Digital Data in Paleontological Research
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Monday, April 4, 2016
| Day One | ||
|---|---|---|
| Time | Topic | Presenter(s)/Leader(s) |
| 7:00-8:00 | Breakfast | |
| 8:00-8:10 | Welcome, Workshop Introduction, Logistics | Michael Nachman, Director, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology Gil Nelson, iDigBio/Florida State University David Bloom, VertNet Coordinator, iDigBio/University of California, Berkeley |
| 8:10-8:20 | Gil Nelson | |
| Data Issues, Plenaries | ||
| 8:20-8:40 | Data Standards: Darwin Core | David Bloom, Laura Russell |
| 8:40-9:00 | Audubon Core & Data Aggregation to iDigBio | Shelley James, Data Management Coordinator, iDigBio |
| 9:00-9:20 | Sampling and Preservation of Genomic Data and Linking Tissue Samples to Vouchers | Charlotte Seid, Ocean Genome Legacy Center, Northeastern University |
| 9:20-9:40 | Data Management Discussion/Q&A Discussion Notes |
David Bloom and Shelley James, Moderators |
| 9:40-10:00 | Selecting What Should be Transcribed and Databased: Fully Populated vs Skeletal Records |
Carla Cicero, MVZ |
| 10:00-10:20 | Digitizing and Linking Source Materials | Christina Fidler, MVZ |
| 10:20-10:40 | Break | |
| Data Issues, Concurrent Discussion Breakouts | ||
| Stage End of the Room | Non-stage End of the Room | |
| 10:40-11:10 | Aggregators and Serving Data to the Web Dave Bloom Carol Spencer, MVZ, University of California, Berkeley |
Digital Asset Management Systems and Workflows Chris Hoffman, Manager of Informatics Services, IST-Research Information Technologies, UC Berkeley |
| 11:10-11:40 | Evaluating and Selecting a Database Greg Schneider, University of Michigan |
Issues in Data Preservation for Biodiversity Collections Diego Barroso and Cody Thompson, University of Michigan Laura Abraczinskas, Michigan State University |
| 11:40-12:10 | Symbiota as a Tool for Online Data Management for Vertebrate Collections http://csvcoll.org Lynda Loucks, University of Central Oklahoma Gil Nelson |
Issues in Database Migration Discussion Notes
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| 12:10-12:15 | Q&A, Discussion, Morning Wrap-up | David Bloom |
| 12:15-1:00 | Lunch (provided) | |
| Imaging Vertebrate Collections | ||
| 1:00-1:20 | Value of imaging: Herpetology | Hinrich Kaiser, Victor Valley College |
| 1:20-1:40 | Value of imaging: Ichthyology | John Sullivan, Cornell Univesity |
| 1:40-2:00 | Value of imaging: Ornithology and Mammalogy | Molly Hagemann, Bishop Museum |
| 2:00-2:15 | Discussion: What Should be Imaged and Why? | Emily Braker (moderator), University of Colorado Product: Composite Accounting of the Values and Uses of Specimen Images Notes Document: What to Image? |
| 2:15-2:35 | Break | |
| 2:35-2:55 | Research and Other Uses of Images and Digitized Specimen Data | Mary Thompson, Idaho Museum of Natural History |
| 2:55-3:15 | Research and Other Uses of Images and Digitized Specimen Data | Beth Wommack, University of Wyoming Museum of Vertebrates |
| 3:15-3:35 | Safe and Efficient Preservation of Images and Other Media | Mike Webster, Cornell University |
| 3:35-4:30 | Standard Photographic Views for Herps, Ichs, Birds, and Mammals | Group discussion Notes & conclusions recorded in Google Docs Laura Abraczinskas, Michigan State University, moderator |
| 5:00-7:00 | Reception hosted by the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology (venue: MVZ Gallery) | |
| 7:00 | Dinner on Your Own | |