Category: Conference Proceedings

SPNHC Annual Meetings

Published: March 26, 2025    Conference Proceedings, Desired BP Content

Contents 1 Statement of Purpose 2 Contributors 3 Annual Meetings 3.1 2023 – San Francisco, CA, USA – 38th Annual Meeting 3.2 2022 – Edinburgh, UK – 37th Annual Meeting 3.3 2021 – Virtual -36th Annual Meeting 3.4 2020 – Virtual – 35th Annual Meeting 3.5 2019 – Chicago, IL, USA – 34th Annual Meeting 3.6 2018 – Dunedin, NZ – 33rd Annual Meeting…

Preparation

Published: March 26, 2025    Botanical Collections, Conference Proceedings, Cryogenic Collections, Desired BP Content, Field Collecting, Specimen and Material Type, Zoology Collections

Contents 1 About 2 Contributors 3 Specimen Preparation Types by Collection Type 3.1 Botany 3.2 Herpetology 3.3 Ichthyology 3.4 Ornithology 4 Links 4.1 Community Standards About These links and documents contain information about best practices for the preparation of different types of natural history specimens. Contributors Content generated during The American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (ASIH) Annual Joint Meeting – 2016, during an…

Imaging in the Field

Published: March 26, 2025    Conference Proceedings, Desired BP Content, Digitization and Imaging, Field Collecting, Specimen and Material Type, Zoology Collections

Contents 1 Statement of Purpose 2 Contributors 3 Recommended Equipment 4 Imaging specimens 5 Imaging Back-up Statement of Purpose These links and documents contain information about best practices for imaging live animals in the field. Contributors Content generated during The American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (ASIH) Annual Joint Meeting – 2016, during an iDigBio sponsored workshop by the following…

Digitization Workshop ASIH 2016

Published: March 26, 2025    Conference Proceedings

Contents 1 Statement of Purpose 1.1 Introduction to Digitization 2 Contributors 3 Related pages 4 iDigBio’s workflows for digitization 5 Six task clusters of digitization 6 Adam Summers workflow for CT scanning Statement of Purpose These links and documents contain information about digitizing natural history collections and their associated data. Introduction to Digitization In the context of the SPNHC wiki ‘digitize’ means…

Databasing Overview from Digitization Workshop ASIH 2016

Published: March 26, 2025    Conference Proceedings

Contents 1 Statement of Purpose 2 Introduction 3 Contributors 4 Database choice and formatting Statement of Purpose These links and documents contain information about databasing as relevant to natural history collections. Introduction Contributors Content generated during The American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (ASIH) Annual Joint Meeting – 2016, during an iDigBio sponsored workshop by the following individuals participating…

Data Aggregation Overview from Digitization Workshop ASIH 2016

Published: March 26, 2025    Conference Proceedings

Contents 1 Statement of Purpose 2 Introduction 3 Contributors 4 Data Aggregation (mobilization) 5 Identifiers (GUID) Statement of Purpose These links and documents contain information about data aggregation as relevant to natural history collections. Introduction Contributors Content generated during The American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (ASIH) Annual Joint Meeting – 2016, during an iDigBio sponsored workshop by the following…

Collecting Techniques

Published: March 25, 2025    Conference Proceedings, Desired BP Content, Field Collecting, Zoology Collections

Contents 1 Statement of Purpose 2 Introduction 3 Contributors 4 Collection Techniques 4.1 Herps 4.2 Fishes 5 Equipment Disinfection Statement of Purpose These links and documents contain information about best practices for collecting specimens. Contributors Content generated during The American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (ASIH) Annual Joint Meeting – 2016, during an iDigBio sponsored workshop by the following individuals participating in…