[Nhcoll-l] WeDigBio 2016

[Libby Ellwood]

Hi Everyone!

Wondering what you can do to help get more collections data digitized?

The Worldwide Engagement for Digitizing Biocollections (WeDigBio) Event
kicks off this week from October 20-23. Citizen scientists are teaming up
with researchers and other participants around the world to capture
biodiversity specimen data--digitizing the information for scientific
research, education, and policy. Participants can pick a project in which
to participate online (https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.wedigbio.org_find-2Da-2Dproject&d=CwIFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=IP6MHfOtdkHw0eDvcS-Z4B4klIKfzjYKRuRbyA5OhP0&s=zpMddohU6TXJlOJGU0jn6jO2z2FozA3Srqkbf1FuuhE&e= ) or find an
in-person event at museums and universities around the globe (
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.wedigbio.org_event-2Dlist&d=CwIFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=IP6MHfOtdkHw0eDvcS-Z4B4klIKfzjYKRuRbyA5OhP0&s=NmmuRY7ntjujaxub6XeYmNNOzFlTU6Mh6qv7E5AolRE&e= ).

Last year, thousands of participants from >150 countries completed >50K
transcription tasks! We're out to beat those records this year!

Learn more here: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.wedigbio.org&d=CwIFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=IP6MHfOtdkHw0eDvcS-Z4B4klIKfzjYKRuRbyA5OhP0&s=7GyD0mssh62xoGsa1aUlmuVV2U8I2rcQDMrA7VdsyHA&e= 

Anyone can join us at _any point_ from _any place_ from Thursday to Sunday
- there are opportunities to participate with transcription platforms Notes
from Nature (https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__notesfromnature.org&d=CwIFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=IP6MHfOtdkHw0eDvcS-Z4B4klIKfzjYKRuRbyA5OhP0&s=KlWYA55Ches7jw-uN8EfRpom-hN_cRSMpFb5kvFc9gs&e= ), Les Herbonautes (
lesherbonautes.mnhn.fr/), the Australian Museum’s DigiVol (digivol.org),
Smithsonian Institution Transcription Center (https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__transcription.si.edu_&d=CwIFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=IP6MHfOtdkHw0eDvcS-Z4B4klIKfzjYKRuRbyA5OhP0&s=DzEzZsVCzWKr4CoXbxe1BN5QS9HTOj2Wl2urnlugXYY&e= )
and UIowa's DIY History (https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__diyhistory.lib.uiowa.edu_eggcards&d=CwIFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=IP6MHfOtdkHw0eDvcS-Z4B4klIKfzjYKRuRbyA5OhP0&s=JVhc2xnaSueJCpcbmQqXwfhqxVARXisYpPtRG1Esbzo&e= ).
Specimens include a wide range of taxa (insects, plants, birds, marine
inverts, paleo), time periods, and geographies.

Highlights and photos will be posted to Twitter and Facebook: #WeDigBio

Best and thanks for sharing!,
Libby Ellwood et al from WeDigBio
wedigbio at gmail.com
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