[Nhcoll-l] Botany 2014 Small Herbaria Digitization Workshop

[Gil Nelson]

iDigBio <https://www.idigbio.org/>, the North American Network of Small 
Herbaria (NANSH <http://nansh.org/portal>), and the Small Collections 
Network (SCNet <http://scnet.acis.ufl.edu/>) are pleased to collaborate 
on a 1-day workshop focused on digitizing small herbaria. The workshop 
is scheduled for 31 July 2014 in Boise, ID following the close of Botany 
2014. We have funding to reimburse up to 25 participants for one day, 
the reimbursements not to exceed $500.00 per person.

The target audience for this workshop includes directors, curators, and 
collections managers at smaller herbaria that have 1) yet to begin 
digitization, 2) started digitizing but would like to share ideas and 
discover new strategies, 3) captured data from some or all specimens but 
have yet to begin imaging, and/or 4) captured data in an electronic 
format (spreadsheets, documents, database, etc.) but would like to have 
a place to serve the data (and/or images) on the web. Our vision is for 
the workshop to provide practical and implementable strategies. Major 
foci will include 1) essential steps for beginning digitization, 2) 
enrolling institutions in the NANSH portal (http://nansh.org/portal/), a 
free and easy-to-use Symbiota-based network, 3) techniques for uploading 
images and data to a Symbiota portal, 4) easy methods for mobilizing 
existing data, 5) increasing the exposure of specimen data from small 
herbaria, 6) data standards, 7) linking specimen records to images, 8) 
specifications for camera equipment and imaging stations, and 9) using 
digitized data for research.

To apply for this workshop, please complete the online application 
<http://tinyurl.com/bot14herb> at http://tinyurl.com/bot14herb by end of 
day 14 March 2014. Notification of acceptance will be distributed on or 
before 22 March 2014.

*What:* Workshop focused on digitizing small herbaria.
*When:* 31 July 2014, immediately following Botany 2014.
*Where:*  Boise, ID.
*Who:* Targeted to directors, curators, and collections managers at 
smaller herbaria.
*Application:* Online application <http://tinyurl.com/bot14herb> due by 
end of day, 14 March 2014.
*More information:* Contact Gil Nelson (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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