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BugFlow: a community resource for entomological collection digitization
BugFlow is a community resource for sharing entomological collection digitization workflows and modules. It started as an effort of updating insect digitization modules that... -
Darwin Core Hour Series
This page provides access to materials of a series of webinars that revolve around controlled vocabularies and data quality when digitizing biodiversity specimens. It goes from...- Language: eng
- Metadata Creation Date: 2025-09-26
- Resource Modified Date: 2021-10-29
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SPNCH - Persistent Identifiers
This article provides an overview of what persistent identifiers are and which types of identifiers are commonly found in biodiversity-focused collections.- Language: eng
- Metadata Creation Date: 2025-09-25
- Resource Date Published: 2025-03-26
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GBIF IPT Data-hosting centres
Page detailing the options available of sites and organizations that host an Integrated Publishing Toolkit (IPT) for publishing data to GBIF. The list details options by...- Language: eng
- Metadata Creation Date: 2025-09-05
- Resource Date Published: 2023-12-06
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Arctos Handbook
The Arctos handbook includes relevant information on how to use Arctos but also includes relevant information for the broader collection audience for best practices to consider...- Language: eng
- Metadata Creation Date: 2025-09-04
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Collection Management Systems
This article gives descriptions of commonly used collection management systems used by biodiversity collections and have links to other resources to get further information...
- Language: eng
- Metadata Creation Date: 2025-09-04
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DiSSCo Digitization Guides
This is resource contains pages pertaining best practices and guides for the digitization of biodiversity specimen collections built by Distributed System of Scientific...- Language: eng
- Metadata Creation Date: 2025-09-03
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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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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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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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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,... -
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. -
Library of Congress Recommended Formats Statement
Describes recommended formats for analog and digital creative works that will maximise the survivability and continued accessibility of the creative content.