, Leicester. LEI 6TD. Tel. 539111 Ext. 280. ...
Lost & Found: 4. Benjamin Heywood Bright (1787-1843)
Authors: Lane P.D.
Published: November 2023

A palaeontological collection made by Bright was used by murchison in his "The Silurian System" 1839. When the railway from Malvern to Ledbury was made a cutting provided many fossils kept by Bright at Brand Lodge, Colwall, Nr. Malvern (see Murchison 1039 p lilU) There were several Bright collections and much of them came to the British Museum in 1873. The History of the BM (HH) Collections Geology p 271-272 gives full details of the family and its collections but the specimens Murchison used have not been found. The trilobite material figured by Murchison on pi. 1U, figs. 8 and 9 as "Paradoxides bimucronatus" is especially sought. This material is...
Lost & Found: 27. Hull Museum Type Specimens
Authors: Boylan Patrick J.
Published: November 2023

In the summer of 1943, in one of the last air raids on the heavily bombed City of Kingston upon Hull, the Central Museum, Albion Street, was completely destroyed by fire (while the building was being used temporarily as a Department Store). Virtually the whole of the large and important geological collection was destroyed: only the Mortimer Collection (mainly Yorkshire Chalk fossils), some Oxfordian and Kimmeridgian material from the Vale of Pickering (including items from the early nineteenth century Malton Museum), and one tea chest of recent and sub-fossil non-marine molluscs from the Hans Schlesch Collection survived. Moreover all of the Museum's catalogues and other records were lost at...
Lost & Found: 28. Isaiah Deck (fl 1826-1827)
Authors: Torrens H.S.
Published: November 2023

In GCG p. 455 we recorded an annotated copy of Wm. Babington's book *A New System of Minerology 1799' which has now been acquired by the City of 488 Plymouth Museum. We quoted the annotation and gave the name of the annotation as A. or H. Deck. Both John Thackray and Peter Embrey have written to say the initial letter of Deck's name was most likely a florid capital I and that the annotator is thus I(saiah) Deck who describes himself as 'Practical Chemist and Mineralogist of Trumpington Street, Cambridge' in his publications. These include an undated 12,page Catalogue of Geological Series according to Werner (Thackray collection) and two...
Lost & Found: 13. David Christopher Davies (1827-1885)
Authors: Torrens H.S.
Published: November 2023

In GCG ^ 298 and 1_ 346 we told the sorry tale of this collection as far as it concerned Oswestry. The same source quoted above adds more information about this collection. Howarth and Platnauer (1911 p. 40) record that the Museum of the University College of North Wales, Aberystwyth then included the "D.C. Davies collection of fossils from the Mountain (« Carboniferous) Limestone of the Vale of Llangollen". We hope Anthony Wyatt our member and curator there can shed more light on whether this collection is still at Aberystwyth and whether the figured material Robin Cocks seeks is still preserved there and not, as was presumed, lost...