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NEW VERSION OF DATA PORTAL
The iDigBio IT team has been beta-testing a new version of the iDigBio portal with plans to place this version into production by mid May, 2014. The new version supports data downloads, mapping of georeferenced records, and improved search capability.
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INGESTION REPORT
14,036,195 Specimen Records; 2,290,983 Media Records
The ingestion of specimen and media records has been growing at an increasing rate. The data sets and contributors can be viewed on-line at: https://www.idigbio.org/portal/publishers.
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WORKSHOP REPORT - DIGITIZATION IN THE PACIFIC
Several themes set this event apart from iDigBio’s previous workshops: the element of international collaboration; a broad-based agenda reflecting digitization processes from multiple perspectives; and an extensive focus on the production, management, aggregation, and distribution of data. The agenda, presentation documents, and session recordings are available for viewing and downloading at the workshop’s wiki. Read More.
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WORKSHOP REPORT - WiSE GIRLS SPRING SCIENCE CAMP
Educational research has shown that as girls grow into teenagers, they perceive science as boring and subsequently lose interest in scientific careers. The WiSE Girlz Spring Science Camp, March 24-28, 2014, was held to contradict the notion that science is boring. Sponsored by iDigBio and WiSE (Women in Science and Engineering), the camp was filled with fun activities from collecting plants to chemical reactions, constructing a telescope, and much more. Science appeared to them as anything but dull.
Read More.
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RSS FEED
Stay up to date with iDigBio
iDigBio has an active RSS feed! Workshops, events and blogs added to iDigBio.org are available immediately through the feed. Just add https://www.idigbio.org/rss-feed.xml to your RSS subscription list.
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EVENT REPORT - STUDENTS SHADOW SCIENTISTS
AT THE FLORIDA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
Fifteen undergraduate students from seven Florida colleges and universities converged on the Florida Museum of Natural History, April 17-19, for an opportunity to shadow museum professionals and explore careers in the biological sciences. Funded by a National Science Foundation grant awarded to the Institute for Digital Information and Scientific Communication at Florida State University, the two-day event allowed undergraduates to learn about the importance of scientific collections to our knowledge of the earth’s biodiversity. See the video. Read More.
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UPCOMING WORKSHOPS & WEBINARS
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University of Texas | Austin, TX | April 28-May 2, 2014
iDigBio, in collaboration with the Jackson School of Geosciences and its High Resolution X-Âray CT Facility at the University of Texas, are coÂ-sponsoring a workshop focused on imaging solutions for paleontological specimens and research. Content will include techniques, strategies, technology, and services for two-dimensional imaging (2D), three-dimensional imaging (3D), X-ray computed tomography (CT), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), surface scanning, photogrammetry, 3D printing, and production of 2D/3D images and 3D printed objects for classroom instruction, museum interpretation, and paleontological research. Read more.
Remote participation will be available via Adobe Connect: http://idigbio.adobeconnect.com/paleo/
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Small Collections Network Offers Virtual Meetings
SCNet and iDigBIo are pleased to announce a series of six webinars centered on supporting small collections. SCNet was established as a collaborative resource for small collections and the professionals who manage them. Each webinar in this series will be held 3:00-4:00 p.m. EST between April 14, and June 9, 2014. Meetings are virtual and accessible online. Visit iDigBio for details of these webinars and other events. Read More.
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A HANDY CODE AND DATA GUIDE
Matthew Gentzkow and Jesse M. Shapironot, University of Chicago,are not software engineers, database managers, or computer scientists. However, they have written a useful handbook entitled “Code and Data for the Social Sciences: A Practitioner's Guide.†The authors point out that much of the time when scientists are solving problems with code and data, they are solving problems that have been solved before but often in a different way and on a larger scale.
This handbook translates insights from experts in code and data into practical terms and addresses best practices for creating reproducible results. Read the handbook.
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JUST ANOTHER MAPPING WEB PAGE?
This one is pretty useful.
Thanks to Richard Rabeler, Senior Research Museum Collection Manager, Assistant Research Scientist, University of Michigan, for pointing out HamsterMap.com. This cool mapping web page translates street addresses into geographic coordinates. The Quick Map feature quickly converts standard latitude and longitude data into a custom map. Check it out at HamsterMap.com
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