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FOSSIL INSECT DIGITIZATION WORKFLOW AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
Talia Karim1, Lindsay Walker1, Richard Levy2 1CU Museum of Natural History
2Denver Botanic Gardens
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Fossil Insect Collaborative
Seven institutions over four years
Database ~500,000 specimens ~77,000 digital images Data sharing-
iDigPaleo, iDigBio, GBIF, etc.
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Fossil Insect Collaborative
~100,000 specimens Database ~76,000 new
specimens Acquire ~25,000 digital images Georeference 172 localities Publish data-
iDigPaleo, iDigBio, GBIF, etc.
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Fossil Insect Collaborative
Currently: Database ~46,700 specimens
~7,800 digital images Publishing data-
CU websearch & GBIF
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Predigitization Curation
Unpack new collections
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Predigitization Curation Utilize volunteers for
cataloging
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Databasing- new material Hand keystroke data- Specify Catalog sheet
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Databasing- new material Specify 6 Collection
object form
Carry forward
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Databasing- new material QC data entry Specify query
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Databasing- new material QC data entry Specify query mimics catalog
sheet
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Image Capture
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Image Capture
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Image Capture Rolling cabinet of
drawers Shoot by specimen
size (reduce lens changes)
Save images in folders by magnification
Tag boxes for second pass
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Image Capture
New catalog # required or old number illegible
New catalog # required and specimen needs to be imaged afterward
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Image Capture
Habitus image needed when >1 specimens per shale piece
Specimens were cataloged separately, but are actually Part and Counterpart
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Image Capture Written file naming & digitization protocol
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Imaging- Curation updates Determination and other
updates
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Image Archive Unaltered tiff Daily backup to external hard drive Monthly backup to Peta Library Issues:
Retrieval Sharing Backup
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Tetris and Put Away
Pre-tetris (re)organization: Locality
Taxon (now updated) Field Collection
Date
Completed tetris
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Tetris and Put Away = drawer imaged
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Image Processing 1
Semi-automated using Photoshop Batch insert scale bar Resize image Save copy to portable drive Future goals:
Run overnight
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Image Processing 2
Hand/fine edits and create derivatives Move scale bar Adjust levels, contrast, etc. Save as jpg
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Attach to Specify Specify bulk uploader-
mapping file
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Publishing- CU Websearch
invertpaleosearch.colorado.edu
QC
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Publishing- GBIF & iDigBio IPT server for CU museum Mapping fields
iDigBio helpful with data cleanup
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Publishing- iDigPaleo
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Publishing- iDigPaleo
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Coming
Soon
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Conclusions
Workflow flexible and evolving
Imaging MANY unexpected tasks: Determination updates in Specify Reorganization of specimens in drawers
QC all the time everywhere
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