Drawer Imaging Group

Whole-Drawer Digitization Interest Group

This page is devoted to resources and discussion for whole-drawer imaging of dried, pinned insect collection drawers. The interest group schedules regular discussion sessions via Adobe Connect for the purpose of sharing techniques, strategies, uses, improvements, and technology associated with producing a single image of an entire insect drawer. Resources, related documents, and discussion notes are stored below.

Interest Group Members

• Nicole Fisher (co-coordinator), Australian National Insect Collection
• Gil Nelson (co-coordinator), iDigBio
• Vladimir Blagoderov, History Museum
• Andy Deans Penn State
• Chris Dietrich, Illinois Natural History Survey
• Paul Flemons, Australian Museum
• Jeff Holland, Purdue
• Stephan Schmidt, Zoologische Staatssammlung München&lt
• Geoff Thompson, Queensland Museum
• Jennifer Zaspel, Purdue

Relevant Papers

• Results and insights from the NCSU Insect Museum GigaPan project, Bertone, et al.
• Whole-drawer imaging for digital management and curation of a large entomological collection, Mantle, et al.
• InvertNet: a new paradigm for digital access to invertebrate collections, Dietrich, et al.
• DScan – a high-performance digital scanning system for entomological collections, Schmidt, et al.

Relevant Links

• Drawer Digitization Project - Hymenoptera (Zoologische Staatssammlung in Munich)