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Symbiota - iDigBio Collection Management System (CMS) Information Gathering - Survey
This document captures responses from Symbiota to a survey made by iDigBio in 2021 that includes answers to questions that would be relevant for a biodiversity specimen... -
The Museum System - iDigBio Collection Management System (CMS) Information...
This document captures responses from The Museum System to a survey made by iDigBio in 2021 that includes answers to questions that would be relevant for a biodiversity specimen... -
TaxonWorks - iDigBio Collection Management System (CMS) Information...
This document captures responses from TaxonWorks to a survey made by iDigBio in 2021 that includes answers to questions that would be relevant for a biodiversity specimen... -
CollectiveAccess
Collection management system that is meant to be generic enough to serve many kinds of collections, archives, libraries, etc. -
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,... -
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. -
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... -
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... -
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... -
OpticalLimits
Sites that specialize in the review of camera lenses and provide an understanding of the quality of these lenses at particular settings. -
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. -
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,... -
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...