Digitization Template 6

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 links provide general introductory information on iDigBio.

• Introduction to iDigBio Slide Set
• Intro to iDigBio pdf file

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

• International Whole-Drawer Digitization Interest Group
• NANSH Working Group (North American Network of Small Herbaria)
• Fluid-preserved Arthropod and Microscopic Slide Imaging Interest Group
• Paleontology Digitization Working Group
• Small Collections Network Working Group

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

Workshops and Symposia Wikis	Workshop Reports
Workshop Wiki, University of Florida, Gainesville (January 13-14 2015)	A report was not created for this workshop

Calendar Year 2014

Workshops and Symposia Wikis	Workshop Reports
iDigBio Summit 2014 Workshop Wiki, University of Florida, Gainesville (October 27-28 2014)	iDigBio Summit 2014 Report
Data Carpentry Workshop at iDigBio, (September 29 - 30 2014)	Data Carpentry Workshop at iDigBio
Leveraging Digitization Practices across Multiple Domains, University of California, Santa Barbara (October 6-9 2014)	Leveraging Digitization Practices across Multiple Domains
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 2011

Workshops and Symposia Wikis	Workshop Reports
Summit 2011 Wiki, (December 1 2011)	A report was not created for this workshop

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.

• Pre-digitization Curation and Staging
• Specimen Image Capture
• Specimen Image Processing
• Electronic Data Capture
• Georeferencing Locality Descriptions
• Digitization Workflows and Protocols
• More on digitization