[Nhcoll-l] Reminder: Second of iDigBio's vertebrate digitization webinars is Sept 15, 3-4 pm EDT

[Gil Nelson]

The second in a series of iDigBio's vertebrate digitization webinars is 
scheduled for tomorrow, 15 September, 3:00-4:00 p.m. EDT. Participation 
is open to anyone. To join, navigate to 
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__idigbio.adobeconnect.com_vertdigitization&d=AwIDaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=S5jXPERt8rltXsk3uVtv7Sm5Z3-TolAXp5aJLdC8Rcs&s=1inPNtJ2WspOjrb_HuocqeNhgXbeBO5YSzxynn4uMeo&e= . Tomorrow's webinar 
topic features Andy Bentley, University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute 
and President of SPNCH, on The Value of Digitizing Fish Collections. See 
below for additional information on the series.
> On 8/5/2015 9:04 PM, Gil Nelson wrote:
>>
>> iDigBio’s Vertebrate Digitization Interest Group is pleased to offer 
>> a 4-part webinar series entitled /The Value of Digitizing Vertebrate 
>> Collections/, all to be held on Tuesdays in September, 3:00-4:00 p.m. 
>> EDT. These will be the first four of several webinars leading up to a 
>> second iDigBio-sponsored vertebrate digitization workshop to be held 
>> spring 2016. The purpose of this first series of four is to outline 
>> the value and importance of digitizing vertebrate collections, 
>> including herps, mammals, birds, and fishes, with an emphasis on 
>> imaging. The target audience includes vertebrate zoologists, 
>> curators, collections managers, and others interested in vertebrate 
>> digitization. As defined for these webinars, digitization includes 
>> the transcription of label data into electronic records, production 
>> of one or more 2D or 3D images per selected specimen, the potential 
>> enrichment of label data (e.g. appending georeferences and/or links 
>> to catalogs, journals, and other source materials), and making 
>> transcribed data and associated images available via the web.
>>
>> All webinars are 3-4 p.m. EDT and accessible at 
>> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__idigbio.adobeconnect.com_vertdigitization&d=AwIDaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=S5jXPERt8rltXsk3uVtv7Sm5Z3-TolAXp5aJLdC8Rcs&s=1inPNtJ2WspOjrb_HuocqeNhgXbeBO5YSzxynn4uMeo&e= . Here is the schedule:
>>
>> *September 8:* The Value of Digitizing Mammal Collections, Cody 
>> Thompson, University of Michigan
>>
>> *September 15:* The Value of Digitizing Fish Collections, Andy 
>> Bentley, University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute and President of 
>> SPNCH
>>
>> *September 22:* The Value of Digitizing Herpetology Collections, 
>> Chris Phillips, Illinois Natural History Survey, University of Illinois
>>
>> *September 29:* The Value of Digitizing Bird Collections, Carla 
>> Cicero, UC Berkeley and Lead PI for Vertnet
>>
>> Webinars are strictly one hour long. Time is made available during 
>> the webinar for questions and comments.
>>
>> We use AdobeConnect for our webinars, an online conferencing tool. No 
>> special software is required. Any browser will work. Just navigate to 
>> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__idigbio.adobeconnect.com_vertdigitization&d=AwIDaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=S5jXPERt8rltXsk3uVtv7Sm5Z3-TolAXp5aJLdC8Rcs&s=1inPNtJ2WspOjrb_HuocqeNhgXbeBO5YSzxynn4uMeo&e= , click Enter as 
>> Guest, enter you name, and login. All webinars will be recorded and 
>> made available on the interest group wiki at: 
>> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.idigbio.org_wiki_index.php_Vert-5Fdigi-5Finterest-5Fgroup&d=AwIDaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=S5jXPERt8rltXsk3uVtv7Sm5Z3-TolAXp5aJLdC8Rcs&s=RJ_O-0C98ioV6QXEUUwANhqM0yIhlH-YE8EMOqy3duw&e= . To 
>> learn more about AdobeConnect, go here:
>>
>> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.idigbio.org_wiki_images_a_ac_IDigBio-5FAdobe-5FConnect-5FQuick-5FStart-5FGuide.pdf&d=AwIDaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=S5jXPERt8rltXsk3uVtv7Sm5Z3-TolAXp5aJLdC8Rcs&s=ZcrVkF9dLzod3pVX-1fbreitnOMP7VK-sPvSRg5JbGo&e= 
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> 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
> Twitter: @idiggilnelson

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