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Resources for Using Open Refine
Wiki article that provides a general overview of OpenRefine, what it does, when to use it and provides some tricks for automation. The article also provides links to several...- Language: eng
- Metadata Creation Date: 2025-08-01
- Resource Modified Date: 2022-07-19
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Biodiversity Data Mobilization Course
A course that covers accepted community standards for the implementation of biodiversity data mobilization efforts. The course includes written and video materials that can be...- Language: engspafrapor
- Metadata Creation Date: 2025-07-31
- Resource Modified Date: 2021-05-01
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ITP: The Integrated Publishing Toolkit
Software that allows for the creation and management of repositories for publishing data in GBIF. It creates a Darwin-Core compliant repository that can be published in GBIF.
- Language: eng
- Metadata Creation Date: 2025-07-31
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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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Technical Guidelines for Digitizing Cultural Heritage Materials
Shared best practices for still image materials followed by agencies participating in the Federal Agencies Digital Guidelines Initiative (FADGI). The latest update in 2023...
- Language: eng
- Metadata Creation Date: 2025-06-13
- Resource Modified Date: 2023-05-01
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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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Inselect
A desktop application that helps with the automation of processing specimen images from whole-drawer scans. It combines several steps in the processing and management of images...
- Language: eng
- Metadata Creation Date: 2025-07-16
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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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LightingBug: Transforming Insect Digitization
Insect digitization project main page that focuses on semi-automated label transcription and 3d photogrammetry. There are several pages providing a description of the project,...
- Language: eng
- Metadata Creation Date: 2025-07-09
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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,... -
Axiell DAMS
Digital Asset Management system by Axiell. This software is specialized for museums, archives, and heritage institutions.
- Language: eng
- Metadata Creation Date: 2025-06-27
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Photoshop User Guide - About high dynamic range images
Page of the User Guide that explains about dynamic range and how to create and process High Dynamic Range (HDR) in Photoshop. -
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...