Have you visited the AASV’s Image Library recently? If not, there have been some significant changes you should check out. Thanks to lots of hard work by Dr. Roy Kirkwood, Mona Qahwash and Dave Brown many of the images now have annotations to describe the specific lesions or areas of interest in the image.
In response to a request from the AASV Communications Committee, Mona, a Michigan State University veterinary student (class of 2012), started out working with the slide set provided by Dr. Pat Halbur at ISU. She worked with Dr. Kirkwood to review the slide set and apply the necessary annotations. These annotations greatly enhance the utility of the images for educational and presentation purposes.
To access the images, go to the AASV homepage. Place your cursor on the Members tab at the top of the page. From the dropdown menu, select Image Library. Supply your username and password to access the library (you can recover your login information by supplying your email address in the box at the bottom of the AASV homepage). The easiest way to access the annotated images is by selecting Collections and then choosing View next to Pathology Lecture (4th Year Vet Students). Double clicking on a thumbnail image will bring up a larger view of that image and a tab for the annotated image if one exists. You can then select the annotated image to view it or download it for further use.
AASV members are encouraged to use the contributed images for their own reference and for educational presentations. It is important to credit the contributor of the image. The AASV watermark can be moved to another area of the image by clicking on the watermark and dragging it to another location. The watermark cannot be removed. Commercial use requires the prior approval of the contributor. To obtain appropriate permission, you will need to contact the contributor of the slide directly.
As time permits, the committee hopes to review other slide sets in the library and apply annotations to additional slides. If you are interested in helping with this effort, please contact Dr. Angie Delks, Communications Committee chair.