Initiating a Collection Digitisation Project

Document describing the process of initiating the digitisation of a natural history collection.

Abstract

This document is designed to give the reader the confidence to get started and to make the right decisions when planning a natural history collection digitisation project.
The authors have years of experience working with collections and they have instilled this expertise into this paper so one can more efficiently ask the right questions and make the appropriate plans prior to committing any resources to the task.

Authors

Cristopher K. Frazier, John Wall and Sharon Grant

Contributors

GBIF Secretariat

Publisher

GBIF Secretariat

Rights

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Global Biodiversity Information Facility