TCN Resources
These resources are an introduction to existing Thematic Collection Networks (TCNs), a volunteer contact and their email, and some rudimentary information about the organisms in their proposal. This information hopes to be an aid to anyone writing a proposal.
TCN Lightening Round Progress Reports at Summit 3, November 2013
Each TCN gave a succinct digitization progress report: https://www.idigbio.org/content/idigbio-summit-iii-0
TCNs at a Glance
Below is a table of TCN project information. RDCNs are added below for completeness since they work closely with thematic networks.
| TCN | Contact with Email | Digitization Methodology | Organisms | # of Collections |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| InvertNet | Christopher Dietrich | robotic scanning of vials, slides and drawers, crowd-sourcing of label data from images | arthropods | 14 (1 PEN) |
| Tri-trophic | Katja Seltmann (insects), Barbara Thiers (plants) | imaging herbarium sheets with the eBioBox | insects (Hemiptera, Hymenoptera) and vascular plants | 30 |
| Lichens & Bryophytes (LBCC) | Corinna Gries | label imaging, using OCR for data | lichens & bryophytes | 73 (3 PENs) |
| New England Vascular Plants (NEVP) | Patrick Sweeney | robotic scanning apparatus for herbarium sheets | vascular plants | 18 |
| PaleoNICHES | Bruce Lieberman | specimen-by-specimen label data capture | fossils | 8 (2 PENs) |
| MacroFungi Collection Consortium (MaCC) | Barbara Thiers | label imaging, crowd-sourcing of label data | macrofungi | 34 |
| Southwest Collections of Arthropods (SCAN) | Neil Cobb | visionary digital workflow, specimen-by-specimen label data capture | ground dwelling arthropods | 15 (1 PEN) |
| Fossil Insect Collaborative (FIC) | Dena Smith | unknown | fossil insects | 7 |
| Vouchered Animal Communication Signals | Michael Webster | digitizing analog sound recordings, imaging specimens & labels | birds, frogs, fish and insects | 7 |
| Macroalgal Herbarium Consortium (MHC) | Chris Neefus | imaging herbarium sheets with the eBioBox | macroalgae | 49 |
RDCNs at a Glance
| RDCN | Contact with Email | Methodology | Organisms | # of Collections |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VertNet | Dave Bloom | aggregator / facilitator | mammals, birds, fish, herps | mammals (), birds (), fish (12), herps (64) |
| Consortium of California Herbaria (CCH) | Dave Baxter | aggregator / facilitator | plants | |
| Fishnet2 Collaborative Georeferencing | Hank Bart, Jr. | georeferencing | fish | |
| Mississippi Herbaria Consortium (Magnolia grandiFLORA) | Lucile McCook | aggregator / facilitator | plants | |
| Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria | Ben Legler | aggregator / facilitator | plants | |
| Texas Oklahoma Regional Consortia of Herbaria (TORCH) | Wayne Elisens | aggregator / facilitator | plants |