Fluid-preserved Invertebrate and Microscopic Slide Imaging Workshop
September 16-18, 2013
Museum of Natural History
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
This workshop focuses on imaging techniques for fluid-preserved invertebrates and microscopic slides. The primary goal is to prepare participants for imaging these difficult-to-record collection objects. Workshop topics include but are not restricted to: 1) image file types and standards; 2) equipment specifically tailored for recording images of microscopic slides; 3) equipment specifically tailored for recording specimens of small, fluid-preserved invertebrates; 4) imaging software and tools, 5) open source imaging software and image processing software; 6) open source tools for data management; 7) open source operating system; 8) microphotography with and without a microscope; 9) lighting for imaging; 10) methods for specimen rehydration; and 11) workflows and strategies for recording images of fluid-preserved insects, arachnids, myriapods, and crustaceans. Sample workflows, hardware specifications, and comparison software features are available during and following the workshop through a workshop wiki. As much as practicable, workshop sessions will focus on practical application and demonstration.
Workshop facilitators include: Rebekah Baquiran (Field Museum), Sandy Brantley (University of New Mexico), Gil Nelson (iDigBio), Mark O’Brien (University of Michigan).
The workshop resources Wiki can be found via: https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/Digitization_Training_Workshops
The workshop’s collaborative workshop notes pages (one for each day), which can be edited by all workshop participants, can be found at a link on the Wiki page.
