Digital Data in Biodiversity Research Conference

iDigBio (the US National Science Foundation’s National Resource for Advancing Digitization of Biodiversity Collections) is working towards a sustainable Digitization Academy that offers a set of complementary professional development courses on topics relevant to the digitization of biodiversity observations and specimens. The offerings began in 2021 with two 4-day courses: (i) Introduction to Biodiversity Specimen Digitization and (ii) Public Participation in Digitization of Biodiversity Collections. In 2022 and 2023, three additional courses were developed: (i) Digital Imaging for Biodiversity Collections, (ii) Introduction to Photogrammetry for Biodiversity Specimen Collectors, and (iii) Introduction to Immersive Media for Biodiversity Collections. With this poster, we will introduce the 2024 course offerings and other Digitization Academy resources for the community. Stop by to meet iDigBio’s new Workforce Development Manager, Kalina Jakymec.

Co-authors: Austin Mast, Department of Biological Science, 319 Stadium Drive, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306