[Nhcoll-l] Register now for our Nov 6 webinar

[Nelson,Gil]

In the past two decades, student labor and hands-on involvement have been crucial to the success of biodiversity digitization. From data entry, specimen imaging, and related collections management activities, students have played a huge role in creating the massive storehouse of data now available for biodiversity research and education. In the face of potentially reduced funding for these activities, institutions must find ways to continue student involvement. This webinar will highlight the successful Florida Museum Undergraduate Internship Program (FMUIP) as an excellent low-cost model for maintaining student contributions and outreach in museums and collections. FMUIP organizers will present the history and components of the program and how it can be replicated in other institutions.

November 6, 2025 | 2:00–4:00 PM ET
Florida Museum Undergraduate Internship Program: A Model for Supporting Museum Interns
This session explores the successful museum internship program at the Florida Museum that connects undergraduates with hands-on experiences in digitization, collections work, fieldwork, and lab research. The program emphasizes mentorship, professional growth, and intra-institutional collaboration—offering ideas for creating or adapting similar programs at other institutions. This is an excellent model for attracting student digitizers to collections and museums to supplement digitization activities.

To register or catch up on past webinar recordings, explore upcoming sessions, and find additional resources, visit the series wiki page (scroll down to the Overview & Organizers section for the registration link).
https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/Sustaining_Collections_Digitization_Beyond_NSF_Funding:_A_Webinar_Series

Gil

Gil Nelson, PhD
Director, Integrated Digitized Biocollections (iDigBio)
President, Natural Science Collections Alliance (NSCA)
Florida Museum of Natural History
University of Florida
gnelson at floridamuseum.ufl.edu

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