[Nhcoll-l] Reminder: iDigBio Notes from Nature webinar tomorrow

[Nelson,Gil]

Our first March webinar is tomorrow, so be sure to register!
This month’s sessions highlight innovative tools, practical imaging strategies, and professional development opportunities designed to support collections at every stage. From public participation and emerging technologies to photography best practices and structured online training, these webinars are designed to help you strengthen workflows, build capacity, and sustain digitization efforts well into the future.
We hope you will join us to learn from experts in the field, connect with the community, and continue advancing digitization efforts together!

Check out the full webinar lineup below for details and registration information.
Register here:
https://www.idigbio.org/content/webinar-series-importance-sustaining-biodiversity-specimen-collections-digitization-absence

For past recordings and upcoming events, visit the series Wiki page:
https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/Sustaining_Collections_Digitization_Beyond_NSF_Funding:_A_Webinar_Series

March 10, 2026: Notes From Nature: A Tool for Digitizing Collections (2:00-3:00pm ET)
Speakers: Michael Denslow (Notes From Nature)

Abstract: This webinar will focus on the public participation project Notes from Nature (https://notesfromnature.org/). Topics will include the basics of public participation projects for museum collections, Notes from Nature and ancillary tools that can assist your digitization and outreach campaigns. Other topics will include the basics of designing and implementing a public participation campaign, volunteer engagement and data analysis. We'll also cover advancements in OCR and Large Language Models (LLMs) and how they can be used to enhance your campaign. Please join if you are interested in collaborating with Notes from Nature or are just interested in learning more about public participation projects for digitizing collections.


Gil Nelson PhD, Director

Integrated Digitized Biocollections (iDigBio)

Immediate Past President, Natural Science Collections Alliance (NSCA)

Florida Museum of Natural History

University of Florida

gnelson at floridamuseum.ufl.edu<mailto:gnelson at floridamuseum.ufl.edu>

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