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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... -
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. -
Preservation Guidelines for Digitizing Library Materials
This resource from the Library of Congress provides a set of guidelines for the care and handling of collection materials during the digitization process. It outlines... -
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,... -
Axiell DAMS
Digital Asset Management system by Axiell. This software is specialized for museums, archives, and heritage institutions. -
Zerene Stacker
Photo stacking software combines the best-focused areas of several images. It works for a range of subjects from macro to landscapes, -
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... -
Natural History Collections Imaging Survey Report. Current imaging practices...
Survey that aimed to find out the existing guidelines and recommendations for imaging natural history collections that have been adopted and used by the community. -
Developing Robust Object-to-Image-to-Data (DROID) Workflow Modules and Task Lists
The Developing Robust Object-to-Image-to-Data (DROID) initiative convened workshops to create and refine modular digitization workflows for each specimen preparation type. This... -
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. -
Five task clusters that enable efficient and effective digitization of...
This publication provides a base for thinking about a digitization project to be categorized into groups tasks which are referred as task clusters.