Paleo Digitization Working Group

The Paleo Digitization Working Group was inspired by the paleo digitization workshop held in New Haven, CT in conjunction with the Yale Peabody Museum, 23-25 September 2013. The focus of the group is to examine issues and create community-generated documentation related to the digitization of paleontology collections

Working Group Meeting Schedule

• Virtual Meeting Space
• 17 December 2013, 3-4 p.m. EST, Roger Burkhalter, Standard Views for Paleo Images
• 14 January 2014, 3-4 p.m. EST, Chris Norris, Redacting Sensitive Data on Paleo Specimens
  • Chris Norris' presentation notes
  • Meeting chat box
• 11 February 2014, 3-4 p.m. EST, Una Farrell, Issues with Stratigraphy
• 18 March 2014, 3-4 p.m. EST, Bruce MacFadden, Linking Ancillary Data to Specimen Records in Paleo Databases

Recordings of working group meetings

• 2013-12-17, Roger Burkhalter, Standard Views

Paleo Digitization Workshop

• Paleo Digitization Workshop (23-26 Sept 2013) Wiki
• Paleontology Digitization Workshop Report
• Paleo Imaging Workshop (29 Apr-1 May 2014) Wiki

Standard Views for Fossil Images

• Working Document
• Digital Plant Images as Specimens, Vulpia, Baskauf & Kirchoff & 2008
• Morphbank Standard Views

Stratigraphy Resources

• Mark Webster, et al, Combining Stratigraphic Sections and Museum Collections to Increase Biostratigraphic Resolution
• Donald E. Owen, How to use stratigraphic terminology in papers, illustrations, and talks
• NORTH AMERICAN STRATIGRAPHIC CODE, North American Commission on Stratigraphic Nomenclature
• Murphy & Salvador, International Stratigraphic Guide — An abridged version

Redacting or Concealing Data for Sensitive Collecting Sites

• Working Document

Databasing Slabs as Collection Objects

• Working Document

Controlled Vocabularies

• Chronological Stratigraphy (Roger Burkhalter)