Hi Everyone,
Trying to manage more and more collections data? Need data
management skills? You're invited to apply now for the iDigBio
Workshop, Managing Natural History Collections Data for Global
Discoverability.
You can read more and apply here:
https://www.idigbio.org/content/managing-natural-history-collections-data-global-discoverability
When: September 15 - 17, 2015 (yes, 3 days)
Where: Arizona State University (ASU), Tempe, AZ
Expected Applicants: Anyone who manages
museum specimen collection data is invited to apply.
What: Our workshop: Managing Natural History
Collections Data for Global Discoverability is the fourth
in a series of biodiversity informatics workshops at iDigBio. The
theme of Collections Data for Global Discoverability is
ideally suited for natural history collections specialists aiming to
increase the research readiness of their biodiversity data
at a global scale.
- 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?
- Do you mainly use spreadsheets (such as Excel) to clean and
manage specimen-level data sets before uploading them into your
collections database?
- Skill level: 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.
Funding and Logistics: 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.
For workshop details see: https://www.idigbio.org/content/managing-natural-history-collections-data-global-discoverability
Workshop co-sponsors: Arizona State University (ASU) and
iDigBio.
Workshop organizers: Tri-Trophic TCN (TTD-TCN, AMNH), ASU,
iDigBio, DataONE, and NCEAS
Got questions? Send to Deb Paul dpaul@fsu.edu
Please share this with any potential interested parties.
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