Electronic Data Capture

Electronic data capture involves extracting label data and entering those data into an electronic database (Nelson et al. 2012).Depending on protocol, data capture can occur before, after, or simultaneous with image capture. The following links provide information on Electronic data capture.

General Digitization Resources

• Just What is a Darwin Core Archive File?
• Cleaning Data in a Spreadsheet - Try OpenRefine formerly known as GoogleRefine
• Raw Data Cleaning, Validation and Enhancement: Using Open Refine, Deborah Paul
• Identifiers and Sharing Data, Deborah Paul

Database Resources and Tools

• Joanna McCaffrey: Considerations When Choosing Collections Management Software
• Digital Asset Management (DAMS)
• iDigBio's Database, Portals, Aggregators, and Tools Review Page
• Download Salix software here
• Salix software documentation
• Gil Nelson: Database Tools and Techniques
• Publishing Specify Data with IPT
• Symbiota Login Information
• Try Open Refine to Clean CSV Data formerly known as Google Refine
• Kepler Kurator to Clean Spreadsheet Data
• See Kepler Kurator at work cleaning data in a Filtered PUSH Network
• Voice Recognition

Identifiers

• iDigBio's GUID Guide for Data Providers
• Globally Unique Identifiers (GUID)