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Hi Everyone,<br>
<br>
Trying to manage more and more collections data? Need data
management skills? You're invited to apply now for the iDigBio
Workshop, <i>Managing Natural History Collections Data for Global
Discoverability.</i><u> </u><u><br>
</u><b><br>
You can </b><b>read more and apply here</b>: <br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.idigbio.org/content/managing-natural-history-collections-data-global-discoverability">https://www.idigbio.org/content/managing-natural-history-collections-data-global-discoverability</a><br>
<br>
<b>When</b>: September 15 - 17, 2015 (yes, 3 days)<br>
<b>Where</b>: Arizona State University (ASU), Tempe, AZ<br>
<b>Expected Applicants</b>: <strong></strong>Anyone who manages
museum specimen collection data is invited to apply.<br>
<b>What:</b> Our workshop: <strong>Managing Natural History
Collections Data for Global Discoverability</strong> is the fourth
in a series of biodiversity informatics workshops at iDigBio. The
theme of <em>Collections Data for Global Discoverability</em> is
ideally suited for natural history collections specialists aiming to
increase the <em>research readiness</em> of their biodiversity data
at a global scale.
<ul class="rteindent1">
<li> Have you found yourself in situations where you need to
manage larger quantities of collection records, or encounter
challenges in carrying out updates or quality checks?</li>
<li> Do you mainly use spreadsheets (such as Excel) to clean and
manage specimen-level data sets before uploading them into your
collections database?</li>
<li> <em><b>Skill level: </b>The workshop is most appropriate
for those who are relatively new to collections data
management and are motivated to provide the global research
community with accessible, standards- and best
practices-compliant biodiversity data.</em></li>
</ul>
<b>Funding and Logistics: </b>There are some funds to support
travel this workshop. Rooms have been reserved with a group rate for
those who travel from out-of-town for this workshop. All materials
and recordings will be available after the workshop for others to
use at their local institutions. There is no tuition for this
course.<br>
<strong>For workshop details see:</strong> <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.idigbio.org/content/managing-natural-history-collections-data-global-discoverability">https://www.idigbio.org/content/managing-natural-history-collections-data-global-discoverability</a><br>
<b>Workshop co-sponsors: </b>Arizona State University (ASU) and
iDigBio.<br>
<b>Workshop organizers:</b> Tri-Trophic TCN (TTD-TCN, AMNH), ASU,
iDigBio, DataONE, and NCEAS<br>
<br>
Got questions? Send to Deb Paul <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:dpaul@fsu.edu">dpaul@fsu.edu</a><br>
Please share this with any potential interested parties.<br>
<small><small>(please excuse x-posting)</small></small>
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-- Deborah Paul, iDigBio Technology Specialist
Institute for Digital Information, 234 LSB
Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida 32306
850-644-6366</pre>
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