The aim of this course is to empower participants with the knowledge and skills to (1) identify and describe relevant facets of information or potential information related to biodiversity specimens, (2) identify and describe common digitization protocols and best practices related to transcription, imaging, and georeferencing, (3) identify downstream uses that are relevant to digitization decision-making, (4) recognize basic principles of data management including the importance of identifiers, (5) identify collections management system (CMS) options and the major differences among them, and (6) outline a digitization project, including quality control and a data management plan that includes data sharing.
- September 29, 2025 - October 29, 2025
- M, W 1500–1630 ET
- Application opens:
Mon, Aug 11, 2025
Introducing you to the people behind the projects.
This course provides the opportunity to engage with a panel of experts representing different collection management systems.
Panelists have included representatives from Axiell, Arctos, Specify, Symbiota, BRAHMS, CollectionSpace, CollectiveAccess, EarthCape, and TaxonWorks.
Explore topics covered in this course through the Digitization
Knowledgebase, a curated navigation tool for digitization resources from
across the world. The Digitization Knowledgebase provides links to relevant
content, organized by topic for easy exploration.
