Sustaining the Momentum of Digitization in Biodiversity Collections

Published: April 9, 2021    Announcements, News

Join iDigBio and panelists from the community on Thursday, April 15, 2021 from 2:00pm to 3:00pm Eastern in a moderated conversation about sustaining digitization and data mobilization activities in biodiversity collections beyond initial grant funding. Panelists will discuss strategies for integrating digitization into an institution’s ongoing activities and budget, including what metrics they see as valuable for gaining internal support. Panelists will also consider impediments to sustaining digitization. We invite the audience to submit questions to the panel in advance of this event via https://bit.ly/36PG3nO.
Our panelists for this discussion are…

  • Jennifer Thomas, Associate Collection Manager of Entomology at the University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute & Natural History Museum
  • Jenn Yost, Associate Professor and Director of the Robert F. Hoover Herbarium at California Polytechnic State University
  • Norine Yeung, Malacology Curator at the Bishop Museum
  • Peter Oboyski, Executive Director of the Essig Museum of Entomology at University of California Berkeley
  • Teresa Mayfield-Meyer, biodiversity collection & data management at Arctos

More information, including the Zoom link and a recording posted after this event, can be found on the announcement page here: https://www.idigbio.org/content/sustaining-momentum-digitization-biodiversity-collections