Pre-digitization Curation and Staging
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,
- 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.