[Nhcoll-l] Applications Open | Introduction to Biodiversity Specimen Digitization course | August 4–7

[Kalina Jakymec]

Hello!



Applications<https://forms.gle/62bp2nqkFD1iHgNz8> are now open for the Digitization Academy course Introduction to Biodiversity Specimen Digitization taking place August 4–7, 2025. More details below.



We plan to offer this foundational course again during the month of October. The calendar of course offerings and additional information can be found at digitizationacademy.org/courses<http://digitizationacademy.org/courses>.



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Kalina



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Introduction to Biodiversity Specimen Digitization



Applications<https://forms.gle/62bp2nqkFD1iHgNz8> are now open for the Digitization Academy course Introduction to Biodiversity Specimen Digitization taking place August 4–7, 2025.



This free, online course is focused on introducing the creation of digital data about biodiversity specimens to those who are just beginning this activity.  For more information on learning objectives, see the course tile at https://digitizationacademy.org/courses. This course is targeted at those already associated with a biodiversity collection, such as student technicians, collection management professionals, and curators. The course will be relevant to a diversity of collection types.  Participants do not need prior knowledge of biodiversity informatics or specialized software.



The course will occur from August 4–August 7 (Monday–Thursday) between 11 am and 3 pm ET (=New York City time, UTC-4). Participants can expect to spend three hours per day in synchronous meetings and as much as two additional hours of preparation time per day outside class. So this is about a 20-hour time commitment.



The course will be delivered in English. Those interested in participating from outside the U.S. may apply.



The course will be led by Austin Mast, with contributions from David Jennings, Fritz Pichardo Marcano, and a panel of representatives from collection management systems.



Applications<https://forms.gle/62bp2nqkFD1iHgNz8> are due by 9am ET on Monday, July 7. We expect to cap the course at about 20 participants and will make admission decisions based on the relevance of your training to your organization's future activities and a desire to engage a diversity of perspectives.



Direct any questions about the opportunity to Kalina Jakymec (kjakymec at fsu.edu<mailto:kjakymec at fsu.edu>).



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Kalina Jakymec

iDigBio Workforce Development Manager

Florida State University

digitizationacademy.org<http://digitizationacademy.org/> | idigbio.org<http://idigbio.org/>


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