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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hi all, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Further to Roger’s email below, the information available at Harvard’s E-type initiative is also helpful: <a href="http://insects.oeb.harvard.edu/etypes/index.htm">http://insects.oeb.harvard.edu/etypes/index.htm</a>. They’ve got info about equipment and montaging processes, and workflow and data management issues. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Picking up on Roger’s mention of standardised views I spent some serious time considering the list of recommended views supplied by MCZ at the link below, but didn’t take their advice in full: <a href="http://insects.oeb.harvard.edu/etypes/specificimages.htm">http://insects.oeb.harvard.edu/etypes/specificimages.htm</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>A key focus of the SA Museum project was the notion of ‘rapid’ digitisation, and getting the data sorted as quickly as possible. We have approximately 8500 holotypes (and lecto-, syn- etc) and we decided to take a standard set of dorsal, lateral and labels views for each specimen. This was because <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>it would be more efficient (I could take the 6-8 views suggested by that list only to discover that for 7000 of those specimens, none of those images is ever used – whereas this was we get them all discoverable quickly, and if a taxonomist requires a different view for a specimen that is of interest, they can request it and add it to our image archive at that point as well)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>we’re working with a team of volunteer photographers, most of which have no entomological experience, so photographing ‘stridulatory apparatus’ and other such complexities was a bit much to ask<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>BUT these decisions were just suitable to the requirements of our project – others certainly have different views and are imaging in different circumstances. The Pests and Diseases Image Library (<a href="http://www.padil.gov.au/">http://www.padil.gov.au/</a>) takes a full set of taxonomic views for all specimens, that and their layout helps the viewer make comparisons between species. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>How you choose to go with this depends on the demands of the project and the resources at hand. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Cheers, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Alexis<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Burkhalter, Roger J.<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, 22 March 2013 1:50 AM<br><b>To:</b> Nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Nhcoll-l] Seeking Protocols for Imaging Entomological Specimens<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D'>The </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Atlas of Living Australia Digitisation guidance<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D'>is well thought out and provides really excellent documents. It addresses many of the specific needs of collections. It focuses quite a bit on workflow and automating systems whereas we have focused much of our attention on standardized views. Starting with the excellent “Taxonomic-Grade Images” by Arino and Galicia, we sought to image type and figured specimens in our collection (Invertebrate Paleontology) in views standardized for study of that particular taxonomic group. The reasoning being that if we were taking the time to image specimens, to do it in a way most useful to researchers interested in those groups. Low resolution copies of those images are then attached to the on-line database and full resolution images can be made available as digital loans if requested. Many times, a publication will show only one or two views of a specimen whereas many additional views of the same specimen are currently available on-line. We consider this documenting the specimen and not doing the researchers work although we have had that argument internally many times.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D'>We quickly found that standardized views of many groups was a concept passed down from advisor to student, with very little information actually published. Some groups, especially echinoderms, views can vary significantly from the Order or even Family assignment. I would suspect the same is true in entomological collections. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D'>Since we started this task about 12 years ago, improvements in equipment has changed many things we now do, but one thing has not changed, and has not changed since the days of using film, the quality of the lens is at least as important as the pixel count. We use what the </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Atlas of Living Australia Digitisation guidance pdf Digital Imaging Requirements Review calls an Adapted system for photography using a prosumer Canon dSLR (EOS 5d Mark III) with Leitz Aristophot lenses acquired from various sources. These lenses are often setting unused at various institutions because they are “outdated” technology, but we have found no currently available lenses as sharp or with sufficient contrast. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D'>Roger<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width=320 style='width:240.0pt'><tr><td width=81 rowspan=8 style='width:60.75pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.snomnh.ou.edu/exhibits/"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=80 height=195 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.png@01CE2707.B9520E60" alt="Sam Noble Museum"></span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:#B20838'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=223 style='width:167.25pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:#B20838'>Roger Burkhalter</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:#B20838'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=0 style='width:.3pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:#B20838'>Collection's Manager, Invertebrate Paleontology<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=0 style='width:.3pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:#B20838'>t. 405.325.1097<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=0 style='width:.3pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:#B20838'>f. 405.325.7699<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=0 style='width:.3pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='height:16.2pt'><td width=220 style='width:165.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:16.2pt'><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=0 style='width:.3pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:16.2pt'></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:#B20838'>Sam Noble Museum</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:#B20838'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=0 style='width:.3pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:#B20838'>University of Oklahoma<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=0 style='width:.3pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:#B20838'>2401 Chautauqua Ave. Norman, OK 73072-7029<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=0 style='width:.3pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'></td><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sam-Noble-Oklahoma-Museum-of-Natural-History/31844734643"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palatino 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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=25 height=25 id="_x0000_i1030" src="cid:image006.png@01CE2707.B9520E60" alt="Common Fossils of Oklahoma"></span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:#B20838'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=0 style='width:.3pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D'>__________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hi Jenny, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>The South Australian Museum, Australian Museum and others have been working on entomological imaging for the Atlas of Living Australia. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Some of what we have learned, including digitisation and workflow guidance and some helpful tips are available here: <a href="http://www.ala.org.au/about-the-atlas/digitisation-guidance/">http://www.ala.org.au/about-the-atlas/digitisation-guidance/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I’d draw your attention to the bottom of that page, where you can find downloadable pdf ‘final reports’ for our projects at SAMA and the AM, which include information about equipment purchasing decisions, costs and workflow particular to our projects. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Also, the basic manuals from the SA Museum volunteer digitisation project are available on our website here:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.samuseum.sa.gov.au/index.php?option=com_content&Itemid=171&catid=35&id=403&view=article">http://www.samuseum.sa.gov.au/index.php?option=com_content&Itemid=171&catid=35&id=403&view=article</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>(These have had a couple of updates just recently, please get in touch with me off list if you’d like me to send through updated versions, or our Photoshop manual). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Also, happy to answer any particular questions that you have, feel free to email me at <a href="mailto:alexis.tindall@samuseum.sa.gov.au">alexis.tindall@samuseum.sa.gov.au</a>. We don’t have all the answers, still struggling with a few things ourselves, but I might be able to help a bit, or point you in the direction of someone who can. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Cheers, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Alexis <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>____________________________________________________________</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'>Hello All,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#222222'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#222222'>Does anyone happen to have an imaging guide or detailed protocols for imaging entomological specimens? If anyone could share their information with us, I would greatly appreciate it.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#222222'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#222222'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#222222'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#222222'>Jenny Leasor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>