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*[https://www.idigbio.org/ | *[https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/images/5/54/Schmidt.pdf Digitization of Herbarium Specimens, a Collaborative Project (Larry Schmidt)] | ||
==Example Digitization Protocols== | ==Example Digitization Protocols== | ||
Revision as of 06:37, 30 April 2013
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
Interest Groups
Preparation-specific Workshop Wikis
- Herbarium Workshop Wiki
- Wet Collections Workshop Wiki
- Dried Insect Digitization Workshop Wiki
- ASB Digitization Workshop and Symposium
- Fluid-preserved Invertebrate and Microscopic Slide Imaging
- Paleo Collections Digitization Workshop Wiki
Workshop Summaries
- iDigBio Workshop Summary Page
- Herbarium Digitization Workshop Report
- Wet Collections Workshop Report
General Digitization Resources
- No specimen left behind: mass digitization of natural history collections (ZooKeys Special Issue)
- Five task clusters that enable efficient and effective digitization
- Gil Nelson: Herbarium Digitization Tasks and Components Overview
- iDigBio's Intellectual Property Rights statement
- Deborah Paul: Pre & Post Digitization Curation
- pdf version Pre & Post Digitization Curation
- Just What is a Darwin Core Archive File?
- Cleaning Data in a Spreadsheet - Try Google Refine
Leveraging the Library and Other Institutional Resources
Example Digitization Protocols
- Florida State University Herbarium Imaging Protocol
- Valdosta State University Herbarium (VSC) Vascular Plant Imaging Protocol
- Valdosta State Herbarium (VSC) Bryophyte Packet Imaging Protocol
- Valdosta Herbarium image processing with Nikon Dust Off process included
- A Guide to Digitizing Insect Collections (MCZ Entomology Type Image Project)
- Digitization Workflow Using Aperture (Scanners, Cameras,Books)
Imaging Documents and Resources
- Beginner's Guide to Digital Imaging - Glossary
- Mike Bevans' Herbarium Image Editing Guidelines
- Mike Bevans' Digital Imaging and Archiving
- Mike Bevans' Intro to Photoshop
- Mike Bevan's Blog on Digital Imaging
- Mike Bevans' So, you want to digitize plant specimens
- Mike Bevan's: Digitizing Plant Collections VSU Workshop - link to power point
- Douglas Cromey's Digital Imaging Ethics
- Nikon's Capture NX2 Software User's Manual
- Lichen/Bryophyte TCN Imaging Recommendations
- Pacific Northwest Herbaria imaging resources
- The AIC Guide to Digital Photography and Conservation Documentation
- Northern Arizona University's Imaging videos and ppt's
Image File Types and File Specifications
- iDigBio's Image File Format Policy and Recommendations
- Introducing the Digital Negative Specification
- Digital Negative Specification for Manufacturers
- Atiz Innovation, Inc.: Making sense of DPI, PPI, Megapixels and Resolution
Imaging Station Equipment and Specifications
- Photo EBox Imaging Station
- Assembling Custom Components for Specimen Imaging (NW Herbaria Consortium)
Camera Manuals & Specifications
Links to Workflows--iDigBio and Elsewhere
Workflows and Protocols
- Digitization Workflows
- iDigBio Digitization Workflow Workshop (DROID) report
- iDigBio's Collaborative Workflows Page (DROID Working Groups)
- Bryophyte/Lichen TCN workflow
- JSTOR PLANTS Handbook
- Developing integrated workflows for the digitisation of herbarium specimens using a modular and scalable approach
- Workflow Modules and Task Lists
- Gil Nelson: Herbarium Workflows
- U. Vermont GPI Pre-digitization Curation Workflow (Audrey Clark)
- Deborah Paul: Sharing Data
Georeferencing Resources
- Biogeomancer, Guide to Best Practices in Georeferencing
- Geolocate: Online and Desktop Georeferencing Tools
- Gil Nelson: Georeferencing with Geolocate
- MaNIS/HerpNet/ORNIS Georeferencing Guidelines
- Herpnet's georeferencing resources page
- iDigBio Georeferencing Wiki
- iDigBio's Georeferencing Working Group Forum
- GeoLocate Web Management Portal login
- GeoLocate Collaborative Georeferencing Web Client login
- Collaborative Georeferencing with Geolocate Protocol, Florida State University
- FSU Geolocate Protocol Using a Custom Spreadsheet for Georeferencing
Database Resources and Tools
- Joanna McCaffrey: Considerations When Choosing Collections Management Software
- iDigBio's Database, Portals, Aggregators, and Tools Review Page
- Download Salix software here
- Salix software documentation
- Gil Nelson: Database Tools and Techniques
- Publishing Specify Data with IPT
- Symbiota Login Information
- Try Google Refine to Clean CSV Data
- Kepler Kurator to Clean Spreadsheet Data
- See Kepler Kurator at work cleaning data in a Filtered PUSH Network
Identifiers
Videos
- iDigBio's Introduction to Nikon's Camera Control Pro 2 software
- iDigBio's Introduction to Nikon's Live View Feature
- Arizona State University's Orientation to Settings on a Canon Camera
- iDigBio's Batch Processing with Nikon Capture NX2
- iDigBio's Nikon D3X Camera Setup for Scientific Specimen Imaging
- Introduction to SilverCollection