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GBIF Data Validator
A tool that helps with the validation of datasets that will be shared through GBIF. It checks for syntactical correctness and validates data content, so as to identify potential...- Language: eng
- Metadata Creation Date: 2025-07-31
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Data Ingestion Guidance
An article that provides an overview of requirements and standards for publishing biodiversity specimen data. It gives a summary of different relevant topics and provides links...- Language: eng
- Metadata Creation Date: 2025-07-31
- Resource Modified Date: 2021-06-18
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Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide
A practical guide that demonstrates the usage of georeferencing best practices applied to different scenarios or types of locality description one might encounter when in the...
- Language: engspa
- Metadata Creation Date: 2025-05-29
- Resource Modified Date: 2022-02-25
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Code of Ethics and Professional Practices for Collections Professionals
Codes of ethics that are specifically tailored for the activities and responsibilities of collections professionals. This code of ethics is part of the American Alliance of...
- Language: eng
- Metadata Creation Date: 2025-06-12
- Resource Modified Date: 2021-02-21
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Smart Shooter
Remote shooting camera software. One aspect that makes it useful for digitizing collections is that it can read different types of barcodes directly from the photo and include...
- Language: eng
- Metadata Creation Date: 2025-03-28
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Arctos: Collaborative Collection Management Solution
As a collection management information system, Arctos serves a diverse group of disciplines related to natural and cultural history. It is meant to be a collaborative platform,...- Language: eng
- Metadata Creation Date: 2025-07-24
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Specify 6
Desktop application for a collection management system, part of a suite of software developed by the Specify Collections Consortium. It can be used for free using the open-...
- Language: eng
- Metadata Creation Date: 2025-07-24
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Specify 7
Web-based collection management system, part of a suite of software developed by the Specify Collections Consortium. It can be used for free using the open-source installation...
- Language: eng
- Metadata Creation Date: 2025-07-24
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Handbook of best practice and standards for 2D+ and 3D imaging of natural...
List and describe a comprehensive number of techniques for the digitization of 2D and 3D objects in natural history collections. It highlights the weak and strong points of each...
- Metadata Creation Date: 2025-07-17
- Resource Date Published: 2020-04-06
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Shining Light on Labels in the Dark: Guidelines for Offensive Collections Materials
This article provides guidelines on how to deal with offensive language present in labels and images of collections in a way that both preserves historical integrity and...
- Language: eng
- Metadata Creation Date: 2025-07-16
- Resource Date Published: 2022-10-12
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Smithsonian Institution Archives - Digitizing Collections
The resource details technical specifications and standards followed by the Smithsonian Institution Archives for the digitization of still images, audiovisual, and video.
- Language: eng
- Metadata Creation Date: 2025-06-13
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Audiovisual Core Term List
The Audiovisual Core Term List is a comprehensive metadata standard that defines controlled vocabularies for describing biodiversity-related multimedia resources (images, audio,... -
Adobe Photoshop
An image editing tool for complex edits that can be used in image post-processing. It is more useful when the subject requires individualized attention. Photoshop also has focus...