Data Capture and Analysis of Artifacts and Biological Specimens Using Multi-Channel Images
DATA CAPTURE AND ANALYSIS OF ARTIFACTS AND BIOLOGICAL SPECIMENS USING MULTI-CHANNEL IMAGES
Dr. Corey Toler-Franklin, iDigBio Visiting Scholar
Digitization
Data Capture and Analysis of Artifacts and Biological Specimens Using Multi-Channel Images
DATA CAPTURE AND ANALYSIS OF ARTIFACTS AND BIOLOGICAL SPECIMENS USING MULTI-CHANNEL IMAGES
Dr. Corey Toler-Franklin, iDigBio Visiting Scholar
Research Spotlight: July 2021
Assessment of the pinned specimen digitization progress of the University of Alaska Museum Insect Collection
Ashley L. Smith, Derek S. Sikes, Taylor L. Kane, Adam Haberski, Jayce B. Williamson, Renee K. Nowicki, Michael J. Apperson
University of Alaska Museum, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
This article was originally published in the Alaska Entomological Society Newsletter AKES_newsletter_2021_n1_a01.pdf (akentsoc.org)
Imaging Workshop: Specimen Photography in Museum Collections
What: Imaging Workshop: Specimen Photography in Museum Collections
Who: Hosted by PILSBRy TCN (Paul Callomon of ANSP), Invitation open
BugFlow: A Community-Driven Repository for Entomology Digitization Resources
After 10 years of concentrated efforts in entomological collections digitization, the BugFlow group is updating entomology digitization workflow modules and publishing them as a versionable resource on GitHub (https://entcollnet.github.io/BugFlow).
Sustaining the momentum of digitization in biodiversity collections
Join iDigBio and panelists from the community in a moderated conversation about sustaining digitization and data mobilization activities in biodiversity collections beyond initial grant funding. Panelists will discuss strategies for integrating digitization into an institution’s ongoing activities and budget, including what metrics they see as valuable for gaining internal support. Panelists will also consider impediments to sustaining digitization.
February 2021 Biodiversity Spotlight
Photo courtesy of Jeffrey Weinell, University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum
WeDigBio Strategic Planning Workshop
The workshop is scheduled for four days at the end of January and beginning of February. To enable everyone to participate at a time that is convenient, we have provided two two-hour options (9–11 a.m. ET and 3–5 p.m. ET) for each day. There will be groups meeting on the day’s topics at both of those times, and participants may join one or both of those timeslots each day.
Arctos Webinar: the new collections onboarding process
Abstract: Joining the Arctos Community means meeting new collaborators, learning new skills, and a lot of data clean-up. Whether you joined five years ago, last week, plan to join soon, or want to help mentor new members, this webinar will help explain the process we have set up to help new members of the Arctos Community get their collections up and running. Learn why we use GitHub, how to best get help, who has the answers and where to find documentation. Onboarding never really ends, even our most senior community members are adding new types of collections data.
FSU researchers net $200K NSF grant to study bat linked to COVID-19
A team of Florida State University researchers has received a $200,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to create a global data set on the horseshoe bat, a possible source of the novel coronavirus plaguing nations worldwide.
DiSSCo RIsing - the Digital Transformation of Natural Science Collections
Announcement text from ICEDIG BLOG post.
Entomological Collections Network Conference 2019
What: The Entomological Collections Network (ECN) 2019 annual meeting.
Where: The Landmark Ballroom, in the Marriott St. Louis Grand located at 800 Washington Street, St. Louis, Missouri
When: November 16-17, 2019
Imaging and Digitization Workshop for Avocational Paleontologists
Contributed by: Jeanette Pirlo
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| Figure 1: Imaging Workshop participant demonstrates proper imaging techniques by manipulating lighting, enhancing the specimen by providing a matte background, and properly using a scalebar in the image. Photo Credit: Jeanette Pirlo |
Webinar: LightningBug, Mass Digitization of Pinned Insect Specimens
LightningBug: Mass Digitization of Pinned Insect Specimens
What: Overview of LightningBug project followed by open discussion
When: Thursday, August 15, 2019 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm EDT
Where: http://idigbio.adobeconnect.com/room/ select “Enter as guest,” enter your full name, and click Enter room.
Job Opp @iDigBio with the Digitization/Workforce Training Team @FSU
UPDATE: The application process is closed, candidate review is underway.
UPDATE: There's still time - one week left to apply!
iDigBio is seeking a new team member for the Digitization and Workforce Development branch of the project. The group is located at Florida State University in Tallahassee.
Job Opportunity at iDigBio with the Digitization/Workforce Training Team at FSU
Greetings Everyone,
iDigBio is seeking a new team member at iDigBio for the Digitization and Workforce Development branch of the project. The group is located at Florida State University in Tallahassee.
Job Opportunity at iDigBio with the Digitization/Workforce Training Team at FSU
UPDATE: There's still time - one week left to apply!
iDigBio is seeking a new team member for the Digitization and Workforce Development branch of the project. The group is located at Florida State University in Tallahassee.
To understand the ocean - we need to get wet
by Deborah Paul (iDigBio), Gustav Paulay (UF, FLMNH) from #DigIn Workshop
MOBILISE First Training School on Digitization and Data Management of Collections!
The European MOBILISE COST Action sets out "to foster a cooperative network in Europe to support excellent research activities, and facilitate knowledge and technology transfer around natural science collections." As part of their efforts to prepare for the funding and implementation of DiSSCo, they are setting up their first First Training School on Digitization and Data Management of Collections!
iDigBio at SPNHC 2019: Making the Case for Natural History Collections
The SPNHC 2019 theme: Making the Case for Natural History Collections offers everyone a chance to share the value of collections for society and science. iDigBio staff look forward to contributing to this story and visiting the Field Museum who are hosting this year's SPNHC meeting.
Some of the events iDigBio is organizing or participating in include:
iDigBio in The Digital Future of Entomology - Symposium and Panel at Eastern EntSoc 2019
UPDATE: See the wiki for talks. Slides to be uploaded to wiki soon. Blog post in April 2019.
Invited Talk: Digital Scientific Collections Offer New Opportunities in Science, Outreach, and Industry
From Ohio State University:
How to, and how not to, design a light box: A cautionary tale
by C. Skema, Anne Barber, and Tim Block
Sharing Strategies for Mobilizing Collections in South America - iDigBio at the XXXII Brazilian Congress of Zoology (CBZ)
Contributed by Ana Dal Molin, INCT-Hympar/CAPES postdoctoral fellow at Laboratório de Biodiversidade de Insetos, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo. All images from Ana Dal Molin
Borderless Collections – Starting a Collections Community (R)evolution
UK SWANS Practical Digitization Workshop
Participants at this event are staff caring for small and regional collections, essentially, non-national museum curators. This workshop will key in on ideas, models, and training for incorporating digitization at this level. The goals are to focus on practical recommendations that require very little in the way of additional budget or expertise where possible. Practical training may be offered in one or two key areas, for example, georeferencing, data standards, and review of recommendations based on the Five Task Clusters paper (Nelson, et al 2012).
ICEDIG: Innovation and consolidation for large scale digitization of natural heritage
Imagine an ADBC-type program for the EU and related countries with their very own version of Thematic Collection Networks and an iDigBio-like hub. This very idea is coming soon with the monicker: DiSSCo -- Distributed System of Scientific Collections. How will it be structured? What human resources will be needed? What about the cyberinfrastructure? What experiences and lessons learned can iDigBio share to benefit DiSSCo?
Digitization of the ETH Entomological Collection
Contributed by: Rod Eastwood Curator, Entomological Collection, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zürich, Institut für Agrarwissenschaften, Biocommunication & Entomology, Zürich, Switzerland
SPNHC 2017 Theme - The Next Generation in Best Practices - a perfect fit for iDigBio
Digital Photography 101 Workshop
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