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The Effect of Digitization on Mobilization and Use of Natural History Collection Specimens
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Accessibility and interoperability of biodiversity data are pivotal for research. Thus, the mobilization of natural history specimens data should be a priority task, which could be addressed by mean of digitization. Digital specimen are for a wealth of different uses, ranging from taxonomy to benefit sharing, and—if data are properly standardized—are highly interoperable. However, of the ca. 1.5–3 billion specimens estimated otherwise exist, ca. 233 million only are available in the digital domain, since digitization is an highly demanding effort, in terms of time, personnel, and fundings. On the other hand, digitization is also a rewarding effort, especially when data are mobilized and made interoperable in major global repositories, as the Global Biodiversity Information Facility. This contribution aims at depicting the role and effect of digitization of natural history collections, and the result of digitization efforts in Europe and in Italy in the last three decades.
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Keep Calm and Digitize Everything
The Effect of Digitization on Mobilization and Use of Natural History Collection Specimens
In: NunciusSearch for other papers by Stefano Martellos in
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Search for other papers by Linda Seggi in
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PubMed
Abstract
Accessibility and interoperability of biodiversity data are pivotal for research. Thus, the mobilization of natural history specimens data should be a priority task, which could be addressed by mean of digitization. Digital specimen are for a wealth of different uses, ranging from taxonomy to benefit sharing, and—if data are properly standardized—are highly interoperable. However, of the ca. 1.5–3 billion specimens estimated otherwise exist, ca. 233 million only are available in the digital domain, since digitization is an highly demanding effort, in terms of time, personnel, and fundings. On the other hand, digitization is also a rewarding effort, especially when data are mobilized and made interoperable in major global repositories, as the Global Biodiversity Information Facility. This contribution aims at depicting the role and effect of digitization of natural history collections, and the result of digitization efforts in Europe and in Italy in the last three decades.
| All Time | Past 365 days | Past 30 Days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abstract Views | 327 | 327 | 61 |
| Full Text Views | 17 | 17 | 2 |
| PDF Views & Downloads | 74 | 74 | 7 |