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This page provides resources and information for the series of digitization training workshops being conducted by iDigBio as well as a plethora of digitization information and resources. Included is a growing list of links to documents, websites, videos, presentations, and other important information related to biological collection digitization.
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| style="font-size:9pt" |[http://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=2926| How to digitize? (Five clusters)] || style="font-size:9pt" | [[IDigBio_Workshops|Workshops and Symposia]]
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| style="font-size:9pt" | [https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/Specimen_Image_Capture Digitization Videos]|| style="font-size:9pt" | [https://www.idigbio.org/biblio  Biblio entries]
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| style="font-size:9pt" | [https://www.idigbio.org/portal Specimen Portal] || style="font-size:9pt" | [https://www.idigbio.org/outreach-events-sidebar| Upcoming Events]
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| style="font-size:9pt" | [http://www.facebook.com/iDigBio  iDigBio on facebook] || style="font-size:9pt" | [https://twitter.com/iDigBio Follow iDigBio on twitter]
|}This page provides resources and information for the series of digitization training workshops being conducted by iDigBio as well as a plethora of digitization information and resources. Included is a growing list of links to documents, websites, videos, presentations, and other important information related to biological collection digitization.


==iDigBio Intro==
==iDigBio Intro==
* [https://www.idigbio.org/sites/default/files/sites/default/files/Intro_to_iDigBio_2014.pptx Introduction to iDigBio Slide Set]
The following link provides general introductory information on iDigBio.
* [https://www.idigbio.org/sites/default/files/sites/default/files/Intro_to_iDigBio_2014.pdf Intro to iDigBio pdf file]
* [https://www.idigbio.org/sites/default/files/sites/default/files/Intro_to_iDigBio.pdf Intro to iDigBio pdf file]


==Interest/Working Groups==
==Interest/Working Groups==
The following links take you to Interest/Working Groups focused on Digitization. For other working groups please use the following link [https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/IDigBio_Working_Groups iDigBio Working Groups]
*[[Drawer Imaging Group| International Whole-Drawer Digitization Interest Group]]
*[[Drawer Imaging Group| International Whole-Drawer Digitization Interest Group]]
*[[Small Herbarium Interest Group| NANSH Working Group]] (North American Network of Small Herbaria)
*[[Small Herbarium Interest Group| NANSH Working Group]] (North American Network of Small Herbaria)
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*[[Paleo Digitization Working Group| Paleontology Digitization Working Group]]
*[[Paleo Digitization Working Group| Paleontology Digitization Working Group]]
*[[SCNet| Small Collections Network Working Group]]
*[[SCNet| Small Collections Network Working Group]]
*[[Field Station Interest Group| Biological Field Station Interest Group]]


== Digitization Workshops and Symposia Wikis ==
==Workshop/Symposia Wikis and Reports==
===2015 Workshops and Symposia Wikis===
The following collapsible tables contain all the Workshop/Symposia wikis and their corresponding Reports, in reverse chronological order.
*[https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/Specimens_Full_Circle_SPNHC_2015 SPNHC 2015 Symposium - Specimens Full Circle: Collection to Digitization to Data Use (May 20, 2015)]
*[[Small Collections Symposium SPNHC 2015 | Small Collections Symposium, SPNHC 2015, Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, FL  (May 21, 2015)]]
*[https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/Field_to_Database Field to Database Workshop Gainesville, FL (March 9 - 12)]
*[https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/CT_Short_Course CT Short Course, co-sponsored by the High Resolution X-ray CT Facility at the University of Texas and iDigBio]
*[https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php?title=Workflows_Herbarium_Digitization Workflows for Herbarium Digitization workshop, Valdosta State University, (January 26-30 2015)]
*[https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/Data_Sharing_Data_Standards_and_Demystifying_the_IPT Data Sharing, Data Standards, and Demystifying the IPT University of Florida, Gainesville and Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility (CBIF), Ottawa, ON, Canada (January 13-14 2015)]


===2014 Workshops and Symposia Wikis===
== Calendar Year 2015 ==
*[[Citstitch Hackathon|Citstitch Hackathon 2014, Gainesville, Florida, (December 3-5, 2014)]]
*[[SiBBr Launching Event| SiBBr Digitization Workshop, Brasilia, Brazil (November 25, 2014)]]
*[[ECN 2014| Entomological Collections Network Conference 2014, Portland, Oregon (November 15-16, 2014)]]
*[[Summit 2014| iDigBio Summit 2014 Workshop Wiki, University of Florida, Gainesville (October 27-28 2014)]]
*[[Access to Digitization Tools and Methods| Symposium: Access to Digitisation Tools and Methods, BIS(TDWG) 2014, Jönköping, Sweden (October 27, 2014)]]
*[[Leveraging_Digitization|Leveraging Digitization Practices across Multiple Domains, University of California, Santa Barbara (October 6-9 2014)]]
*[[Data Carpentry|Data Carpentry Workshop at iDigBio, (September 29-30 2014)]]
*[[Small_Herbarium_Workshop_Botany_2014 | Small Herbarium Workshop, Botany 2014, Boise, ID (July 31 2014)]]
*[[Digitized natural history collections symposium Botany 2014 | Digitized natural history collections records in traditional research, collaborative research, and big data research, Botany 2014, Boise, ID (July 29 2014)]]
*[[Georeferencing_Natural_History_Collections_Botany2014 | Georeferencing Natural History Collections Botany 2014, Boise, ID (July 27 2014)]]
*[[SPNHCSIG Digitization Opportunities International Collaboration| SPNHC 2014 Special Interest Group (SIG) Session: Collections Digitization and Opportunities for International Collaboration, Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales, Cardiff, Wales (June 27 2014)]]
*[[Progress in Digitization| SPNHC 2014 Symposium: Progress in Digitization of Natural History Collections, Millennium Centre, Cardiff, Wales (June 26 2014)]]
*[[SPNHC 2014 DemoCamp| SPNHC 2014 DemoCamp, Millennium Centre Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, Wales (June 26 2014)]]
*[[Small Collections Symposium SPNHC 2014 | Small Collections Symposium, SPNHC 2014, Cardiff, Wales  (June 25 2014)]]
*[[TORCH VIII + iDigBio Workshop|TORCH VIII + iDigBio Workshop, Sul Ross State University, Alpine, TX (May 24 2014)]]
*[[Specify for Paleo Workshop | Specify for Paleo Collections Workshop, University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute, Lawrence Kansas ( May 20 - 23 2014)]]
*[[Collections_for_the_21st_Century| Collections for the 21st Century Symposium, University of Florida (May 5-6 2014)]]
*[[Paleo Imaging Workshop| Paleo Imaging Workshop, University of Texas (April 29 - May 01 2014)]]
*[[Small_Collections | Recruiting, Supporting, and Retaining Small Collections in Biodiversity Digitization, Central Michigan University (April 7-10 2014)]]
*[[PacificDigitization| Biological Collections Digitization in the Pacific, Honolulu (March 25-27 2014)]]
*[[Data Modeling Workshop | Data Modeling Workshop, Honolulu (March 24-25 2014)]]
*[[Digitizing-From-Source-Materials| Digitizing from Source Materials Workshop Wiki,Yale Peabody Museum (March 9-13 2014)]]
*[[An_Outsider’s_view_inside_NSF_E&O_Trends_and_Tips_iDigBio_NSF_E&O_Webina | An Outsider’s view inside NSF: E&O Trends and Tips” iDigBio NSF E&O Webinar (February 27 2014)]]
*[[FOSSIL_Kickoff_Meeting | FOSSIL Kickoff Meeting (February 19 2014)]]
*[[NAPC_Symposium_Celebrating_Public_Participation_in_Paleontology| NAPC Symposium: Celebrating Public Participation in Paleontology, University of Florida, Gainesville (February 17 2014)]]
*[[Broadening_Diversity:_Careers_and_Graduate_Study_in_the_Biological_Sciences| Broadening Diversity:Careers and Graduate Study in the Biological Sciences Workshop Wiki, University of Central Florida, Orlando (February 01 2014)]]
*[[Education_and_Outreach_Workshop| iDigBio Education and Outreach Workshop Wiki, University of Florida, Gainesville (January 16-17 2014)]]


===2013 Workshops and Symposia Wikis===
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*[[Transcription Hackathon| CITSCribe Hackathon, University of Florida, Gainesville (December 16-20 2013)]]
*[[Small Herbarium Workshop FSU| Small Herbarium Digitization Workshop Wiki, Florida State University (December 9-12 2013)]]
*[[Summit 2013| Summit 2013 Workshop Wiki, Aloft Tallahassee (November 19- 20 2013)]]
*[https://www.idigbio.org/content/empowering-international-ecollaboration-sustainability-symposium-biodiversity-information Symposium: Empowering International eCollaboration for Sustainability at Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG) 2013 Conference (October 27 - November 1, 2013)]
*[[Paleo Digitization Workshop| Paleo Collections Digitization Workshop Wiki, Yale Peabody Museum (September 22-25 2013)]]
*[[Fluid Preserved Invertebrate Imaging| Fluid-preserved Invertebrate and Microscopic Slide Imaging, University of Michigan (September 16-19 2013)]]
*[[Specify Workshop| Specify Workshop Wiki, University of Kansas (August 12-16 2013)]]
*[[GWG_Second_Train_the_Trainers_Workshop | GWG Second Train the Trainers Workshop, Gainesville (August 12-16 2013)]]
*[[CSIRO Workshop| CSIRO Digitization Workshop, Canberra, Australia (July 2013)]]
*[[Dried Insect Digitization Workshop| Dried Insect Digitization Workshop Wiki, Chicago (April 23-26 2013)]]
*[[ASB Digitization Workshop| ASB Digitization Workshop and Symposium (April 13 2013)]]
*[[Wet Collections Digitization Workshop| Wet Collections Workshop Wiki, University of Kansas, (March 4-6 2013)]]
*[[2013_AOCR_Hackathon_Wiki | 2013 AOCR Hackathon Wiki (February 13-14 2013)]]


===2012 Workshops and Symposia Wikis===  
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*[[iDigBio Summit 2012| Summit 2012 Workshop Wiki, Gainesville, Florida (October 23-24 2012)]]
! scope="col" class="unsortable" width="50%"| '''<span style="color:#008000">UPCOMING</span>''' 2015 Workshops and Symposia Wikis
*[[IDigBio_Augmenting_OCR_Workshop| IDigBio Augmenting OCR Workshop, Gainesville (October 1-2 2012)]]
! scope="col" class="unsortable" width="50%"| Workshop Reports
*[[IDigBio_Public_Participation_in_Digitization_Workshop| IDigBio Public Participation in Digitization Workshop, Gainesville (September 28- 29 2012)]]
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
*[[Hebarium Digitization Workshop| Herbarium Workshop Wiki, VSU, Valdosta, Georgia (September 2012)]]
|[https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/Specimens_Full_Circle_SPNHC_2015 SPNHC 2015 Symposium - Specimens Full Circle: Collection to Digitization to Data Use (May 20, 2015)]     
*[[Botany_2012#Workshop_and_Symposium_Schedules| Botany 2012 Workshop Wiki, Columbus, Ohio (July 7-11 2012)]]
|A report will be created after the workshop is completed
*[[Object To Image To Data Workshop|Object To Image To Data Workshop Wiki, Gainesville (May 2012)]]
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
*[[IT Standards Workshop| IT Standards Workshop,Gainesville (March 28 2012) ]]
|[[Small Collections Symposium SPNHC 2015 | Small Collections Symposium, SPNHC 2015, Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, FL  (May 21, 2015)]]  
|A report will be created after the workshop is completed 
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|[https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/Field_to_Database Field to Database Workshop Gainesville, FL (March 9 - 12)]
|A report will be created after the workshop is completed
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|[[CT Short Course|CT Short Course University of Texas and iDigBio, Texas and Gainesville]]
|A report will be created after the workshop is completed 
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! scope="col" class="unsortable " width="50%"|  '''<span style="color:#FF4500">PAST</span>''' 2015 Workshops and Symposia Wikis
! scope="col" class="unsortable " width="50%"|Workshop Reports
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|[[ Workflows Herbarium Digitization| Workflows Herbarium Digitization Workshop Wiki, Valdosta Georgia (January 26-30, 2015)]]  
|A report has not yet been created for this workshop (Coming soon)       
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|[[Data_Sharing_Data_Standards_and_Demystifying_the_IPT| Data Sharing, Data Standards, and Demystifying the IPT Workshop Wiki, University of Florida, Gainesville (January 13-14, 2015)]]      
|[https://www.idigbio.org/content/data-standards-sharing-hands-experience-integrated-publishing-toolkit-ipt Data Sharing, Data Standards, and Demystifying the IPT Report]
|}
|}


===2011 Workshops and Symposia Wikis===
== Calendar Year 2014 ==
*[[iDigBio Summit 2011| Summit 2011 Workshop Wiki, (December 1 2011)]]


==Workshop Summaries==
* [[IDigBio_Workshops#Workshop_Documentation|iDigBio Workshop Summary Page]]


===2015 Workshop Reports===
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" border="1"
! scope="col" class="unsortable " width="50%"|  Workshops and Symposia Wikis
! scope="col" class="unsortable " width="50%"|  Workshop Reports
|- class="nocollapse"
|[[ Citstitch Hackathon| Citstitch Hackathon Workshop Wiki, University of Florida, Gainesville (December 03- 05 2014)]]
|[https://www.idigbio.org/content/sitch-stitch%E2%80%94-citstitch-hackathon Citstitch Hackathon Report]
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|[[ SiBBr Launching Event| SiBBr Launching Event Workshop Wiki, CNPq, Brasília (November 25, 2014)]]
|SiBBr Launching Event (Report to be added)
|- vertical-align:top;"
|[[ ECN 2014 | ECN 2014 Workshop Wiki, Portland Oregon (November 15- 16, 2014)]]
|[https://www.idigbio.org/content/idigbio-and-entomological-collections-network-team-successful-ecn-annual-meeting ECN 2014 Report]
|- class="nocollapse"
|[[Summit 2014| iDigBio Summit 2014 Workshop Wiki, University of Florida, Gainesville (October 27- 28 2014)]]
|[https://www.idigbio.org/content/idigbio-summit-iv-report Summit 2014 Report]
|- class="nocollapse"
|[[Access to Digitization Tools and Methods| Access to Digitization Tools and Methods Workshop Wiki, Jönköping, Sweden (October 27 2014)]]
|[https://www.idigbio.org/content/idigbio-bis-tdwg-2014-some-digitization-crowd-sourcing-and-data-use-too Conference Report]
|-
|[[Data Carpentry|Data Carpentry Workshop at iDigBio Workshop Wiki, University of Florida, Gainesville (September 29- 30 2014)]]
|[https://www.idigbio.org/content/data-carpentry-please-can-we-have-some-more Data Carpentry Workshop Report]
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|[[Leveraging_Digitization|Leveraging Digitization Practices across Multiple Domains, University of California, Santa Barbara (October 6- 9 2014)]]
|[https://www.idigbio.org/content/santa-barbara-workshop-draws-50-participants Workshop Report]
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|[[Small_Herbarium_Workshop_Botany_2014 | Small Herbarium Workshop, Botany 2014, Boise, ID (July 31 2014)]]
| [https://www.idigbio.org/content/idigbio-and-nansh-host-small-herbarium-digitization-workshop-botany-2014 Small Herbarium Digitization Workshop at Botany 2014- Report]
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|[[Digitized natural history collections symposium Botany 2014 | Digitized natural history collections records in traditional research, collaborative research, and big data research, Botany 2014, Boise, ID (July 29 2014)]]
| Digitized natural history collections records in traditional research, collaborative research, and big data research, (Report to be added)
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|[[Georeferencing_Natural_History_Collections_Botany2014| Georeferencing Natural History Collections Botany 2014, Boise, ID (July 27 2014)]]|
|Georeferencing Natural History Collections (Report to be added)
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|[[SPNHCSIG Digitization Opportunities International Collaboration| SPNHC 2014 Special Interest Group (SIG) Session: Collections Digitization and Opportunities for International Collaboration, Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales, Cardiff, Wales (June 27 2014)]]
|SPNHC 2014 Special Interest Group (Report to be added)
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|[[Progress in Digitization| SPNHC 2014 Symposium: Progress in Digitization of Natural History Collections, Millennium Centre, Cardiff, Wales (June 26 2014)]]
| SPNHC 2014 Symposium: Progress in Digitization of Natural History Collections (Report to be added)
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|[[SPNHC 2014 DemoCamp| SPNHC 2014 DemoCamp, Millennium Centre Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, Wales (June 26 2014)]]
|SPNHC 2014 DemoCamp Report
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|[[Small Collections Symposium SPNHC 2014 | Small Collections Symposium, SPNHC 2014, Cardiff, Wales  (June 25 2014)]]
| Small Collections Symposium (Report to be added)
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|[[TORCH VIII + iDigBio Workshop|TORCH VIII + iDigBio Workshop, Sul Ross State University, Alpine, TX (May 24 2014)]]
|[https://www.idigbio.org/content/idigbio-digitization-workshop-torch-2014 TORCH VIII and iDigBio Workshop Report]
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|[[Specify for Paleo Workshop | Specify for Paleo Collections Workshop, University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute, Lawrence Kansas ( May 20- 23 2014)]]
|[https://www.idigbio.org/content/specify-workshop-paleontologists-and-collaborating-make-it-easier-start-digitizing Specify for Paleo Workshop - Appliance Report]
[https://www.idigbio.org/content/specify-paleo-collections-workshop-training-new-technology-and-data-models Specify for Paleo Workshop Report]
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|[[Collections_for_the_21st_Century| Collections for the 21st Century Symposium, University of Florida (May 5- 6 2014)]]
|[https://www.idigbio.org/content/collections-21st-century-report Collections for the 21st Century Report]
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|[[Paleo Imaging Workshop| Paleo Imaging Workshop, University of Texas (April 29- May 01 2014)]]
|[https://www.idigbio.org/content/university-texas-proves-excellent-venue-paleo-imaging-workshop Paleoimaging Workshop Report]
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|[[Small Collections | Recruiting, Supporting, and Retaining Small Collections in Biodiversity Digitization, Central Michigan University (April 7- 10 2014)]]
|[https://www.idigbio.org/content/recruiting-supporting-and-retaining-small-collections-workshop-student%E2%80%99s-perspective Recruiting, Retaining, and Supporting Small Collections Workshop Report]
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|[[PacificDigitization| Biological Collections Digitization in the Pacific, Honolulu (March 25- 27 2014)]]
|[https://www.idigbio.org/content/biological-collections-digitization-pacific-0 Biological Collections in the Pacific Workshop Report]
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|[[Data Modeling Workshop | Data Modeling Workshop, Honolulu (March 24- 25 2014)]]
|[https://www.idigbio.org/sites/default/files/sites/default/files/Riccardi%20Data%20Workshop%20March%202014%20Hawaii%20Report.pdf Data Modeling Workshop Report ]


===2014 Workshop Reports===
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
*[https://www.idigbio.org/content/sitch-stitch%E2%80%94-citstitch-hackathon Citstitch Hackathon Report]
|[[Digitizing-From-Source-Materials| Digitizing from Source Materials Workshop Wiki,Yale Peabody Museum (March 9- 13 2014)]]
*SiBBr Launching Event (Report to be added)
|[https://www.idigbio.org/content/digitizing-source-materials-workshop-step-toward-best-practices Digitizing from Source Materials Workshop Report]
*[https://www.idigbio.org/content/idigbio-and-entomological-collections-network-team-successful-ecn-annual-meeting ECN 2014 Report]
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
*[https://www.idigbio.org/content/idigbio-bis-tdwg-2014-some-digitization-crowd-sourcing-and-data-use-too Access to Digitization Tools and Methods Conference Report]
|[[An_Outsider’s_view_inside_NSF_E&O_Trends_and_Tips_iDigBio_NSF_E&O_Webina | An Outsider’s view inside NSF: E&O Trends and Tips” iDigBio NSF E&O Webina (February 27 2014)]]
*[https://www.idigbio.org/content/idigbio-summit-iv-report Summit 2014 Report]
|[https://www.idigbio.org/content/outsider%E2%80%99s-view-inside-nsf-trends-and-tips An Outsider’s view inside NSF: E&O Trends and Tips Workshop Report]  
*[https://www.idigbio.org/content/santa-barbara-workshop-draws-50-participants Workshop Report]
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
*[https://www.idigbio.org/content/data-carpentry-please-can-we-have-some-more Data Carpentry Workshop at iDigBio Report]
|[[FOSSIL_Kickoff_Meeting | FOSSIL Kickoff Meeting (February 19 2014)]]
*[https://www.idigbio.org/content/spnhc-democamp-2014-report SPNHC 2014 DemoCamp Report]
| Fossil Kickoff Meeting (Report to be added)
*[https://www.idigbio.org/content/idigbio-and-nansh-host-small-herbarium-digitization-workshop-botany-2014 Small Herbarium Digitization Workshop at Botany 2014 Report]
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
*[https://www.idigbio.org/content/idigbio-digitization-workshop-torch-2014 TORCH VIII and iDigBio Workshop Report]
|[[NAPC_Symposium_Celebrating_Public_Participation_in_Paleontology| NAPC Symposium: Celebrating Public Participation in Paleontology, University of Florida, Gainesville (February 17 2014)]]
*[https://www.idigbio.org/content/specify-workshop-paleontologists-and-collaborating-make-it-easier-start-digitizing Specify for Paleo Workshop - Appliance Report]
| NAPC Symposium (Report to be added)
*[https://www.idigbio.org/content/specify-paleo-collections-workshop-training-new-technology-and-data-models Specify for Paleo Workshop Report]
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
*[https://www.idigbio.org/content/collections-21st-century-report Collections for the 21st Century Report]
|[[Broadening_Diversity:_Careers_and_Graduate_Study_in_the_Biological_Sciences| Broadening Diversity:Careers and Graduate Study in the Biological Sciences Workshop Wiki, University of Central Florida, Orlando (February 01 2014)]]
*[https://www.idigbio.org/content/university-texas-proves-excellent-venue-paleo-imaging-workshop Paleoimaging Workshop Report]
|[https://www.idigbio.org/content/careers-and-graduate-study-biological-sciences Careers and Graduate Study in Biological Sciences]
*[https://www.idigbio.org/content/recruiting-supporting-and-retaining-small-collections-workshop-student%E2%80%99s-perspective Recruiting, Retaining, and Supporting Small Collections Workshop Report]
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
*[https://www.idigbio.org/content/biological-collections-digitization-pacific-0 Biological Collections in the Pacific Workshop Report]
|[[Education_and_Outreach_Workshop| iDigBio Education and Outreach Workshop Wiki, University of Florida, Gainesville (January 16- 17 2014)]]
*[https://www.idigbio.org/sites/default/files/sites/default/files/Riccardi%20Data%20Workshop%20March%202014%20Hawaii%20Report.pdf Data Modeling Workshop Report]
|[https://www.idigbio.org/content/education-outreach-workshop-0 Education & Outreach Workshop Report]
*[https://www.idigbio.org/content/digitizing-source-materials-workshop-step-toward-best-practices Digitizing from Source Materials Workshop Report]
|}
*[https://www.idigbio.org/content/outsider%E2%80%99s-view-inside-nsf-trends-and-tips An Outsider’s view inside NSF: E&O Trends and Tips Workshop Report]  
*[https://www.idigbio.org/content/careers-and-graduate-study-biological-sciences Careers and Graduate Study in Biological Sciences]
*[https://www.idigbio.org/content/education-outreach-workshop-0 Education & Outreach Workshop Report]


===2013 Workshop Reports===
== Calendar Year 2013 ==


*[https://www.idigbio.org/content/citscribe-hackathon CITSCribe Hackathon Report]
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" border="1"
*[https://www.idigbio.org/content/mobilizing-small-herbaria-workshop-attracts-enthusiastic-participants Mobilizing Small Herbaria Workshop Report]
! scope="col" class="unsortable" width="50%"|  Workshops and Symposia Wikis
*[https://www.idigbio.org/content/idigbio-summit-iii Summit 2013 Report]
! scope="col" class="unsortable" width="50%"Workshop Reports
*[https://www.idigbio.org/content/idigbio%E2%80%99s-paleo-digitization-workshop-draws-more-60-attendees-new-haven Paleontology Digitization Workshop Report]
|-
*[https://www.idigbio.org/content/entomologists-gather-ann-arbor-explore-fluid-preserved-arthropod-imaging Fluid-preserved Arthropod and Microscopic Slide Imaging Workshop Report]
|[[Transcription Hackathon| CITSCribe Hackathon, University of Florida, Gainesville (December 16-20 2013)]]
*[https://www.idigbio.org/content/idigbio-and-ku-biodiversity-institute-conduct-specify-workshop "Progressive Specify" Workshop Report]
|[https://www.idigbio.org/content/citscribe-hackathon CITSCribe Hackathon Report]
*[https://www.idigbio.org/content/idigbios-2nd-train-trainers-georeferencing-workshop-ttt2 iDigBio's 2nd Train the Trainers Georeferencing Workshop from the GWG Report]
*[https://www.idigbio.org/content/idigbio-responds-call-international-collaboration CSIRO Digitization Workshop Report]
*[https://www.idigbio.org/content/asb%E2%80%93idigbio-digitization-symposium-and-workshop-report-inspiring-event ASB 2013 Workshop Report]
*[https://www.idigbio.org/content/entomologists-gather-insect-digitization-workshop-chicago Dried Insect Digitization Workshop Report]
*[https://www.idigbio.org/content/1st-annual-idigbio-augumenting-ocr-hackathon-fort-worth-texas-february-13-14 iDigBio Augmenting OCR Hackathon Workshop Report]
*[https://www.idigbio.org/content/hackathon-and-iconference-update-part-ii iDigBio Augmenting OCR Hackathon Update Part II Workshop Report]
===2012 Workshop Reports===
*[https://www.idigbio.org/content/idigbio-summit-ii-report-0 Summit 2012 Workshop Report]
*[https://www.idigbio.org/content/wet-collections-digitization-workshop-report Wet Collections Workshop Report]
*[https://www.idigbio.org/content/herbarium-digitization-training-workshop Herbarium Digitization Workshop Report]


==General Digitization Resources==
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* [http://pensoft.net/journals/zookeys/issue/209 No specimen left behind: mass digitization of natural history collections (ZooKeys Special Issue)]
|[[Small Herbarium Workshop FSU| Small Herbarium Digitization Workshop Wiki, Florida State University (December 9-12 2013)]]
* [[Media:3135-G-3-layout.pdf|Five task clusters that enable efficient and effective digitization]]
|[https://www.idigbio.org/content/mobilizing-small-herbaria-workshop-attracts-enthusiastic-participants Mobilizing Small Herbaria Workshop Report]
* [[Media:Overview.pdf|Gil Nelson: Herbarium Digitization Tasks and Components Overview]]
* [https://www.idigbio.org/content/idigbio-intellectual-property-policy iDigBio's Intellectual Property Rights statement]
* [https://www.idigbio.org/sites/default/files/workshop-presentations/dpc2012/PrePostDigitizationCurationDP.pptx Deborah Paul: Pre & Post Digitization Curation]
** pdf version [[Media:PrePostDigitizationCurationDP.pdf| Pre & Post Digitization Curation]]
* [http://tools.gbif.org/dwca-assistant/ Just What is a Darwin Core Archive File?]
* [http://openrefine.org/ Cleaning Data in a Spreadsheet - Try OpenRefine] formerly known as GoogleRefine
* [https://www.idigbio.org/sites/default/files/workshop-presentations/chicago2013/OpenRefineFieldMuseum2013.pptx Raw Data Cleaning, Validation and Enhancement: Using Open Refine, Deborah Paul]
* [https://www.idigbio.org/sites/default/files/workshop-presentations/chicago2013/IdentifiersAndSharingDataFieldMuseumV2.pptx Identifiers and Sharing Data, Deborah Paul]


==Leveraging the Library and Other Institutional Resources==
|-
* [[Media:Schmidt.pdf|Digitization of Herbarium Specimens, a Collaborative Project (Larry Schmidt)]]
|[[Summit 2013| Summit 2013 Workshop Wiki, Aloft Tallahassee (November 19- 20 2013)]]
||[https://www.idigbio.org/content/idigbio-summit-iii Summit 2013 Report]


==Example Digitization Protocols==
|-
* [[Media:Imaging_Protocol_v5b.pdf|Florida State University Herbarium Imaging Protocol]]
|[[Paleo Digitization Workshop| Paleo Collections Digitization Workshop Wiki, Yale Peabody Museum (September 22-25 2013)]]
* [[Media:VSUImagingProtocol.pdf|Valdosta State University Herbarium (VSC) Vascular Plant Imaging Protocol]]
||[https://www.idigbio.org/content/idigbio%E2%80%99s-paleo-digitization-workshop-draws-more-60-attendees-new-haven Paleontology Digitization Workshop Report]
* [[Media:VSU_Bryophyte_Imaging_Protocol.pdf|Valdosta State Herbarium (VSC) Bryophyte Packet Imaging Protocol]]
* [[Media:Image_Dust_Off_Protocol_for_Nikon_Cameras.pdf|Valdosta Herbarium image processing with Nikon Dust Off process included]]
* [http://insects.oeb.harvard.edu/MCZ/PDFs/Guide_to_digitizing.pdf A Guide to Digitizing Insect Collections (MCZ Entomology Type Image Project)]
* [http://www.kvmagruder.net/hos/blog/ApertureWorkflow.pdf Digitization Workflow Using Aperture (Scanners, Cameras,Books)]
* [http://tcn.amnh.org/documents Workflows, protocols, etc. from Tri-Trophic TCN (NYBG and AMNH docs)]


==Imaging Documents and Resources==
|-
* [[Media:IDigBioImagingGeneralEquipmentRecommendations1_0.pdf|iDigBio Imaging Equipment Recommendations (Joanna McCaffrey)]]
|[[Fluid Preserved Invertebrate Imaging| Fluid-preserved Invertebrate and Microscopic Slide Imaging, University of Michigan (September 16-19 2013)]]
* [http://tcn.amnh.org/documents Workflows, protocols, etc. from Tri-Trophic TCN (NYBG and AMNH docs)]
|[https://www.idigbio.org/content/entomologists-gather-ann-arbor-explore-fluid-preserved-arthropod-imaging Fluid-preserved Arthropod and Microscopic Slide Imaging Workshop Report]
* [https://www.idigbio.org/sites/default/files/sites/default/files/BeginnersGuideToImagingGlossary.pdf Beginner's Guide to Digital Imaging - Glossary]
* [[Media:Herbarium_Image_Editing_Guidelines.pdf|Mike Bevans' Herbarium Image Editing Guidelines]]
* [[Media:Standardized_Digital_Imaging_NYBG.pdf|Mike Bevans' Digital Imaging and Archiving]]
* [[Media:Intro_to_Photoshop.pdf|Mike Bevans' Intro to Photoshop]]
* [http://digitalphotorepro.blogspot.com/ Mike Bevans' Blog on Digital Imaging]
* [[Media:Imaging_Manual.pdf|Mike Bevans' So, you want to digitize plant specimens]]
* [https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B5L2FF0VryJnNkp5NG1EY3Ffd2s Mike Bevans' Digitizing Plant Collections VSU Workshop - link to power point]
* [[Media:Digital_Imaging_Ethics.pdf|Douglas Cromey's Digital Imaging Ethics]]
* [http://www.nikonusa.com/pdf/manuals/software/CapNX2/CAPNX2_UM_EN.pdf Nikon's Capture NX2 Software User's Manual]
* [http://lbcc.limnology.wisc.edu/node/4 Lichen/Bryophyte TCN Imaging Recommendations]
* [http://www.pnwherbaria.org/documentation/specimenimaging.php Pacific Northwest Herbaria imaging resources]
* [[Databasing_References#The_AIC_Guide_to_Digital_Photography_and_Conservation_Documentation| The AIC Guide to Digital Photography and Conservation Documentation]]
* [http://cpbc.bio.nau.edu/imaging_facility/howto.html Northern Arizona University's Imaging videos and ppt's]
* [[Imaging References|Imaging References]]


==Image File Types and File Specifications==
|-
* [https://www.idigbio.org/content/idigbio-image-file-format-requirements-and-recommendations iDigBio's Image File Format Policy and Recommendations]
|[[Specify Workshop| Specify Workshop Wiki, University of Kansas (August 12-16 2013)]]
* [http://www.adobe.com/digitalimag/pdfs/dng_primer.pdf Introducing the Digital Negative Specification]
|[https://www.idigbio.org/content/idigbio-and-ku-biodiversity-institute-conduct-specify-workshop "Progressive Specify" Workshop Report]
* [http://wwwimages.adobe.com/www.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/products/photoshop/pdfs/DNG_primer_manufacturers.pdf  Digital Negative Specification for Manufacturers]
* [http://www.atiz.com/resources/DPI-PPI-Megapixels-and-Resolution.pdf Atiz Innovation, Inc.: Making sense of DPI, PPI, Megapixels and Resolution]


==Imaging Station Equipment and Specifications==
|-
* [http://www.mkdigitaldirect.com/products/lighting-systems/mk-photo-ebox-plus-1419.html Photo EBox Imaging Station] Also now available from [http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1032996-REG/mk_digital_direct_75005_photo_ebox_plus_1419.html| B & H Photo and Video]
|[[GWG_Second_Train_the_Trainers_Workshop | GWG Second Train the Trainers Workshop, Gainesville (August 12-16 2013)]]
* [https://www.idigbio.org/sites/default/files/workshop-presentations/small-herbarium2013/iDigBioImagingEquipmentRecommendations1_0.pdf iDigBio Imaging Equipment Recommendations]
||[https://www.idigbio.org/content/idigbios-2nd-train-trainers-georeferencing-workshop-ttt2 iDigBio's 2nd Train the Trainers Georeferencing Workshop from the GWG Report]
* [http://www.pnwherbaria.org/documentation/custom-components-v1.pdf Assembling Custom Components for Specimen Imaging (NW Herbaria Consortium)]
* [[Media:SamNobleStackShotOptimization.pdf|Sam Noble Musuem's optimization of the efficiency of stackshot, including 3D printing plans for SNO's Focus Stacking Stand, contributed by Roger Burkhalter]]
* [http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=63bb091473549abe520693977acea63e&prevstart=0 Plans for Sam Noble Museum's '''Focus Stacking Stand''' plans and downloads, Roger Burkhalter]
* [http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=6778558dd7d43111520693977acea63e&prevstart=0 Plans for Sam Noble Museum's '''Focus Stacking Platform''' plans and downloads, Roger Burkhalter]
* [http://www.macroscopicsolutions.com/aboutus.html Macroscopic Solutions portable, photo stacking device, overcomes lighting hurdles with copy stands: Macropod]


==3D Imaging and 3D Printing Resources==
|-
*[https://deals.macupdate.com/deal/14840 Strata Design 3D CX & Foto 3D CX 7.0.7]
|[[CSIRO Workshop| CSIRO Digitization Workshop, Canberra, Australia (July 2013)]]
*[https://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/26173/strata-foto-3d-cx Strata Foto 3D CX]
|[https://www.idigbio.org/content/idigbio-responds-call-international-collaboration CSIRO Digitization Workshop Report]
*[http://www.agisoft.ru/ Image-based 3D modeling: Agisoft PhotoScan]
*[http://www.pensoft.net/journals/zookeys/article/5768/abstract/rotational-scanning-electron-micrographs-rsem-a-novel-and-accessible-tool-to-visualize-and-communicate-complex-morpholog ZooKeys 328 (2013) : 47-57 Rotational Scanning Electron Micrographs (rSEM): A novel and accessible tool to visualize and communicate complex morphology David Koon-Bong Cheung, Adam Brunke, Nesrine Akkari, Carina Mara Souza, Thomas Pape]
*[http://www.pensoft.net/journals/zookeys/article/5763/abstract/revolving-sem-images-visualising-3d-taxonomic-characters-application-to-six-species-of-the-millipede-genus-ommatoiulus-l ZooKeys 328 (2013) : 5-45 Revolving SEM images visualising 3D taxonomic characters: application to six species of the millipede genus Ommatoiulus Latzel, 1884, with description of seven new species and an interactive key to the Tunisian members of the genus (Diplopoda, Julida, Julidae) Nesrine Akkari, David Koon-Bong Cheung, Henrik Enghoff, Pavel Stoev]


==Camera Manuals & Specifications==
|-
* [http://www.nikonusa.com/pdf/manuals/software/ccp_en.pdf Nikon Camera Control Pro Reference Manual]
|[[Dried Insect Digitization Workshop| Dried Insect Digitization Workshop Wiki, Chicago (April 23-26 2013)]]
* [http://gdlp01.c-wss.com/gds/7/0300007447/03/dpp311w3-en.pdf Canon Digital Photo Professional 3.11 Instruction Manual]
||[https://www.idigbio.org/content/entomologists-gather-insect-digitization-workshop-chicago Dried Insect Digitization Workshop Report]


==[[Collections Digitization Workflows| Links to Workflows - iDigBio and Elsewhere]]==
|-
|[[ASB Digitization Workshop| ASB Digitization Workshop and Symposium (April 13 2013)]]
||[https://www.idigbio.org/content/asb%E2%80%93idigbio-digitization-symposium-and-workshop-report-inspiring-event ASB 2013 Workshop Report]


==Workflows and Protocols==
|-
* [[Media:Digitization_Workflows_wet_collections.pdf|Digitization Workflows]]
|[[Wet Collections Digitization Workshop| Wet Collections Workshop Wiki, University of Kansas, (March 4-6 2013)]]
* [https://www.idigbio.org/content/digitization-workflow-workshop-report iDigBio Digitization Workflow Workshop (DROID) report]
|Wet Collections Digitization Workshop Report to be added
* [https://www.idigbio.org/content/digitization-workflows iDigBio's Collaborative Workflows Page (DROID Working Groups)]
* [http://lbcc.limnology.wisc.edu/node/3 Bryophyte/Lichen TCN workflow]
* [http://www.snsb.info/SNSBInfoOpenWiki/attach/Attachments/JSTOR-Plants-Handbook.pdf JSTOR PLANTS Handbook]
* [http://www.pensoft.net/J_FILES/1/articles/3121/3121-G-3-layout.pdf Developing integrated workflows for the digitisation of herbarium specimens using a modular and scalable approach]
* [https://www.idigbio.org/content/workflow-modules-and-task-lists Workflow Modules and Task Lists]
* [[Media:Workflows.pdf|Gil Nelson: Herbarium Workflows]]
* [https://www.idigbio.org/sites/default/files/sites/default/files/Workflow_MellonTypePDC_v4.jpeg U. Vermont GPI Pre-digitization Curation Workflow (Audrey Clark)]
* [https://www.idigbio.org/sites/default/files/workshop-presentations/dpc2012/SharingDataDP.pptx Deborah Paul: Sharing Data]


==Georeferencing Resources==
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* [http://www.gbif.org/orc/?doc_id=1288 Biogeomancer, Guide to Best Practices in Georeferencing]
|[[2013_AOCR_Hackathon_Wiki | 2013 AOCR Hackathon Wiki (February 13-14 2013)]]
* [http://www.museum.tulane.edu/geolocate/ Geolocate: Online and Desktop Georeferencing Tools]
|[https://www.idigbio.org/content/hackathon-and-iconference-update-part-ii iDigBio Augmenting OCR Hackathon Update Part II Workshop Report]
* [[Media:Georeferencing.pdf|Gil Nelson: Georeferencing with Geolocate]]
|}
* [http://manisnet.org/GeorefGuide.html MaNIS/HerpNet/ORNIS Georeferencing Guidelines]
* [http://www.herpnet.org/Gazetteer/GeorefResources.htm Herpnet's georeferencing resources page]
* [[Georeferencing|iDigBio Georeferencing Wiki]]
* [https://www.idigbio.org/forums/georeferencing-working-group-gwg iDigBio's Georeferencing Working Group Forum]
* [http://www.museum.tulane.edu/coge/ GeoLocate Web Management Portal login]
* [http://www.museum.tulane.edu/geolocate/web/webcomgeoref.aspx GeoLocate Collaborative Georeferencing Web Client login]
* [[Media:FSU_Collaborative_Georeferencing_Protocol.pdf|Collaborative Georeferencing with Geolocate Protocol, Florida State University]]
* [[Media:Mast_Protocol_Geolocate_FSU.pdf|FSU Geolocate Protocol Using a Custom Spreadsheet for Georeferencing]]
* [http://idigbio.adobeconnect.com/p1wtfeto4kg/ Georeferencing Herbarium Specimens using GeoLocate]


==Database Resources and Tools==
== Calendar Year 2012 ==
* [https://www.idigbio.org/sites/default/files/sites/default/files/considerations-when-choosing-collection-mgt-software.pdf Joanna McCaffrey: Considerations When Choosing Collections Management Software]
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* [https://www.idigbio.org/sites/default/files/workshop-presentations/chicago2013/Chicago_DAMS.pdf Digital Asset Management (DAMS)]
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* [https://www.idigbio.org/content/biological-collections-databases iDigBio's Database, Portals, Aggregators, and Tools Review Page]
! scope="col" class="unsortable" width="50%"|  Workshop Reports
* [http://daryllafferty.com/salix/ Download Salix software here]
|-
* [http://nhc.asu.edu/vpherbarium/canotia/SALIX3.pdf Salix software documentation]
|[[iDigBio Summit 2012| Summit 2012 Wiki, Gainesville, Florida (October 23-24 2012)]]
* [[Media:DataTools.pdf|Gil Nelson: Database Tools and Techniques]]
|[https://www.idigbio.org/content/idigbio-summit-ii-report-0 Summit 2012 Workshop Report]
* [http://specifysoftware.org/sites/specifysoftware.org/files/Publishing%20Specify%20Data%20with%20IPT.pdf Publishing Specify Data with IPT]
* [[Media:WorkshopSymbiotaLogin.pdf|Symbiota Login Information]]
* [http://openrefine.org/ Try Open Refine to Clean CSV Data] formerly known as Google Refine
* [http://daks.ucdavis.edu/?page_id=205 Kepler Kurator to Clean Spreadsheet Data]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEkPbvLsud0 See Kepler Kurator at work cleaning data in a Filtered PUSH Network]
* [[Voice_recognition|Voice Recognition]]


==Identifiers==
|-
* [https://www.idigbio.org/sites/default/files/iDigBioGuidGuide-2013-06-26_0.pdf iDigBio's GUID Guide for Data Providers]
|[[Hebarium Digitization Workshop| Herbarium Workshop Wiki, VSU, Valdosta, Georgia (September 2012)]]
*[https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/Globally_Unique_IDs_(GUID) Globally Unique Identifiers (GUID)]
|[https://www.idigbio.org/content/wet-collections-digitization-workshop-report Wet Collections Workshop Report]


==Videos==
|-
* [https://vimeo.com/46296902 iDigBio's Introduction to Nikon's Camera Control Pro 2 software]
|[[Object To Image To Data Workshop|Object To Image To Data Workshop Wiki, Gainesville (May 2012)]]
* [https://vimeo.com/46312484 iDigBio's Introduction to Nikon's Live View Feature]
|[https://www.idigbio.org/content/herbarium-digitization-training-workshop Herbarium Digitization Workshop Report]
* [https://vimeo.com/42586243 Arizona State University's Orientation to Settings on a Canon Camera]
* [https://vimeo.com/46950737 iDigBio's Batch Processing with Nikon Capture NX2]
* [https://vimeo.com/46990833 iDigBio's Nikon D3X Camera Setup for Scientific Specimen Imaging]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faCP15wjc4g&feature=plcp Introduction to SilverCollection]


==Digitization Templates==
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|[[iDigBio Summit 2011| Summit 2011 Wiki,  (December 1 2011)]]
|[https://www.idigbio.org/content/idigbio-summit-wrap Summit 2011 Workshop Report]
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==Digitization Avenue==
The following links provide information on the task clusters that enable efficient and effective digitization of Biological and Paleontological Collections. If you are unfamiliar with the task clusters please read the following  [http://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=2926 Five task clusters that enable efficient and effective digitization of biological collections].
*[[ Pre-digitization Curation and Staging | Pre-digitization Curation and Staging]]
*[[ Specimen Image Capture | Specimen Image Capture]]
*[[ Specimen Image Processing | Specimen Image Processing]]
*[[ Electronic Data Capture | Electronic Data Capture]]
*[[ Georeferencing locality descriptions | Georeferencing Locality Descriptions]]
*[[ Digitization Workflows and Protocols | Digitization Workflows and Protocols]]
*[[ More on digitization  |More on digitization  ]]

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Digitization
How to digitize? (Five clusters) Workshops and Symposia
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Connect with iDigBio
Specimen Portal Upcoming Events
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This page provides resources and information for the series of digitization training workshops being conducted by iDigBio as well as a plethora of digitization information and resources. Included is a growing list of links to documents, websites, videos, presentations, and other important information related to biological collection digitization.

iDigBio Intro

The following link provides general introductory information on iDigBio.

Interest/Working Groups

The following links take you to Interest/Working Groups focused on Digitization. For other working groups please use the following link iDigBio Working Groups

Workshop/Symposia Wikis and Reports

The following collapsible tables contain all the Workshop/Symposia wikis and their corresponding Reports, in reverse chronological order.

Calendar Year 2015

UPCOMING 2015 Workshops and Symposia Wikis Workshop Reports
SPNHC 2015 Symposium - Specimens Full Circle: Collection to Digitization to Data Use (May 20, 2015) A report will be created after the workshop is completed
Small Collections Symposium, SPNHC 2015, Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, FL (May 21, 2015) A report will be created after the workshop is completed
Field to Database Workshop Gainesville, FL (March 9 - 12) A report will be created after the workshop is completed
CT Short Course University of Texas and iDigBio, Texas and Gainesville A report will be created after the workshop is completed
PAST 2015 Workshops and Symposia Wikis Workshop Reports
Workflows Herbarium Digitization Workshop Wiki, Valdosta Georgia (January 26-30, 2015) A report has not yet been created for this workshop (Coming soon)
Data Sharing, Data Standards, and Demystifying the IPT Workshop Wiki, University of Florida, Gainesville (January 13-14, 2015) Data Sharing, Data Standards, and Demystifying the IPT Report

Calendar Year 2014

Workshops and Symposia Wikis Workshop Reports
Citstitch Hackathon Workshop Wiki, University of Florida, Gainesville (December 03- 05 2014) Citstitch Hackathon Report
SiBBr Launching Event Workshop Wiki, CNPq, Brasília (November 25, 2014) SiBBr Launching Event (Report to be added)
ECN 2014 Workshop Wiki, Portland Oregon (November 15- 16, 2014) ECN 2014 Report
iDigBio Summit 2014 Workshop Wiki, University of Florida, Gainesville (October 27- 28 2014) Summit 2014 Report
Access to Digitization Tools and Methods Workshop Wiki, Jönköping, Sweden (October 27 2014) Conference Report
Data Carpentry Workshop at iDigBio Workshop Wiki, University of Florida, Gainesville (September 29- 30 2014) Data Carpentry Workshop Report
Leveraging Digitization Practices across Multiple Domains, University of California, Santa Barbara (October 6- 9 2014) Workshop Report
Small Herbarium Workshop, Botany 2014, Boise, ID (July 31 2014) Small Herbarium Digitization Workshop at Botany 2014- Report
Digitized natural history collections records in traditional research, collaborative research, and big data research, Botany 2014, Boise, ID (July 29 2014) Digitized natural history collections records in traditional research, collaborative research, and big data research, (Report to be added)
Georeferencing Natural History Collections Botany 2014, Boise, ID (July 27 2014)| Georeferencing Natural History Collections (Report to be added)
SPNHC 2014 Special Interest Group (SIG) Session: Collections Digitization and Opportunities for International Collaboration, Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales, Cardiff, Wales (June 27 2014) SPNHC 2014 Special Interest Group (Report to be added)
SPNHC 2014 Symposium: Progress in Digitization of Natural History Collections, Millennium Centre, Cardiff, Wales (June 26 2014) SPNHC 2014 Symposium: Progress in Digitization of Natural History Collections (Report to be added)
SPNHC 2014 DemoCamp, Millennium Centre Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, Wales (June 26 2014) SPNHC 2014 DemoCamp Report
Small Collections Symposium, SPNHC 2014, Cardiff, Wales (June 25 2014) Small Collections Symposium (Report to be added)
TORCH VIII + iDigBio Workshop, Sul Ross State University, Alpine, TX (May 24 2014) TORCH VIII and iDigBio Workshop Report
Specify for Paleo Collections Workshop, University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute, Lawrence Kansas ( May 20- 23 2014) Specify for Paleo Workshop - Appliance Report

Specify for Paleo Workshop Report

Collections for the 21st Century Symposium, University of Florida (May 5- 6 2014) Collections for the 21st Century Report
Paleo Imaging Workshop, University of Texas (April 29- May 01 2014) Paleoimaging Workshop Report
Recruiting, Supporting, and Retaining Small Collections in Biodiversity Digitization, Central Michigan University (April 7- 10 2014) Recruiting, Retaining, and Supporting Small Collections Workshop Report
Biological Collections Digitization in the Pacific, Honolulu (March 25- 27 2014) Biological Collections in the Pacific Workshop Report
Data Modeling Workshop, Honolulu (March 24- 25 2014) Data Modeling Workshop Report
Digitizing from Source Materials Workshop Wiki,Yale Peabody Museum (March 9- 13 2014) Digitizing from Source Materials Workshop Report
An Outsider’s view inside NSF: E&O Trends and Tips” iDigBio NSF E&O Webina (February 27 2014) An Outsider’s view inside NSF: E&O Trends and Tips Workshop Report
FOSSIL Kickoff Meeting (February 19 2014) Fossil Kickoff Meeting (Report to be added)
NAPC Symposium: Celebrating Public Participation in Paleontology, University of Florida, Gainesville (February 17 2014) NAPC Symposium (Report to be added)
Broadening Diversity:Careers and Graduate Study in the Biological Sciences Workshop Wiki, University of Central Florida, Orlando (February 01 2014) Careers and Graduate Study in Biological Sciences
iDigBio Education and Outreach Workshop Wiki, University of Florida, Gainesville (January 16- 17 2014) Education & Outreach Workshop Report

Calendar Year 2013

Workshops and Symposia Wikis Workshop Reports
CITSCribe Hackathon, University of Florida, Gainesville (December 16-20 2013) CITSCribe Hackathon Report
Small Herbarium Digitization Workshop Wiki, Florida State University (December 9-12 2013) Mobilizing Small Herbaria Workshop Report
Summit 2013 Workshop Wiki, Aloft Tallahassee (November 19- 20 2013) Summit 2013 Report
Paleo Collections Digitization Workshop Wiki, Yale Peabody Museum (September 22-25 2013) Paleontology Digitization Workshop Report
Fluid-preserved Invertebrate and Microscopic Slide Imaging, University of Michigan (September 16-19 2013) Fluid-preserved Arthropod and Microscopic Slide Imaging Workshop Report
Specify Workshop Wiki, University of Kansas (August 12-16 2013) "Progressive Specify" Workshop Report
GWG Second Train the Trainers Workshop, Gainesville (August 12-16 2013) iDigBio's 2nd Train the Trainers Georeferencing Workshop from the GWG Report
CSIRO Digitization Workshop, Canberra, Australia (July 2013) CSIRO Digitization Workshop Report
Dried Insect Digitization Workshop Wiki, Chicago (April 23-26 2013) Dried Insect Digitization Workshop Report
ASB Digitization Workshop and Symposium (April 13 2013) ASB 2013 Workshop Report
Wet Collections Workshop Wiki, University of Kansas, (March 4-6 2013) Wet Collections Digitization Workshop Report to be added
2013 AOCR Hackathon Wiki (February 13-14 2013) iDigBio Augmenting OCR Hackathon Update Part II Workshop Report

Calendar Year 2012

Workshops and Symposia Wikis Workshop Reports
Summit 2012 Wiki, Gainesville, Florida (October 23-24 2012) Summit 2012 Workshop Report
Herbarium Workshop Wiki, VSU, Valdosta, Georgia (September 2012) Wet Collections Workshop Report
Object To Image To Data Workshop Wiki, Gainesville (May 2012) Herbarium Digitization Workshop Report

Calendar Year 2011

Workshops and Symposia Wikis Workshop Reports
Summit 2011 Wiki, (December 1 2011) Summit 2011 Workshop Report

Digitization Avenue

The following links provide information on the task clusters that enable efficient and effective digitization of Biological and Paleontological Collections. If you are unfamiliar with the task clusters please read the following Five task clusters that enable efficient and effective digitization of biological collections.