Public Participation in Digitization of Biodiversity Collections

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he aim of this free, online Digitization Academy course is to empower participants with the knowledge and skills to successfully (1) identify and address the opportunities and additional complexity that public participation introduces to a digitization project at a biodiversity collection, including ethical and legal factors, (2) design a public participation in digitization project, including budgeting and risk management, (3) identify, evaluate, and use tools and online platforms in a public participation in digitization workflow, (4) identify and implement quality management strategies, (5) identify common participant motivations and strategies to recruit and engage participants in a project, including events, games, and online forums, (6) and perform evaluation of a public participation in digitization project.  

This course is targeted at those already associated with a biodiversity collection, such as collections managers, curators, student technicians, administrators, or others. The course will be relevant to a diversity of collection types.  Participants do not need prior knowledge of biodiversity informatics or specialized software. 

This course is offered through iDigBio's Digitization Academy.

The course will be delivered in English. Those from out the U.S. may apply. 

Direct any questions about the opportunity to Kalina Jakymec (kjakymec@fsu.edu) or Austin Mast (amast@fsu.edu).

Start Date: 
Monday, December 15, 2025 - 11:00am to 12:30pm EST
Monday, December 15, 2025 - 1:30pm to 3:00pm EST
Tuesday, December 16, 2025 - 11:00am to 12:30pm EST
Tuesday, December 16, 2025 - 1:30pm to 3:00pm EST
Wednesday, December 17, 2025 - 11:00am to 12:30pm EST
Wednesday, December 17, 2025 - 1:30pm to 3:00pm EST
Thursday, December 18, 2025 - 11:00am to 12:30pm EST
Thursday, December 18, 2025 - 1:30pm to 3:00pm EST
Location: 
Online
Recording policy: 
By attending iDigBio’s online events, you accept that the event will be recorded and posted for later asynchronous viewing.
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