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Below are some resources we hope you will find useful, whether you are writing your digitization proposal for the next round of funding, have just received your funding, or are looking for more ways to get involved in the biodiversity digitization community. | Below are some resources we hope you will find useful, whether you are writing your digitization proposal for the next round of funding, have just received your funding, or are looking for more ways to get involved in the biodiversity digitization community. | ||
These are only some of the resources on the iDigBio website. We encourage you to use them and to explore on your own. Why not start a ‘Wiki’ page for your digitization project, get involved in a Working or Interest Group, or | These are only some of the resources on the iDigBio website. We encourage you to use them and to explore on your own. Why not start a ‘Wiki’ page for your digitization project, get involved in a [[IDigBio Working Groups|Working or Interest Group]], or start a conversation about digitization on [https://www.facebook.com/iDigBio Facebook]? These are some of the resources in the user participation area on https://www.idigbio.org. | ||
== Seeing the Big Picture – the Grand Challenge == | == Seeing the Big Picture – the Grand Challenge == | ||
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If you are curious about what collections might already be included under the iDigBio umbrella, TCNs, PENs and RDCNs, etc., go to: https://www.idigbio.org/content/thematic-collections-networks | If you are curious about what collections might already be included under the iDigBio umbrella, TCNs, PENs and RDCNs, etc., go to: https://www.idigbio.org/content/thematic-collections-networks | ||
To see what recordsets have already been ingested into iDigbio’s portal, go to: https://www.idigbio.org/portal/publishers | * To see what recordsets have already been ingested into iDigbio’s portal, go to: https://www.idigbio.org/portal/publishers | ||
For specific at-a-glance info about existing TCNs, go to: https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/TCN_Resources | * For specific at-a-glance info about existing TCNs, go to: https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/TCN_Resources | ||
If you would like to see all of those collections on a map, check out: https://www.idigbio.org/content/collaborating-institutions | * If you would like to see all of those collections on a map, check out: https://www.idigbio.org/content/collaborating-institutions | ||
iDigBio has various cyberinfrastructure resources (e.g., virtual machines (VMs)), services, and processes for collaborating that you might want to be aware of for your budget planning and proposal writing. | iDigBio has various cyberinfrastructure resources (e.g., virtual machines (VMs)), services, and processes for collaborating that you might want to be aware of for your budget planning and proposal writing. | ||
To collaborate with iDigBio, look for information at: https://www.idigbio.org/content/collaborating-idigbio-grant-proposals | * To collaborate with iDigBio, look for information at: https://www.idigbio.org/content/collaborating-idigbio-grant-proposals | ||
Our data use and support policies are documented in the following: | Our data use and support policies are documented in the following: | ||
* Terms of Use - https://www.idigbio.org/content/idigbio-terms-use-policy | * Terms of Use - https://www.idigbio.org/content/idigbio-terms-use-policy | ||
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iDigBio holds workshops throughout the year on such topics as georeferencing, methods for augmented optical character recognition (aOCR), public participation (e.g., citizen science), and specimen digitization workflows (e.g., flat sheets, pinned, things in jars, things in drawers). In addition, there are working/interest groups comprising community members (i.e., people like yourself interested in improving specimen digitization) working on cyberinfrastructure, database schema, and supporting the workshops. | iDigBio holds workshops throughout the year on such topics as georeferencing, methods for augmented optical character recognition (aOCR), public participation (e.g., citizen science), and specimen digitization workflows (e.g., flat sheets, pinned, things in jars, things in drawers). In addition, there are working/interest groups comprising community members (i.e., people like yourself interested in improving specimen digitization) working on cyberinfrastructure, database schema, and supporting the workshops. | ||
* Find out about upcoming workshops at https://www.idigbio.org/calendar | |||
If you would like to suggest an iDigBio workshop: https://www.idigbio.org/content/workshop-proposal | * If you would like to suggest an iDigBio workshop: https://www.idigbio.org/content/workshop-proposal | ||
Are you interested in joining a working group or interest group? Participation is open to all at any level of commitment: https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/IDigBio_Working_Groups | |||
iDigBio relies on the community to propose and implement good ideas for uses of data. | iDigBio relies on the community to propose and implement good ideas for uses of data. | ||
If you would like to propose an iDigBio tool or software appliance: https://www.idigbio.org/content/appliance-proposal | * If you would like to propose an iDigBio tool or software appliance: https://www.idigbio.org/content/appliance-proposal | ||
== Dissemination and Contact == | == Dissemination and Contact == | ||
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* https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/IDigBio_Listservs | * https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/IDigBio_Listservs | ||
If you have comments | If you have comments, suggestions, or need help: | ||
* A list of all iDigBio staff is available here: https://www.idigbio.org/content/directory | * A list of all iDigBio staff is available here: https://www.idigbio.org/content/directory | ||
* Send an email to: | |||
** For general questions: [mailto:info@idigbio.org info@idigbio.org] | |||
** For help requests: [mailto:help@idigbio.org help@idigbio.org] | |||
** For data-related questions: [mailto:data@idigbio.org data@idigbio.org] | |||