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Call for Proposals: "Best Practices for Digital Repositories" at ALA MidWinter
by Sai Deng 24 Oct '16

24 Oct '16

*** Please excuse cross-posting *** The ALCTS CaMMS Cataloging Norms Interest Group (CNIG) seeks speakers to present at the ALA Midwinter Conference to be held in Atlanta on Saturday, January 21st, 2017, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM. The Cataloging Norms Interest Group offers a forum for the exploration, communication, and exchange of ideas and best practices on the dynamics of cataloging/metadata norms and workflows in the hybrid environment. Presentation topics should be of current interest to catalogers, cataloguing managers and administrators, and be approximately 15-20 minutes in length. Additional time will be allowed for questions and discussion. Our MidWinter meeting's theme is "Best Practices for Digital Repositories" and potential topics may include (but are not limited to): * Metadata application in digital repositories; * Archiving, curating and preserving special and cultural heritage collections; * Linked data implementation in or related to digital repositories; * Research data, datasets and digital repositories; * Implementing guidelines and standards for digital repositories; * Metadata choices in digital repositories and in the traditional library environment; * Support open data and open scholarship using digital repositories; * Assessment of content and impact in digital repositories; * Use metadata and data to improve digital repository services; * Issues, challenges and opportunities in cataloging in digital repositories. Please email proposal abstracts to co-chairs Jessalyn Zoom (jiwu(a)loc.gov<mailto:jiwu@loc.gov>) and Sai Deng (sai.deng(a)ucf.edu<mailto:sai.deng@ucf.edu>) by Friday, November 11th, 2016. If you have questions, please contact us. We look forward to hearing from you! ALCTS CaMMS Cataloging Norms Interest Group Sai Deng and Jessalyn Zoom, Co-Chairs Elizabeth Bridges and Debra Skinner, Co-Vice Chairs

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Biodiversity Informatics Scientist wanted! German synthesis centre sDiv is hiring
by Winter, Marten 24 Oct '16

24 Oct '16

Dear all, Please see attached and here: https://www.idiv.de/the-centre/career.html - https://www.idiv.de/fileadmin/content/Vacancies_PDF/STM201_iDiv_sDiv_BDU_Po… sDiv, the German synthesis centre (www.idiv.de/sdiv) is hiring a Biodiversity Informatics Scientist. Please distribute this job advertisement among your relevant colleagues and/or apply :). Don't hesitate to contact me with questions. Thanks a lot! cheers sMarten -- ______________ Dr. Marten Winter Scientific Coordinator Synthesis Centre sDiv / Wissenschaftlicher Koordinator Synthesezentrum sDiv German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig Phone +49(0)341-97-33129 Fax +49(0)341-97-39358 Emailmarten.winter(a)idiv.de Homepagehttps://www.idiv.de/the-centre/employees/details/eshow/winter-marten.html German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig Deutscher Platz 5e 04103 Leipzig Germany iDiv is a research centre of the DFG – Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft iDiv ist eine zentrale Einrichtung der Universität Leipzig im Sinne des § 92 Abs. 1 SächsHSFG und wird zusammen mit der Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg und der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena betrieben sowie in Kooperation mit dem Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung GmbH – UFZ. Beteiligte Kooperationspartner sind die folgenden außeruniversitären Forschungseinrichtungen: das Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung GmbH - UFZ, das Max-Planck-Institut für Biogeochemie (MPI BGC), das Max-Planck-Institut für chemische Ökologie (MPI CE), das Max-Planck-Institut für evolutionäre Anthropologie (MPI EVA), das Leibniz-Institut Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen (DSMZ), das Leibniz-Institut für Pflanzenbiochemie (IPB), das Leibniz-Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung (IPK) und das Leibniz-Institut Senckenberg Museum für Naturkunde Görlitz (SMNG). USt-IdNr. DE 141510383

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iDigBio Webinar: Mass Digitizing a Working Herbarium using a conveyor belt - Sylvia Orli from Smithsonian
by Deborah Paul 17 Oct '16

17 Oct '16

Hi Everyone, Wondering how we can scale up digitization? What can we learn from institutions trying industrial methods? Join us for our next webinar at iDigBio coming up this Tuesday October 18th, from 3 - 4 PM EDT. *Subject:* Mass Digitizing a Working Herbarium using a conveyor belt: Workflows, Strategies, Challenges *Presenter: *Sylvia Orli, IT and Digitization Manager, US Herbarium *Day and Time:* Tuesday October 18th, from 3 - 4 PM EDT *Where: *http://idigbio.adobeconnect.com/datamgmt *Tips for *Best Webinar Experience:**https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/Web_Conferencing *Abstract: *The US Herbarium is attempting to digitize over one million botanical specimens in 14 months using a digitization conveyor belt. Given that the smallest problem in process can result in huge data errors, the workflows and strategies are continually revised to create a streamline of 16-20,000 specimen images and data records per week. The challenge is to do this in a working herbarium where the landscape can change from week to week. I’ll be discussing our workflows, tips and tricks to keep the data flowing efficiently, and lessons learned from a fast-paced digitization project. *Relevant reading.* Museum drawers go digital Science Vol. 352. Issue 6287. Pp. 762-765. 13 May 2016. http://science.sciencemag.org/content/352/6287/762 See you there!, Deb Paul, et al Data Mgmt Interest Group *Calendar Announcement: *https://www.idigbio.org/content/mass-digitizing-working-herbarium-using-conveyor-belt-workflows-strategies-challenges apologies for cross-postings -- -- Upcoming iDigBio Events https://www.idigbio.org/calendar -- Deborah Paul, iDigBio Digitization and Workforce Training Specialist iDigBio -- Steering Committee Member, SPNHC Liaison, SYNTHESYS3 Representative Institute for Digital Information, 234 LSB Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida 32306 850-644-6366

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