Difference between revisions of "Pre-digitization Curation and Staging"
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The following two links provide information on pre-digitizing-Curation and staging-of specimens [http://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=2926 (Nelson et al. 2012)]. This is usually the first step in the digitization workflow. It is helpful in many regards as it allows technicians to: | The following two links provide information on pre-digitizing-Curation and staging-of specimens [http://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=2926 (Nelson et al. 2012)]. This is usually the first step in the digitization workflow. It is helpful in many regards as it allows technicians to: | ||
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* [https://www.idigbio.org/sites/default/files/workshop-presentations/dpc2012/PrePostDigitizationCurationDP.pptx Deborah Paul: Pre & Post Digitization Curation] | * [https://www.idigbio.org/sites/default/files/workshop-presentations/dpc2012/PrePostDigitizationCurationDP.pptx Deborah Paul: Pre & Post Digitization Curation] | ||
* pdf version [[Media:PrePostDigitizationCurationDP.pdf| Pre & Post Digitization Curation]] | * pdf version [[Media:PrePostDigitizationCurationDP.pdf| Pre & Post Digitization Curation]] | ||
Revision as of 09:13, 2 October 2014
The following two links provide information on pre-digitizing-Curation and staging-of specimens (Nelson et al. 2012). This is usually the first step in the digitization workflow. It is helpful in many regards as it allows technicians to:
- inspect and repair specimen damage,
- re-pin or remount specimens and replenish or replace preservatives in containers,
- treat specimens for pests, attach a unique identifier (most often a 1- or 2-D barcode) to a specimen, container, or cabinet, #discover important but previously unknown, lost, or dislocated holdings (e.g. those owned by other institutions or the federal government),
- update nomenclature and taxonomic interpretation,
- reorganize the contents of cabinets, cases, trays, and containers, especially when these are the units of digitization,
- vet type specimens, and
- select exemplars for digitization, when that approach is appropriate.
