Digitization Resources
This page provides resources and information for the series of digitization training workshops being conducted by iDigBio. Included is a growing list of links to documents, websites, videos, presentations, and other important information related to biological collection digitization.
iDigBio
Workshop Logistics
Workshop Outlines
General Digitization Resources
Imaging Documents and Resources
- Introducing the Digital Negative Specification
- Digital Negative Specification for Manufacturers
- Mike Bevans' Herbarium Image Editing Guidelines
- Mike Bevans' Digital Imaging and Archiving
- Mike Bevans' Intro to Photoshop
- Mike Bevans' So, you want to digitize plant specimens
- Douglas Cromey's Digital Imaging Ethics
- Atiz Innovation, Inc.: Making sense of DPI, PPI, Megapixels and Resolution
- Nikon's Capture NX2 Software User's Manual
- Lichen/Bryophyte TCN Imaging Recommendations
- Pacific Northwest Herbaria imaging station and workflow
Camera Manuals & Specifications
Workflows and Protocols
- iDigBio Digitization Workflow Workshop (DROID) report
- iDigBio's Collaborative Workflows Page
- Bryophyte/Lichen TCN workflow
- Florida State University Herbarium Imaging Protocol
- JSTOR PLANTS Handbook
- Developing integrated workflows for the digitisation of herbarium specimens using a modular and scalable approach
- Workflow Modules and Task Lists
- Gil Nelson: Herbarium Workflows
Georeferencing Resources
- Biogeomancer, Guide to Best Practices in Georeferencing
- Geolocate: Online and Desktop Georeferencing Tools
- Gil Nelson: Georeferencing with Geolocate
- MaNIS/HerpNet/ORNIS Georeferencing Guidelines
- Herpnet's georeferencing resources page
- iDigBio Georeferencing Wiki
- iDigBio's Georeferencing Working Group Forum