Workshop: Paleocollections Digitization Workshop to be held April 26-28, 2012 in Gainesville, FL

研讨会：古收藏数字化研讨会将于 2012 年 4 月 26 日至 28 日在佛罗里达州盖恩斯维尔举行

• 批准号: 1231447
• 负责人: Pamela Soltis
• 金额: $ 3.2万
• 依托单位: University of Florida
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-04-01 至 2014-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1231447&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Workshop; Paleocollections; Digitization; held; April

Paleontology is often a core research emphasis of many U.S. natural history museum collections, but to date, the paleocollections community has been less engaged in digitization of specimens and collection information than its neontological counterpart. iDigBio - Integrated Digitized Biocollections, the National Resource for Advancing Digitization of Biological Collections - will conduct a workshop to address the digitization needs, opportunities, and Grand Challenges of the paleontological collections community throughout the U.S.The specific goals of this workshop are to:1. Allow a forum for dialog and communication among the paleontological collections subdisciplines (vertebrate, invertebrate, paleobotanical, and microfossils).2. Present examples of on-going digitization initiatives among the neontological collections communities and examples of currently funded digitization projects.3. Facilitate dialog between the paleo- and neontological collections communities to promote integration of collection data.4. Facilitate a discussion of the collections digitization needs, priorities, and Grand Challengesfor the paleo community.Collection information for biological specimens housed in U.S. institutions holds tremendous value for research, education, and understanding patterns of biodiversity. Integrated biocollection data - from both paleo- and neontological specimens ? can therefore be used for developing conservation, management, and public policy for biodiversity. Four graduate students in paleocollections will be included. These students will have the opportunity to meet professionals in the paleo community and will be able to participate in developing a vision for digitization of paleocollections.

古生物学通常是许多美国自然历史博物馆藏品的核心研究重点，但迄今为止，古收藏界对标本和藏品信息数字化的参与程度低于新生物学领域。 iDigBio - 综合数字化生物收藏，推进生物收藏数字化的国家资源 - 将举办一个研讨会，以解决整个美国古生物学收藏界的数字化需求、机遇和巨大挑战。本次研讨会的具体目标是：1。为古生物学收藏品子学科（脊椎动物、无脊椎动物、古植物学和微化石）之间的对话和交流提供一个论坛。2．介绍新生儿收藏界正在进行的数字化举措的示例以及当前资助的数字化项目的示例。3。促进古生物学和新生物学收藏界之间的对话，以促进收藏数据的整合。4．促进对古生物群落的馆藏数字化需求、优先事项和重大挑战的讨论。美国机构保存的生物标本的馆藏信息对于研究、教育和理解生物多样性模式具有巨大价值。综合生物采集数据 - 来自古生物和新生儿标本？因此可用于制定生物多样性保护、管理和公共政策。古收藏品中的四名研究生将包括在内。这些学生将有机会与古社区的专业人士见面，并能够参与制定古收藏数字化的愿景。