<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">FYI. Apologies for duplication/cross-posting.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Elizabeth Sellers</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Manager, NBII Pollinators Project<br>
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National Biological Information Infrastructure <</font><a href=www.nbii.gov><font size=2 face="sans-serif">www.nbii.gov</font></a><font size=2 face="sans-serif">><br>
National Program Office<br>
United States Geological Survey<br>
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Mail Stop 302<br>
Reston, VA 20192 USA<br>
Ph 703.648.4385 | Fax 703.648.4224 | esellers@usgs.gov<br>
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<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">A continuación encontrará una solicitud
desde GBIF para los gerentes, conservadores, y administradores de colecciones
de especimenes de historia natural a participar en una encuesta sobre digitalizacion
de datos. La fecha limite es este sabado, 20 de junio.</font><font size=3>
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Please find below a request from GBIF for natural history specimen collection
managers, curators, and administrators to complete a survey on specimen
digitization. The deadline is Saturday, June 20. </font><font size=3><br>
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Hi - <br>
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The Global Biodiversity Information Facility has formed a task group with
the title, 'Global Strategy and Action Plan for Digitisation and Mobilisation
of Natural History Collections Data. This Task Group, in collaboration
with the CollectionsWeb Research Coordination Network (</font></tt><a href=www.collectionsweb.org><tt><font size=2 color=blue><u>www.collectionsweb.org</u></font></tt></a><tt><font size=2>
<</font></tt><a href=http://www.collectionsweb.org/><tt><font size=2 color=blue><u>http://www.collectionsweb.org/</u></font></tt></a><tt><font size=2>>
) and Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (</font></tt><a href=www.spnhc.org><tt><font size=2 color=blue><u>www.spnhc.org</u></font></tt></a><tt><font size=2>
<</font></tt><a href=http://www.spnhc.org/><tt><font size=2 color=blue><u>http://www.spnhc.org/</u></font></tt></a><tt><font size=2>>
), is pleased to announce a survey, "Natural History Specimen Digitisation:
Challenges and Concerns." The purpose of this survey is to provide
practical information to administrators, curators, and managers at all
levels about the challenges presented by digitisation, and the ways in
which these have been addressed in diverse collections. GBIF will make
the findings of the survey public. <br>
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Recognising the abundance of natural history specimens (several billion
globally) and the importance of associated information, digitisation must
be prioritised to have the maximum impact in the shortest amount of time
and at a reasonable cost. The Task Group is working to investigate and
develop a plan of action for digitisation at multiple levels, from individual
collections to regional, national, and global coordination. <br>
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The survey, which is accessible at </font></tt><a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=u2F41aWI_2fPJzG0_2f4kWH4DQ_3d_3d"><tt><font size=2 color=blue><u>http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=u2F41aWI_2fPJzG0_2f4kWH4DQ_3d_3d</u></font></tt></a><tt><font size=2>
<</font></tt><a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=u2F41aWI_2fPJzG0_2f4kWH4DQ_3d_3d"><tt><font size=2 color=blue><u>http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=u2F41aWI_2fPJzG0_2f4kWH4DQ_3d_3d</u></font></tt></a><tt><font size=2>>
, is open through June 20, 2009. The survey requires approximately 35 minutes
to complete. <br>
Calling all collection managers, curators and administrators! Please participate
in a survey on Natural History Specimen Digitisation: Challenges and Concerns.
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Vishwas Chavan, Ph. D. <br>
Senior Program Officer for DIGIT <br>
Global Biodiversity Information Facility <br>
Universitetsparken 15, DK 2100 <br>
Copenhagen, DENMARK <br>
Tel. +45 35 32 14 75 <br>
Fax. +45 35 32 14 80 <br>
Mobile +45 28 75 14 75 <br>
Email: vchavan(at)gbif.org <br>
URL: </font></tt><a href=http://www.gbif.org/><tt><font size=2 color=blue><u>http://www.gbif.org</u></font></tt></a><tt><font size=2>
<</font></tt><a href=http://www.gbif.org/><tt><font size=2 color=blue><u>http://www.gbif.org/</u></font></tt></a><tt><font size=2>>
and </font></tt><a href=http://data.gbif.org/><tt><font size=2 color=blue><u>http://data.gbif.org</u></font></tt></a><tt><font size=2>
<</font></tt><a href=http://data.gbif.org/><tt><font size=2 color=blue><u>http://data.gbif.org/</u></font></tt></a><tt><font size=2>>
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