Leveraging Digitization

This wiki supports the Leveraging Digitization Practices across Multiple Domains workshop, to be held at the University of California, Santa Barbara, 6-9 October 2014.

Agenda and Logistics

• Workshop agenda
• Logistics document
• Loma Pelona Center, workshop venue
• Things to see and do and nearby places to eat in Santa Barbara (including a map)
• Tour Assignment Lists

Presentations

Tuesday, 7 October, 2014

• Introduction to iDigBio (Gil Nelson)
• Digitizaton Task Clusters and Workflows (Gil Nelson)
• Challenges for small town, rural natural history collections (Mary Beth Prondzinski)
• Citizen science programs (Erica Clites)

Wednesday, 8 October, 2014

• Imaging 3D objects (birds, mammals, butterflies) with stacking for deep focus (Gil Nelson)
• Data Standards: What we can Learn from the Information and Library Sciences (Larry Schmidt)
• Selecting a Camera and Imaging Station (Joanna McCaffrey)
• iDigBio Imaging Equipment Recommendations (Joanna McCaffrey)
• Moving Data to iDigBio and Other Aggregators (Joanna McCaffrey)

Remote Access

Remote access will be provided via Adobe Connect and can be reached through the following URL:

http://idigbio.adobeconnect.com/santabarbara/

Remote participants are encouraged to visit the iDigBio Web Conferencing Wiki and view the Adobe Connect Quick Start Guide.

Recordings

Tuesday, 7 October, 2014

• 8:30am-10:30am http://idigbio.adobeconnect.com/p76gkljnn50/
• 11am-12:30pm http://idigbio.adobeconnect.com/p7kzrqpxxy4/
• 1:15-2pm http://idigbio.adobeconnect.com/p5eaucqjszz/

Planning Team

• Jennifer Thorsch, Katherine Esau Director, CCBER
• Laurie Hannah, Librarian & Digital Resource Coordinator, CCBER
• Mireia Beas Moix, Collections Manager, CCBER
• Gil Nelson, iDigBio