Resources & Links
Imaging Standards
GLOBAL Digitization Standards | https://bit.ly/3sGEC4Y | Recommendations on image content, size, naming, etc. |
Global Plants Initiative Cryptogam Photo Guidelines (GPI) | https://bit.ly/3fBLBIK | Image guidelines for lichens, bryophytes, and fungi |
GLOBAL Storage Types | https://bit.ly/3dqA3p5 | Table of storage types by collection for GLOBAL collaborators |
Imaging Workflows
Arizona State University (ASU) | https://bit.ly/3fyBQLm | Imaging, image processing, and OCR |
University of Colorado, Boulder (COLO) | Vascular: https://bit.ly/3weeYXH Tri-Trophic: https://bit.ly/3ubwlq6 LBCC: https://bit.ly/3cFsGe5 | Digitization workflow for vascular plants, Tri-Trophic TCN, and 1st Bryophyte/Lichen TCN |
Duke University Lichens (DUKE) | https://bit.ly/3wd0iIh | Imaging set-up and workflow for imaging specimens only |
The Field Museum (F) | https://bit.ly/3dnqOGd | At home photography workstation for labels |
Louisiana State University (LSU) | https://bit.ly/3rIoxdC | Imaging instructions including image processing |
New York Botanical Gardens (NY) | https://rb.gy/glvvtj | Image capture and processing |
University of Tennessee, Knoxville (TENN) | https://bit.ly/3wmhNpI | Specimen imaging workflow |
University of Wisconsin, Madison (WIS) | https://tinyurl.com/2p9ffums | Specimen imaging workflow |
LBCC TCN | Workflow: https://bit.ly/3ueicZj Flowchart: https://bit.ly/3cHePUF | Digitization workflow from 1st Bryophyte/Lichen TCN |
iDigBio | https://www.idigbio.org/content/workflow-modules-and-task-lists | Webpage with workflow modules for each stage of digitization |
Capturing California’s Wildflowers TCN (CAP) | https://bit.ly/3dmIJgk | Digitization manual including imaging, transcription, georeferencing, etc. |
Australasian Herbaria | https://chah.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Imaging-type-specimens-of-algae-bryophytes-fungi-and-lichens-guidelines-for-Australasian-herbaria-_June-2015.pdf | Imaging type specimens of algae, bryophytes, fungi and lichens: guidelines for Australasian herbaria |
Global Plants Initiative (GPI) | https://bit.ly/2POXbFL | Digitization of Bryophyte and Lichen Types – workflows from la Ville de Genève (G), University of Helsinki (H), the Paris Herbarium (P), and Swedish Museum of Natural History (S) |
National Tropical Botanical Garden (NTBG) | https://tinyurl.com/57kp76pa | Bryophyte digitizing procedure including focus bracketing |
Equipment Recommendations
Arizona State University (ASU) | Equipment/Software: https://bit.ly/3cEjXsG Accessories: https://bit.ly/3m8Or9w | Detailed review of equipment and software; Note on additional helpful tools |
Louisiana State University (LSU) | https://bit.ly/3sUF7IE | Description of imaging setup |
New York Botanical Gardens (NY) | https://bit.ly/3m9JsW9 | Imaging equipment specifications with links and prices |
Oregon State University (OSU) | https://bit.ly/3sGHLli | Imaging station overview |
ColorGauge Color Targets | https://bit.ly/2QTL2Qd | Conversation from herbarium Listserv |
5 cm Scalebar | https://bit.ly/3cHqumE | Printable scalebar can be edited to add institution name |
Software
CNALH Barcode Renamer (ASU) | https://help.lichenportal.org/index.php/en/resources-2/renaming-image-files-automatically/ | Program reads images and renames with barcode |
CNALH BCRWatcher (ASU) | https://help.lichenportal.org/index.php/en/bcrwatcher/ | Program reads images and renames with barcode and also allows for skeletal metadata entry during imaging |
LBCC Workflow App | Files: https://bit.ly/3dowzTX Install Video: https://bit.ly/31FItmV Use Video: https://bit.ly/39ypY8w | Skeletal Data entry application developed during the 1st LBCC |
Barcode Renamer Script (DUKE) | https://bit.ly/3rISTwT | Script adds image of barcode onto specimen image |
Skeletal Data Entry
Symbiota Skeletal Data Entry | PDF: https://bit.ly/3fxpe7f Doc: https://bit.ly/3sDOEns | Guide for entering skeletal data directly in Symbiota portals |
Skeletal Data Spreadsheet | https://bit.ly/3m9FcFY | Example spreadsheet for recording skeletal data |
LBCC Workflow App | Files: https://bit.ly/3dowzTX Install Video: https://bit.ly/31FItmV Use Video: https://bit.ly/39ypY8w | Skeletal Data entry application developed during the 1st LBCC |
Additional Resources
iDigBio Imaging References | https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/Imaging_References | Links to wide range of imaging resources for multiple collection types |
If you have any questions or other resources to add, please email Miranda Zwingelberg at: mzwingel@utk.edu.