To contribute to the site you need to be a registered user with contributor status. When you have registered as a user, to be given contributor status you should email pbragg@aol.com - make sure you put MSG website in the subject box.
Once you have contributor staus - to contribute to the site click on the appropriate item in the Create Content menu on the left hand side of the page.
Copyright notice
If you add your own photographs there is no problem. If you add photos taken by anyone else please ensure you have their permission.
If you add a pdf file of a publication to the Literature database you must ensure that you are not breaking the copyright rules. Copyright extends for 70 years after the death of the author. If the author is still alive or died after 1937 you need permission from the author or their estate.
To add photographs
Click Image. You will get instructions that are reasonably straight forward. However, it is best to add just one image at a time - at least until you get used to the system.
In stage three - annote image - There are three sections that should be completes: Title, Image galleries, and Notes. The other bits are optional.
Most images should be put in both a geographic gallery and a taxonomic gallery. To select the galleries in which the image will appear use the scroll-down menu: click on your first choice then control>click the second gallery you want.
To add to the Literature database
This is fairly straightforward. If possible please include an abstract with the entry, even if it is only very brief.
If cutting and pasting text into the abstract box it is often best to click on disable rich-text (just below the abstract entry box) before pasting the text into the box. This avoids problems with text formatting.