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iCollections – Digitising the British and Irish Butterflies in the Natural...
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- Language: eng
- Created: 2025-11-07
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Rapid imaging in the field followed by photogrammetry digitally captures the...
Describes protocols for capturing images of plant specimens in the field while samples are fresh. It incorporates customized 3D modeling techniques.
- Created: 2025-05-22
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Sharing data, caring for collections. Open data on collection agents...
There is no description for this Scholarly-article
- Language: eng
- Created: 2025-10-17
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Developing responsible AI practices at the Smithsonian Institution
In this article, the authors share their conclusions of their exploration of the potential advantages and perils of using AI in collections. They declare statements of best...- Language: eng
- Created: 2025-10-16
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Towards a scientific workflow featuring Natural Language Processing for the...
In this article, the authors explore the feasibility of using natural language processing (NLP) on top of optical character recognition (OCR) to assist the transcription of...- Language: eng
- Created: 2025-10-16
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Research and development in robotics with potential to automate handling of...
In this article, the authors explore the robotics landscape and reflect on the potential uses in biological collections for digitization and storage purposes.- Language: eng
- Created: 2025-10-16
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A cost analysis of transcription systems
The authors compare different approaches to the transcription of specimen labels, summarizing the advantages and disadvantages of each approach. They also share several case...- Language: eng
- Created: 2025-10-16
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High-quality herbarium-label transcription by citizen scientists improves...
The authors present a showcase of a label transcription approach using the citizen science initiative "Les herbonautes". The project aimed to expand the dataset available for...- Language: eng
- Created: 2025-10-16
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Built-in smartphone LiDAR for archaeological and speleological research
This article introduces an approach that uses mobile photography with smartphones with LiDAR capabilities for scanning the and creating 3D models of the morphology and rock art...- Language: eng
- Created: 2025-10-16
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The dragonflies in the collection of Sapienza University of Rome
This article showcases the digitization workflow approach for the Odonata collection of the Museum of Zoology at Sapienza University of Rome. They include overviews of hardware...- Language: eng
- Created: 2025-10-16
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The digitisation workflow of the herbarium of the State Museum of Natural...
This article presents a showcase of the digitization workflow used by the herbarium of the State Museum of Natural History of the NAS of Ukraine (LWS)- Language: eng
- Created: 2025-10-16
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Extracting specimen label data rapidly with a smartphone—a great help for...
This article provides a tutorial on using smartphones to aid in the process of capturing label information from specimens. Use the phone to take images of the labels and use the...- Language: eng
- Created: 2025-10-16
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DIGIT-KEY: an aid towards uniform 2D+ and 3Ddigitisation techniques within...
The authors introduce a resource called DIGIT-KEY that serves as a guide on what hardware and workflow are appropriate according to the needs of the collection and the type of...- Language: eng
- Created: 2025-10-16
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Mapping the Digitisation Workflow in a University Herbarium
The article discusses the different potential approaches of digitization workflows to follow for herbaria and showcases a digitization workflow as approached by the University... -
Improved standardization of transcribed digital specimen data
The authors explore best practices and considerations when dealing with standardizing how transcribed data is maintained through time. They explore several possible approaches,...- Language: eng
- Created: 2025-10-10
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How to build and install your own CaptuRING
The authors explain how to assemble equipment for the digitization of wood samples using the CaptuRING method, which includes the use of custom hardware and software. The...- Language: eng
- Created: 2025-10-09
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CaptuRING: A do-it-yourself tool for wood sample digitization
In this article, the authors propose an alternative to flatbed scanners for imaging wood samples. They developed custom software and hardware to facilitate digitization using...- Language: eng
- Created: 2025-10-08
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Imaging natural history museum collections from the bottom up: 3D print...
This article offers a description of a method using 3D printed materials to accommodate specimens for imaging using flatbed scanners. They also describe methods of image...- Language: eng
- Created: 2025-10-07
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Wet collections accession: a workflow based on a large stonefly (Insecta,...
This article showcases an example of handling a donation of Plecoptera specimens. These specimens were accessioned, processed, digitized, and georeferenced. They talk about the...- Language: eng
- Created: 2025-10-06
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Focus stacking: Comparing commercial top-end set-ups with a semi-automatic...
In this article, the authors compare the efficiency and quality of images produced by different hardware settings and software packages for focus stacking.- Language: eng
- Created: 2025-10-06