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./___
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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 [email protected]
Please share this with any potential interested parties.
(please excuse x-posting)
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-- Deborah Paul, iDigBio Technology Specialist
Institute for Digital Information, 234 LSB
Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida 32306
850-644-6366
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