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CollectionSpace - iDigBio Collection Management System (CMS) Information...
This document captures responses from CollectionSpace to a survey made by iDigBio in 2021 that includes answers to questions that would be relevant for a biodiversity specimen... -
CollectionSpace
Collection management system that not only focus on biodiversity specimen collections but also allows the management of collection of several fields such as archeology, art,... -
Arctos - iDigBio Collection Management System (CMS) Information Gathering -...
This document captures responses from Arctos to a survey made by iDigBio in 2021 that includes answers to questions that would be relevant for a biodiversity specimen collection... -
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... -
MorphoSource
Repository of 3D models specialized on natural history, cultural heritage and scientific collections. It provides tools to find, view and download 3D data. -
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. -
Lightroom
Computer software that focuses on image manipulation via non-destructive edits. It allows batch editing files and produces edits such as changing the color profiles, cropping,... -
What is Copyright?
Page that describes the general concepts of Copyright. It addresses several topics that would be of interest to someone new to the different aspects of copyright. It is... -
Helicon Focus
Photo stacking software that can work with large numbers of high-quality photos. It can process RAW files and save the resulting compilation in DNG. It takes advantage of multi-... -
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... -
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... -
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-... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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. -
Preservation Guidelines for Digitizing Library Materials
This resource from the Library of Congress provides a set of guidelines for the care and handling of collection materials during the digitization process. It outlines... -
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. -
Zerene Stacker
Photo stacking software combines the best-focused areas of several images. It works for a range of subjects from macro to landscapes,