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Sharing data, caring for collections. Open data on collection agents...
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- 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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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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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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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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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
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Ahead of the curve: three approaches to mass digitisation of vials with a...
This article proposes a set of efficient methods for digitizing liquid-preserved specimens stored in jars and vials. In one of the setups, they modify existing methods of...- Language: eng
- Created: 2025-10-02
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Georeferencing the Natural History Museum's Chinese type collection: of...
This article showcases a workflow for georeferencing used by and herbarium to georeference type specimens. It includes challenges from old specimens with handwritten labels and...- Language: eng
- Created: 2025-09-26
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Digitisation of natural history collections: criteria for prioritisation
This article provide guidance on how to prioritize efforts when starting a new digitization project considering four categories of prioritization criteria: relevance, data...- Language: eng
- Created: 2025-09-25
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Digitization of natural history collections: A guideline and nationwide...
This publication is the result of a workshop in Malaysia on how to plan and proceed with a digitization project, considering low-cost options and how to tackle the lack of...- Language: eng
- Created: 2025-09-17
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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...
- Language: eng
- Created: 2025-07-16