SPNHCSIG Digitization Opportunities International Collaboration

This wiki supports the SPNHC 2014 Special Interest Group (SIG) Meeting: Collections Digitization and Opportunities for International Collaboration, Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales, Cardiff, Wales, June 27th.

SPNHC 2014 SIG Mtg: Collections Digitization and Opportunities for International Collaboration Agenda and Logistics

Abstract

As SPNHC is an international organization, the yearly conference is an ideal place to gather those individuals currently involved in digitization of our world-wide natural history collections (nhc). Everyone interested is invited to participate. In this one-hour special session, our aim is to initiate a conversation, a kick-off, to facilitate represented digitization projects world-wide in finding effective cooperative and collaborative strategies benefiting all parties going forward. Please come with ideas in hand and methods that are working - ready to share.

Meeting Details

Invitees

Anyone involved in or interested in nhc digitization efforts.

Format

Short introduction by conveners followed by open discussion, and closing with concrete steps.

Seed Topics and Scope

1. Citizen Science & Crowd-sourcing initiatives in digitization
2. Working Group outreach and overlap
3. Sustainability: with focus on
   1. How do large collections help small ones (and vice-versa)?
   2. Workforce training for sustaining digital resources
   3. The sustainability conversation

Potential Outcomes

A. Plan for continuing the conversations (Working or Interest Group).
B. Set up participation in each others working groups as first step (cooperation) to actual collaboration. Start with Working Group Discovery.
C. Discuss / develop plans / ideas list for how large groups can help small ones.
Example: feedback to / from the Small Collections Network. (http://scnet.acis.ufl.edu/)
D. Discuss / develop concrete plans / ideas list for how to accomplish 2a above, for example.

• Abstract / Agenda
• Attendee List
• Workshop Logistics

Collaborative Notes Documents

• [link to Collaborative Notes document]

Meeting Recording

Friday June 27, 2014

• [link time to be announced] (Cardiff time)

PowerPoints and Presentations

Friday, 27 June 2014

• talk title (author)

Remote Participation Link

• to be decided Participate remotely via AdobeConnect