If you have been given permission to use Macaulay Library assets you must provide the appropriate attribution


Media use outside of scientific publications

Required:

Contributor name / Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology (MLxxxxxx)”

  • Example: Mark Robbins / Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology (ML529861)


Variant: “Cornell Lab of Ornithology” may be shortened to “Cornell Lab” if a hyperlink is provided to the Macaulay Library (https://www.macaulaylibrary.org) or provide a link to the specimen page (e.g., https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/529861) if possible.


  • Example: Mark Robbins / Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab (ML529861)
  • Example: Mark Robbins / Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab (ML529861)


Media use in scientific publications

If you use Macaulay Library assets in your research, please give credit in the publication as follows:


Use and citation of a single recording in a publication

Species name (ML#####)

  • Example: Turdus lawrencii (ML126794)

Variant: Link to specimen page (e.g., https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/126794) if possible

In the acknowledgement section of the paper, please also acknowledge receipt of media from “The Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology”


Use and citation of numerous recordings at the end of a publication

“We used the following recordings from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology: ML#####, ML#####, ML#####, etc.”

  • Example: “We used the following recordings from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology: ML12645, ML33245, ML23567, ML45678.”

If you are using a large number of assets and it is not practical to include them all in the main body of the publication, please include a full list in the appendix.


In the acknowledgement section of the paper, please also acknowledge receipt of media from “The Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology”


Embedding media on a website

It's easy to embed Macaulay Library media on websites or other pages on the internet. Simply go to the Macaulay Library page of the piece of media you are interested in and click "Embed." From the embed menu, choose your preferred size, then click "Copy" to copy the HTML code for use on your page. The appropriate data and credit will automatically display along with the image, sound, or video.


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