[Nhcoll-l] Reminder: New Webinar Series from the Small Collections Network

[Gil Nelson]

Reminder of SCNet webinar this week. Details below. Please save 13 
November 2014 for the 2nd webinar in this series, to be announced later 
this week.

Gil

On 10/3/2014 3:38 PM, Gil Nelson wrote:
>
> SCNet <http://scnet.acis.ufl.edu/tags/listserv>,iDigBio 
> <http://idigbio.org/>, andSPNHC <http://spnhc%2Corg/>announce a second 
> webinar series focused on curation, digitization, and management of 
> small natural history collections. The webinars in this series will 
> feature several collections domains and preparation types, including 
> but not limited to paleontology, entomology, veterbrate zoology, and 
> botany, as well as museums that manage several small collections. Each 
> webinar in the series will include a 20-30 minute presentation by a 
> featured speaker followed by 30-40 minutes of discussion. Meetings are 
> virtual and accessible online 
> athttps://idigbio.adobeconnect.com/scnet. No special software outside 
> of an internet browser is required to access the virtual meeting room. 
> You may login by selecting "Enter as guest," entering your name, and 
> clicking "Enter Room." Webinars will generally be held 3:00-4:00 p.m. 
> Eastern Time, unless otherwise noted. Anyone interested in supporting 
> and sustaining small collections is welcomed and encouraged to 
> participate. The first webinar in this series is scheduled for 16 
> October 2014. Others will be announced as scheduled.
>
> Here is the information for the 16 October session, 3-4 p.m. EDT.
>
> *Small Entomology Collections: How to Manage 
> <http://scnet.acis.ufl.edu/content/small-entomology-collections-how-manage>***
> *Presenter:***Christy Bills, Invertebrates Collection Manager, Natural 
> History Museum of Utah
>
> *Description:***Small insect collections have unique challenges and 
> strategic advantages. In this webinar, Christy will discuss obstacles 
> small entomology collections face, how being small can be an asset, 
> resources for digitization questions, funding resources, the 
> importance and how-to of advocacy, partnerships, and collaboration.
>
>
> To receive similar announcements via Twitter, follow @idiggilnelson.
>
>
> Gil
>
> -- 
> Gil Nelson, PhD
> Assistant Professor/Research
> iDigBio Steering Committee
> Integrated Digitized Biocollections
> Institute for Digital Information and Scientific Communication
> College of Communication and Information
>
> Courtesy Professor
> Department of Biological Sciences
> Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium
> Florida State University
> gnelson at bio.fsu.edu

-- 
Gil Nelson, PhD
Assistant Professor/Research
iDigBio Steering Committee
Integrated Digitized Biocollections
Institute for Digital Information and Scientific Communication
College of Communication and Information

Courtesy Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium
Florida State University
gnelson at bio.fsu.edu
Twitter: @idiggilnelson

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